I always found it funny that Univega liked using "Specialissima" on their top of the line touring bike, maybe the least Italian style of bike you can make.
Like most of their model names, they liked pulling from their Italvega days and using Italian-sounding stuff. They really liked themselves some "Super", or "Special" - Super Strada, Superlight, I think they even went all the way and had their top road model named the Super Special for a few years.