However, to compete with Alpine's success, other manufacturers developed increasingly special cars, notably the Lancia Stratos which was based closely on the A110's size and rear-engined concept, though incorporating a Ferrari engine.

The turbocharged 2-litre Lancia 16v engine is already a powerful, refined performer, but was further developed for the Integrale 16v.

This engine configuration can also be described as a " staggered six ", in keeping with the narrow angle geometry of the Lancia Fulvia staggered-four, developed in the late-1950s ( a continuation of Lancia's V4 design practice dating back to the 1920s ).

The Aurelia used the first production V6 engine, a 60 ° design developed by Francesco de Virgilio who was, between 1943 and 1948 a Lancia engineer, and who worked under Jano.

The Lancia ECV ( stands for Experimental Composite Vehicle ) was a prototype Group S rally car developed by the Italian manufacturer Lancia to replace the Lancia Delta S4 in World Rally Championship competition for the 1988 season.

Lancia instead developed the Group A Lancia Delta.

The Lancia Flavia was developed by Professor Antonio Fessia in the late 1950s, and introduced for sale in the UK in 1961.

The engine was the work of Francesco De Virgilio and was developed to solve the vibration problems Lancia had experienced with its V4 engines.

The bodywork was developed inhouse by a Lancia team led by Aldo Castagno, with Pietro Castagnero acting as styling consultant.

Lancia ’ s lack of profitability was also evidenced by the absence of replacement models under development at the time of the Fiat take-over, while the Lancia Fulvia, though much loved by enthusiasts, had been developed with little concern for making it cost-effective to produce: it had therefore been sold at a high price in correspondingly low volumes.

It continued in production well into the 1990s and, in highly developed form, was used in performance road cars such as the Lancia Delta Integrale and Fiat Coupé.

Another Dingo clone, the Autoblinda Lince was developed by Lancia, Italy.

The first drawings of the new generation ( Type 846 ) are developed in late 2006 and early 2007 by the Lancia Style Centre, directed by Alberto Dilillo, well before the alliance between Fiat and Chrysler, the final model takes only a few read the changes from the original model especially in the grille that recalls the style of most Chrysler with horizontal slats abandoning the two lobes of the Lancia grille with vertical slats.

The engine was produced in a large number of displacements, ranging from 1297 cc to 2111 cc and was used in Fiat, Lancia, Morgan and Alfa Romeo automobiles.

Italian manufacturers had a large presence in Motorsports leading to several sport car manufacturers like Ferrari, Lancia, Lamborghini, Maserati, etc.

It was based on the Fiat Tipo-floorpan, because the idea of Fiat Group at the end of the 80s was to achieve, from a single floorpan ( for reasons of economies of scale ), four different cars from the same base: good value for money for the Fiat Tipo ( 1988 ), elegance for Lancia Dedra 1989, convenience at a competitive price for the Fiat Tempra ( 1990 ) ( with its large boot ) and sportsmanship for the Alfa Romeo 155 ( 1992 ).

Toivonen, driving a Lancia Delta S4, died in an accident on 2 May 1986 while leading the Tour de Corse rally in Corsica.

What Car tested the XM 2. 0 ( 8v ) Si against the Renault 25 GTX, Lancia Thema CDi and Saab 9000 2. 0 16v.

In January 1990 UK's Car Magazine ran a comparison of the 2. 0 Si against the BMW 520i and Lancia Thema 16V 2. 0 in a review of lower-end executive sector cars.

The Dino's 2. 4 L V6 found its way into a number of other Italian performance cars after its application in the 246, most notably the Lancia Stratos rally car.

Fiat in 2000 offered a Cone-type CVT as an option on its hit model Fiat Punto ( 16v 80 PS ELX, Sporting ) and Lancia Y ( 1. 2 16V ).

Due to safety concerns, especially by Helmut Marko, who called the race " totally insane ", the last Targa Florio as a World Sportscar Championship race was run in 1973 ; where during this event it became impossible to retain its international status after a number of horrendous and 2 fatal accidents at the event ; one which privateer Charles Blyth crashed his Lancia Fulvia HF into a trailer at the end of the Buonfornello straight and was killed ; and another where an Italian driver crashed his Alpine-Renault into a group of spectators, killing one.

Originally, its petrol engines were the 1242 cc DOHC 16 valve engine also powering the Punto and Lancia Ypsilon with an output of combined with a 6 speed manual gearbox, a 103 PS, 1. 6 L with a 5 speed manual gearbox ( The 1. 6 was also available with a 6 speed manual gearbox, but these are quite rare ) a 133 PS, 1. 8 L, again with a 5 speed manual gearbox and a, 5 cylinder, 2. 4 L engine combined with Fiat's Selespeed 5 speed semi-automatic gearbox, also used on the Alfa Romeo 147.

In 1980 and 1981, Lancia won the title with their Beta Montecarlo 1. 4t, by regularly winning the sub 2. 0L category, and occasionally defeating Porsche in the big category.

Also available was the 155 Q4 which had a 2. 0 litre turbocharged engine and a permanent four-wheel drive powertrain both derived from the Lancia Delta Integrale ; it was essentially a Lancia Delta Integrale with a different body.

At the top of the 155 range were the 2. 5 L V6, using a () engine derived from the 3. 0 L V6 used in the larger Alfa Romeo 164, and the Q4 which used a drivetrain derived from the Lancia Delta Integrale which meant a 2. 0 L 16V turbocharged engine and permanent four-wheel drive.

The couple had been thrown from their 2. 5 litre Lancia Aurelia while trying to avoid a truck entering the highway.

Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1. 3s Series 2

The 2. 0 L models were only made with revised Pininfarina Coupe and revised Lancia Sedan bodies.

Sergio Cresto ( USA ) ( January 19, 1956 – May 2, 1986 ) was the co-driver of Henri Toivonen at the Lancia Martini team for the 1986 World Rally Championship season.

Lancia 037 Evolution 2

For the 1984 Constructors ' title defence, Lancia introduced an Evolution 2 version of the 037 with improved engine power, but this was not enough to stem the tide of 4WD competition, losing to Audi in both 1984 Championships, and again to the 4WD Peugeot 205 T16 in its final works season in 1985.

Unlike its predecessor, the V6-powered Lancia Stratos, the first 037s had a 2. 0 liter 4-cylinder supercharged engine.

PSA Peugeot Citroën and the Fiat Group founded a joint-venture, Sevel, and released in 1994 the eurovan under the nameplates Citroën Evasion ( marked as Synergie in the UK ), Peugeot 806, Fiat Ulysse and Lancia Zeta.

Soon after the end of World War I, Lancia offered a 22 ° V12, Fiat had a 60 ° model 520 ( 1921-2 ), British truck manufacturer Ensign announced a V12 that did not materialize, and in 1926, Daimler ( Britain ) offered the first of a full range of sleeve valve Double Sixes, 7, 136 cc, 3, 744 cc, 5, 296 cc and 6, 511 cc versions remaining available until 1937.

The first series production V6 was introduced by Lancia in 1950 with the Lancia Aurelia.

Since Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy filing in the United States, Chrysler has been controlled by Italian automaker Fiat, which unlike Daimler plans to integrate Chrysler's products into the Fiat portfolio, most notably Lancia and Chrysler's namesake brand.

The plant was the sole assembly site for the second generation Lancia Ypsilon built between 2005 and 2011.

In 1974, Pirelli invented the " wide radial tyre ", upon a request from the Lancia rally racing team for a tyre strong enough to withstand the power of the new Lancia Stratos.

Both were unusable for the Lancia Stratos, as the radials were destroyed within 10 km, and the slicks too stiff.

Lancia asked Pirelli for a solution, and in 1974 Pirelli created a wide tyre with a reduced sidewall height like a slick, but with a radial structure.

The prestige of Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Lotus, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, and Aston Martin derives in part from success in sports car racing and the World Sportscar Championship.

Group 4 ( racing ) | Group 4 Lancia Stratos HF helped Lancia win the World Rally Championship in 1974 World Rally Championship season | 1974, 1975 World Rally Championship season | 1975 and 1976 World Rally Championship season | 1976.

Renault bankrolled the small volume sports-car maker Alpine to transform their little A110 Berlinette coupé into a world-beating rally car, and hired a skilled team of drivers too ; then in 1974 came the Lancia Stratos, the first car designed from scratch to win rallies, and the dominant asphalt rally car of its time.

This allowed cars to be much further removed from production models, and so was created a generation of rallying supercars, of which the most radical and impressive were the Peugeot 205 T16, Renault 5 Turbo and the Lancia Delta S4, with flimsy fibreglass bodies roughly the shape of the standard car tacked on to lightweight spaceframe chassis, four-wheel drive, and power outputs reportedly as high as.

One notably successful car during this period was the Lancia Delta Integrale, dominating world rallying during 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 – winning six consecutive world rally championships, a feat yet unbeaten.

In the 1986 season, Vatanen's young replacement Juha Kankkunen beat Lancia's Markku Alén to the drivers ' title and Peugeot took its second manufacturers ' title ahead of Lancia.

* The Lancia di Luce (" Lance of Light "), by the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.

Some models built by Fiat or its subsidiaries Lancia and Autobianchi were co-branded Abarth, the most famous being the Autobianchi A112 Abarth, probably the most popular " boy racer " vehicle of its time on account of its lightness and low price.

The second battle consisted of the Italian mercenaries, about 1, 000, and 300 Saracen light horse, commanded by his uncle Galvano Lancia.

John III married as his second wife Constance II of Hohenstaufen, an illegitimate daughter of Emperor Frederick II by his mistress Bianca Lancia.

Since May 2011 in Tychy will start production of the first model of this mark-all-new Lancia Ypsilon 3rd generation.

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo tells of how Herbie entered the Trans France Race ( from Paris to Monte Carlo ) and falls in love with a blue Lancia.

Narrow-angle vee engines, such as the Lancia V4 and the Volkswagen VR6, have such a narrow bank angle that their cylinders are combined into a single cylinder block.

In 1973, they repeated the 1-2-3 Monte Carlo result and went on to win the World Rally Championship outright, beating Porsche, Lancia and Ford.