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NHTSA proposes mandatory backup cameras by 2014 Officially Official: 2012 Audi A6 grows up, borrows a page from A8 ←→ Lancia di Lancia: 1120HP Motor Launch is the Most Powerful Lancia Yet by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Aug 19th 2009 at 7:58AM Lancia di Lancia – Click above for high-res image gallery What's the most powerful Lancia ever made? The Ferrari-powered Stratos? The rally-forged Delta HF Integrale? Forget street legal, even the famous Group B type 037 pales by comparison to the vehicle you see here: the Lancia di Lancia. Following hot in the wake of the recently announced Powershore Abarth SP speed boat, the Lancia di Lancia is a second collaboration between Italian shipyard SACS and Fiat. Rather than turning to Yamaha for propulsion, the Italian automaker kept it in-house with a pair of 6.7-liter, 24-valve, common-rail direct injection inline-six turbodiesels from Fiat Powertrain Technologies – each generating a whopping 560 horsepower for a total combined output of (carry the two, divide by Pi) 1120 sea-horses. That's enough to propel the 8.5-ton speedboat to 48 knots – the maritime equivalent of 55 miles per hour. Like the Abarth SP, the Lancia speedboat is a Rigid Inflatable Boat, or in other words a solid hull with an inflatable surround. Unlike its sister-ship, though, the engines are mounted on-board in a stern-drive layout. The boat also features a closed cockpit with a retractable windscreen for access, can carry 11 people and features a dinette that can be converted into a bed. And just in case you needed another reason to take to the waves, Lancia has reached back into its roots to revive the partnership with Martini for those iconic racing stripes. The Lancia di Lancia – whose handle draws on the company's nautical name – will debut at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Venice (where else?) during the upcoming international film festival next month. Press release after the jump and images in the gallery below. Gallery: Lancia di Lancia [Source: Lancia via Italiaspeed] PRESS RELEASE: Get ready for the first 1120 HP Lancia... It's the biggest, most powerful Lancia ever built. It doesn't have to stick to the speed limit. It moves in a boundary-free dimension. Not having to stick to any road, it gives you the freedom you want. It's how the other half live, something which only Lancia, among all car manufacturers, can show you. Its body and heart are thoroughbred Italian. The 1120 HP engine delivers superb reliability, power and lightweight lightweight construction, is guaranteed to be a race winner like countless other Fiat engines. Modern, quiet-running, clean. Shed-loads of power for pure excitement, while safety is taken care of, too. The Lancia, or "Motor Launch", protects you, conceals you and at the same time puts itself on show, drawing attention to itself and to you. Lancia outside, FPT underneath. All to be revealed, but only to a privileged few. Filed under: Etc., Fiat, DieselTags: fiat powertrain technologies, fiat speed boat, FiatPowertrainTechnologies, FiatSpeedBoat, fpt, lancia, lancia di lancia, lancia martini, lancia speed boat, LanciaDiLancia, LanciaMartini, LanciaSpeedBoat, martini, martini racing, martini racing lancia, MartiniRacing, MartiniRacingLancia, nautical, power boat, PowerBoat, powershore, sacs, sacs marine, SacsMarine, speed boat, SpeedBoat Print this Email this Comments (14) Tweet '); })(document); New Features From Our Partners Video: Snow Slides Off 4-Story Building Onto Cars First Drive: Audi Quattro Concept Midnight Run in Lamborghini's Murcielago Replacement Win Free Gas for a Year from Mapquest! 2010 New York International Auto Show 2011 Audi A6 2011 Audi TTS 2011 Ford Escape 2011 Ford Fusion 2011 Honda CR-Z 2011 Honda Pilot 2011 Hyundai Genesis 2011 Hyundai Veracruz 2011 Volkswagen CC 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Powered by AOL Autos Related From AutoblogVolkswagen rules out use of two-cylinder engine in Up! city car?12 days agoConfirmed: Fiat 500 Abarth coming to U.S., all-electric 500 BEV to launch first23 days agoFiat 500 will start at $15,500 in the U.S.24 days ago Related Articles From Our PartnersFiat MultiAir captures Popular Science "Best of What’s New" award13 days ago Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)53.531598513%1Stan Man 8:11AM (8/19/2009)I thought this was "Autoblog", not "Boatblog".Reply ↓↑report75.2586206897%2Affalterbach 8:13AM (8/19/2009)Now look: they also put posts regarding Camry/Accord/90% of all modern cars, so it makes no difference. ↓↑report75.2586206897%3Affalterbach 8:12AM (8/19/2009)And sadly this is the only Lancia in the past so many years that can catch an enthusiast's eye.does Fiat really know what they want to do with Lancia? Do they really care? They should've been the Mercedes/BMW/Audi-like Luxury wing of Fiat. Instead look where they are now.Reply ↓↑report63.4674922601%4RSVDon 8:19AM (8/19/2009)55 mph? That's it? Seriously?....That's slow even by maritime standards. I know of 200 hp V6 gas engines in 18 ft boats that can do that. The powerful cigarette v hull boats reach in excess of 110 mph nowadays. Come back when Lancia builds a boat that can at least do the legal limit on a highway.Reply ↓↑report77.1028037383%5rar 9:20AM (8/19/2009)RSVDon, you are correct, that is slow. The world speed record for a v-bottom boat is over 171 mph. http://www.fountainpowerboats.com/racing/records/speed_records.htmlThis boat seems lame when you compare it to Fountian, Outerlimits, or other top US powerboat manufactures. If any of you live in the Midwest and want to see some fast and good looking boats, here is the place to go the weekend of the 28th.http://www.powerboatmag.com/lake-of-the-ozarks-shootout-turns-21.html ↓↑report71.576433121%6hashiryu 11:35AM (8/19/2009)Exactly this. It is no doubt sexy, but this is weak sauce and SLOW for a power boat. ↓↑report62.6749611198%7BoneHeadOtto 8:32AM (8/19/2009)55mph? That is fast for a windsurfer not a boat.http://www.boardseekermag.com/special_features/speed/windsurfing-speed-record_061.htmWindsurfing rocks btw. There is nothing quite like harnessing the wind and rocketing across chop at speeds that shame all other sailing craft!Reply ↓↑report67.7165354331%8Dirka07 9:16AM (8/19/2009)All that horsepower just to drive 55.... I think I could find a better home for those engines.Reply ↓↑report9mcintyre2000 9:33AM (8/19/2009)Has to be a typo, wave runners and jet skis do 60 plus.Reply ↓↑report74.2791234141%10vmquan 2:24AM (8/20/2009)Let's hope so. I recently did 70 mph on a Sea Doo with significantly less than 1120 horsepower. ↓↑report75.2800597461%11jrhmobile 9:37AM (8/19/2009)Yeah, but that's 55 mph for twin diesels that can go run hundreds and maybe a thousand miles with big tanks in open sea before refueling. Maybe your cousin Billy Bob's bass boat with the 350 Mercruiser or your buddy's Sea Ray with the twin 454s boxed in its dry berth on Thunder Alley can sprint faster, but can it hang with this 28- to 30-footer cabin cruiser carrying a family or a few tons of, uh, express freight for a few hundred miles on open water? And the rigid inflatable hull and retractable top makes this a solid high-speed cruiser in foul weather too. This is a pretty rugged tool.Reply ↓↑report71.576433121%12hashiryu 11:36AM (8/19/2009)S. T. F. U.Do you know anything about powerboats? ↓↑report60.5371248025%13Kaveh 3:18PM (8/19/2009)I like the paint jobReply ↓↑report69.2307692308%14kuprienko 4:43PM (8/19/2009)It probably means "speeds in excess of 55 mph" or something... It's got over 1K hp and surface drives... cmon...Reply ↓↑report Featured Breaking Popular Quick Spin: 2011 Subaru Forester Quick Spin: 2011 Ford Flex Titanium Quick Spin: 2011 Dodge Avenger Autoblog Podcast #207: Fun CR-Z, Lincoln's new designer, the return of the Dodge Viper Quick Spin: Audi Quattro Concept View all Officially Official: Volkswagen Golf R headed to U.S. for 2012 Wards announces 10 best engines Spy Shots: Are you the 2012 Volkswagen NMS? 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All rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Trademarks | AOL A-Z HELP | Advertise With Us || Lancia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. Type Private Industry Automotive Founded November 29, 1906 Founder(s) Vincenzo Lancia Headquarters Turin, Italy Key people Olivier François (CEO of Lancia and Chrysler brand) Products Automobiles Owner(s) Fiat Group Parent Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Website Lancia.com Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlantʃa]) is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternative to the models in the Fiat range upon which they are based. One of the firm's trademarks is the use of letters of the Greek alphabet as the names of its models. The Lancia CEO is Olivier François. Contents 1 History 1.1 Foundation and early years 1.2 Logo 2 Association with other manufacturers 3 Automotive 3.1 Current models 3.1.1 Lancia Ypsilon 3.1.2 Lancia Musa 3.1.3 Lancia Delta 3.1.4 Lancia Phedra 3.1.5 Exclusive and limited production 3.1.5.1 Lancia Stratos 3.2 Past car models 3.3 Trucks, buses and other historical production 3.3.1 Light commercial vehicles 3.3.2 Trucks 3.3.3 Buses 3.3.4 Trolleybuses 3.3.5 Military vehicles 4 Lancia in the United States 5 Lancia in motorsport 5.1 Formula One 5.2 Rallying 5.3 Sports car racing 6 Engines 7 TV 8 See also 9 References 10 External links [edit] History This section requires expansion. [edit] Foundation and early years Lancia Beta Torpedo (1909) Lancia was founded on 29 November 1906 in Turin by Vincenzo Lancia and his friend Claudio Fogolin, both being Fiat racing drivers, as Lancia & C. The first Lancia automobile the "tipo 51" or 12 HP (later called Alfa) was made in 1907 and produced from 1908. This car had a small four cylinder engine with a power of 58 bhp.[1] In 1937 Vincenzo died of a heart attack, and his wife Adele Miglietti Lancia and his son Gianni Lancia took over the firm. They persuaded Vittorio Jano to join Lancia as an engineer. Jano had already made a name for himself by constructing the Alfa Romeo 1750 Sport Alfa Romeo 6C, 2300, 2900, P2 Alfa Romeo P2 and P3 Alfa Romeo P3, some of the most successful racers of its time. Lancia is famous for many automotive innovations. These include the 1913 Theta, which was the first production car in Europe to feature a complete electrical system as standard equipment.[2] The first car with a monocoque-type body – the Lambda, produced from 1922 to 1931 also featured 'Sliding Pillar' independent front suspension that incorporated the spring and hydraulic damper into a single unit (and featured on most production Lancias until the Appia was replaced in 1963). 1948 saw the first 5 speed gearbox to be fitted to a production car (Series 3 Ardea). Lancia premiered the first full-production V6 engine, in the 1950 Aurelia,[3] after earlier industry-leading experiments with V8 and V12 engine configurations. It was also the first company to produce a V4 engine. Also, Lancia pioneered the use of independent suspension in production cars, in an era where live axles were common practice for both the front and rear axles of a car. They also developed rear transaxles which were fitted to the Aurelia and Flaminia ranges. The innovativeness, constant quest for excellence, the fixation of quality, the complication of the construction processes and the antiqued machinery meant that all cars essentially had to be hand-made. With little commonality between the various models, the cost of production continued to increase extensively, whilst demand did not. [edit] Logo The original Lancia logo was designed by Count Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia. The logo shows a lance and shield with flag. The Turin automobile museum is named after him as Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile “Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia”. The logo was redesigned in 2007. [edit] Association with other manufacturers Lancia was not closely associated with any other manufacturer until the late 1960s. By this time, the company's expensive, high standards of production had become unsustainable. In aiming to produce a product of the highest quality, company bosses had sacrificed cost-effectiveness and when Fiat launched a take-over bid in 1969, they accepted. This was not the end of the distinctive Lancia brand, and new models in the 1970s such as the Stratos, Gamma and Beta served to prove that Fiat wished to preserve the image of the brand it had acquired. During the 1980s, the company cooperated with Saab Automobile, with the Lancia Delta being sold as the Saab 600 in Sweden. The 1985 Lancia Thema also shared a platform with the Saab 9000, Fiat Croma and the Alfa Romeo 164. [edit] Automotive [edit] Current models Lancia Ypsilon Lancia Musa Lancia Delta Lancia Phedra [edit] Lancia Ypsilon Main article: Lancia Ypsilon The Ypsilon is a supermini car produced from 2003, evolved in 2006 and is Lancia's best selling model as of 2006. Based on the Fiat Punto, available with small (1.2-litre and 1.4-litre) petrol and JTD diesel engines, is also signed by MOMO design in one version: the Ypsilon Sport Momo Design. [edit] Lancia Musa Main article: Lancia Musa A small MPV produced since 2004 in two series, the Musa is largely based on the Fiat Idea. [edit] Lancia Delta Main article: Lancia Delta A small family car unveiled at the 2008 Geneva motor show. Using stretched version of Fiat Bravo platform. Available as five-door hatchback. [edit] Lancia Phedra Main article: Lancia Phedra The Phedra is a MPV made by Sevel, a joint-venture of PSA and Fiat Group. It is manufactured at the Sevel Nord factory near Valenciennes in France, and has been in production since 2002. It will go out of production at the end of 2010. [edit] Exclusive and limited production [edit] Lancia Stratos Main article: Lancia Stratos New Lancia Stratos by Pininfarina for Michael Stoschek [edit] Past car models Lancia has a long tradition of passenger, fast touring, sports and racing cars. They have tended to emphasize quality, appearance and sophisticated design, somewhat at the expense of power and competitive pricing. Among the most beautiful, desirable and unusual models are various Lancia Zagato models. The Lancia Aurelia introduced the front engine rear transmission configuration later used by Pontiac and the V6 engine, which is now common. It also had inboard rear brakes, an important way of reducing un-sprung weight. [edit] Trucks, buses and other historical production [edit] Light commercial vehicles Lancia Beta / Lancia Beta Diesel Lancia Jolly Lancia Superjolly [edit] Trucks Lancia Esadelta C Lancia Eta (car with a loading area) Lancia Jota (1915) Lancia Dijota (1915) Lancia Triota (1921) Lancia Tetrajota (1921) Lancia Pentajota (1924) Lancia Esajota Lancia Eptajota (1927) Lancia Omicron Lancia Ro (1932) Lancia Ro-Ro (1935) Lancia 3Ro (1938) Lancia EsaRo (1941) Lancia E 290 (1941) single-built electric truck Lancia 6Ro (1947) Lancia Esatau (1950–1968) Lancia Beta / Lancia Beta Diesel Lancia Esatau B (1955) Lancia Beta Diesel (1959) Lancia Beta 190, with a supercharged twin-cylinder compressor – two stroke – diesel engine Lancia Esadelta B (1959) Lancia Esadelta C (1969) [edit] Buses Lancia Trijota Lancia Tetrajota Lancia Omicron Lancia Ro Lancia Esatau Lancia Esagamma [edit] Trolleybuses Lancia Esatau V11 [edit] Military vehicles Lancia IZM (1912) armored vehicle Lancia 3Ro (1939) truck Lancia EsaRo (1942) truck Lancia Lince (lynx) (1942) armored car - a copy of Daimler Dingo MK I Lancia 6Ro (1948) LKW Lancia CL51 (Z 20) (1954) troop transporter Lancia TL51 (Z 30) (1954) lorries [edit] Lancia in the United States Whilst some models had been imported on a small scale in the 1950s and 1960s, Lancias were officially sold in the United States from 1975. Sales were comparatively slow and the range was withdrawn at the same time as Fiat in 1982. In 2009, following Fiat's acquisition of a stake in United States-based Chrysler and part of Chrysler's restructuring plans, it was stated that Fiat plans for the Chrysler brand and Lancia to codevelop products, with some vehicles being shared. Olivier Francois, Lancia's CEO, took over as CEO of the Chrysler division in October 2009. Fiat has also stated that, depending on the market, some Chrysler cars will be sold as Lancias and vice versa. Francois plans to reestablish the Chrysler brand as an upscale brand, a position somewhat muddied after the Plymouth brand was discontinued.[4] At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, A Chrysler badged Lancia Delta was on display, likely the first Lancia to be sold as a Chrysler and possibly as a replacement for the Chrysler PT Cruiser.[5] [edit] Lancia in motorsport [edit] Formula One A Lancia D50A Formula One car After Vincenzo Lancia's son Gianni became director of the firm, it started to take part more frequently in motorsport, eventually deciding to build a Grand Prix car. Vittorio Jano was the new designer for Lancia and his Lancia D50 was entered into the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix, where Alberto Ascari took the pole position and drove the fastest lap. In the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix Ascari crashed into the harbour after missing a chicane. One week later Ascari was killed in an accident driving a Ferrari sports car at Monza. With Ascari's death and Lancia's financial problems the company withdrew from Grand Prix racing.[6] Altogether Lancia took two victories and ten podiums in Formula One.[7] Remnants of the Lancia team were transferred to Scuderia Ferrari,[8] where Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 championship with a Lancia-Ferrari car. [edit] Rallying A Lancia Delta S4 Group B rally car Lancia has been very successful in motorsport over the years, and mostly in the arena of rallying. Prior to the forming of the World Rally Championship, Lancia took the final International Championship for Manufacturers title with the Fulvia in 1972. In the WRC, they remain the most statistically successful marque (despite having withdrawn at the end of the 1993 season), winning constructors' titles with the Stratos (1974, 1975 and 1976), the 037 (1983) and the Delta (six consecutive wins from 1987 to 1992). The Delta is also the most successful individual model designation ever to compete in rallying. All this gave Lancia a total of 10 Championships over the years. Juha Kankkunen and Miki Biasion both won two drivers' titles with the Delta. Among other drivers to take several World Rally Championship wins with Lancia were Markku Alén, Didier Auriol, Sandro Munari, Bernard Darniche, Walter Röhrl, Björn Waldegård and Henri Toivonen. The history of the brand in rallying is also tainted with tragedy, with deaths of Italian driver Attilio Bettega at the 1985 Tour de Corse in a Lancia 037 and then Finnish championship favourite Toivonen in a Lancia Delta S4 at the same rally exactly a year later. These deaths would eventually lead to the end of Group B rallying. [edit] Sports car racing A Lancia LC1 Group 6 sports car During Lancia's dominance of rallying, company also expanded into sports cars in the late 1970s until the mid-1980s. Originally running the Stratos HF in Group 4, as well as a brief interlude with a rare Group 5 version, the car was replaced with the Monte Carlo Turbo. In 1982 the team moved up to Group 6 with the LC1 Spyder, followed by the Group C LC2 coupé which featured a Ferrari powerplant in 1983. The LC2 was a match for the standard-setting Porsche 956 in terms of raw speed, securing 13 pole positions over its lifetime, however its results were hampered by poor reliability and fuel economy and it only managed to win three European and World Endurance Championship races. The team's inability to compete against the dominant Porsche 956 and 962 sports cars led it to drop out of sportscar racing at the end of 1986 in order to concentrate on rallying, although private teams continued to enter LC2s with declining results until the early 1990s. [edit] Engines Lancia V4 engine Lancia V6 engine Lancia V8 engine Lancia Flat-4 engine [edit] TV During the 3rd episode of the 14th series of popular British automotive show Top Gear, Lancia was named the greatest car company of all time by the presenters.[9] The presenters then go on to test the Gamma, Fulvia, Aprilia, Montecarlo, Beta, HPE, Stratos, 037 and Thema 832. They also stated during their review that Lancia made the best looking cars even though they are unreliable. [edit] See also List of Italian companies List of automobile manufacturers List of Formula One constructors List of World Rally Championship Constructors' Champions Lancia Grand Prix results [edit] References ^ Marc Vorgers. "Lancia history". classicargarage.com. http://www.classicargarage.com/english/garages/history/lancia-histo.htm. 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Lancia: Fulvia Coup� Prototype Lancia is one of the very few motor manufacturers than can boast customers who are demanding aficionados of the brand and lovers of beauty yet also great connoisseurs of the most sophisticated technology. A leitmotif links all Lancia cars: a continuous quest for innovation linked to the most exclusive Italian craftsmanship. Click image for larger view This driving force is essential not only to the spirit of Lancia but also to the progress of the motorcar per se. The hundreds of patents filed, the brilliant inventions and the practical creations developed by Lancia throughout nearly one century of history bear witness to this. The year was 1965. At the Geneva Motor Show, Lancia introduced the Fulvia Coup� 1.2, a powerful, well-balanced car that was absolutely unique for the mechanical solutions adopted. The model's great strength lay in its engine configuration of 4 cylinders in a narrow V. The front subframe housed the power unit while the front suspension was double wishbone. The braking system featured four discs with a dual hydraulic circuit and brake servo. Click image for larger view The Fulvia Coup� was a fine example of the elegant sportiness that has always typified certain models produced by Lancia. It took just a few touches to convert a road vehicle into a racing car. Even now, the public applies the HF tag indiscriminately to the Fulvia Coup� model without distinguishing road cars from cars destined for racing activities. Think back to the legendary Fulvia Coup� Rallye 1.6 HF that won the Montecarlo Rally in 1972 with Sandro Munari aboard and also raced off with the world Brand Championship. The following year, the Lancia model pulled out of official racing and in 1976 the Lancia Fulvia Coup� ceased production after 140,000 had been built. Click image for larger view And now, forty years on from the debut of the first Fulvia saloon and thirty-one years after Munari's victory, Lancia has decided to build a prototype to celebrate one of the models that made the brandname famous throughout the world. Apart from anything else, the Lancia Style Centre designers have always had one perennial dream: to recreate the Fulvia Coup� as though it had been left free to evolve without interruption. The approach to the project was very clear from the outset: no nostalgic self-indulgence but a post-modern reworking of the original concept and styling cues. Priority was to be given to a fresh, dynamic shape without losing sight of the intrinsic spirit that made the Fulvia, designed by Castagnero in 1965, an ultra-sophisticated mix of eccentricity, elegance, clean aesthetic lines and sportiness. An absolutely up-to-date coup�, in other words. A car that offered an opportunity to explore aesthetic and engineering solutions that could be used on future Lancia products but also carried great evocative weight for people who lusted after and dreamed of the car in its heyday. Click image for larger view The dimensions and three-box shape of the Fulvia Coup� show car are practically identical to those of its predecessor but the track has been broadened to give the car greater stability and strength. The general layout is reminiscent of Riva motorboats of the period, i.e. a truncated tail, an extremely dynamic shape and a furrowing prow. The most distinctive stylist motif, i.e. a continuous horseshoe-shaped band that enfolded the entire body only to emerge at the tail, was reworked to give the car a more dynamic appearance and a tapering shape. The point of greatest tension lies over the front wheel where all the visual weight of the car is also concentrated to underscore the front drive and engine. The end result is that the entire car appears to be pulled along from this point. The drop-shape of the car from above with maximum width at the front and a tendency to taper off toward the truncated tail also contributes to this effect. The shape is complemented by a long bonnet, a small glazed area and a specific weight distribution pattern. The 1965 Fulvia Coup� featured a characteristic lightness of volume that was even more evident at the rear. The new show car, however, is more muscular in appearance but lightened by fact that the lower part of the vehicle recedes toward the tail. The aggressive-looking front features a broad, rounded bonnet, headlights made out of high-tech modules and a wing-shaped 'brow' that extends the bonnet profile visually below the lights. The burnished metal grille that bears the big Lancia shield looks sporty and three-dimensional. It has been deliberately deconstructed and simplified compared to its less aggressive sisters to emphasise the function of the air intake and create a relationship between solid metal and air at the front that reflects the pattern of the previous model. Everything is completed by lines that flow from the bonnet to the bumpers and gather around the lower outlet where four floating quadrangular cylinders hark back to the four air intakes of the Seventies model. The clean sides hinge on a succession of concave and convex surfaces and a sturdy shoulder. The tail, the logical conclusion to the entire shape, marks a return to the cross section of the original model: it would hardly be complete without a deliberate reference to the aft surface that was such a distinctive feature of the previous model and underscored the fleeting tail while providing an unfussy frame for the tall headlights. These features, run though by two cylinders that encircle the body like exhaust pipes, depend for their effect on a transparent covering that reveals how the lamps overhang from the wing-shaped profile (a subtle hint of the expressive 'eyes' so typical of the previous car). The three-coated Ivory body colour offers a harmonious contrast with the dark brown 'Testa di moro' leather that enfolds the passenger compartment. The interior has a decidedly Seventies feel with parts (manufactured using numerically controlled lathes) that are reminiscent of the iridescent controls on hi-fi systems of the period. The Tanganika Fris� wood that covers the central facia insert and tunnel bridge is silky in appearance with a metallic sheen. The interior features two bucket seats and an additional luggage compartment under the parcel rack. Its appearance is inspired by the original, though with a spare post-modern treatment. All the sophistication and sporty touches you would expect from a Lancia of this type are naturally in evidence. Examples include a set of bags produced specially for the show car by Trussardi using top-class original panels that represent an ideal combination between mood and practicality. The facia, made out of two opposing, hand-upholstered shells that embrace the leather insert, appears to be surrounded by a shell that stretches smoothly to the rear of the door panel to underscore a drop-shaped floor plan of nautical inspiration. The tunnel is actually an extension of the dark brown leather trim on the floor that flows fluidly up to form arms that mirror the armrests on the doors. The saddle-shaped theme reflects the formal language of the entire interior. If you sliced through the volume of the tunnel and the side armrests you would see a longitudinal wooden bridge in the centre that houses a gearlever (enhanced by aluminium parts) with looped door pulls on the doors. The overall look is rounded off by a three-dial analogue instrument cluster of nautical design that is pearlised in colour (similar to that of the new Ypsilon). A metal interface plate contains all the infotainment functions and the climate control system as on other Lancia range vehicles. A steering wheel with three metal spokes contains a cylindrical airbag module and a leather-upholstered rim. The sporty, ergonomic seats are reminiscent of those on the Fulvia Coup� because the wraparound horseshoe embraces the backrest to offer broad lateral support. Yet the Fulvia Coup� styling operation was never a mere exercise in design. All the car's exterior parts have been developed to keep down drag. The fruits of this effort are evident in the good top speed of 213 km/h, obtained from a power output that is somewhat restrained for this type of vehicle: 140 kW (103 bhp) at 6400 rpm. Engine lightness is assured by the use of aluminium to create the body. As on all the most up to date sports cars - though some HF versions of the Seventies Fulvia Coup� also featured aluminium bonnet and doors - all exterior body panels are in aluminium. This feat of engineering has been pulled off by calling in the very best hand panel beaters. In this case, the model manufacturer, CECOMP, has done a masterly job. This attention to lightness also allowed the weight to be kept below 1000 kg. The Fulvia Coup� weighs exactly 990 kg, an absolutely outstanding value for this vehicle type. It also guarantees an excellent weight/power ratio (7 kg/bhp) and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds. All this naturally means reduced fuel consumption: over a combined cycle, for example, fuel consumption never exceeds 7.3 l/100 km. The Lancia prototype is also equipped with a 4 cylinder 1.8 16v engine with variable valve timing and a McPherson front suspension layout with telescopic struts, coaxial coil springs and lower wishbones. Although the geometry is relatively simple, it ensures a dynamic first rate performance aided by Pirelli PZero Nero tyres. The technical picture is completed by rear suspension with longitudinal arms, antiroll bar, braking system with four disc brakes (the front ones are ventilated) and an ABS. No other electronic gadgets have been added, such as antislip or stability control devices, because we did not wish to detract from the purity of the car's wonderful old-style sporty drive. The Fulvia Coup� is fully entitled to a place in the wish list of people who know how to appreciate a car of great personality and charm even if it is a pilot model. Even today, Lancia aficionados are known for the extraordinary passion and enthusiasm that they share with those who design, test and produce Lancia cars. Photos: Fiat . 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