About Lancia
Lancia is the great survivor of Italian motoring, a brand so rich in history that it refused to die even when it was reduced to a single model sold in a single country. Vincenzo Lancia founded the company in Turin in 1906, and it soon became known for engineering daring: the Lambda of 1922 pioneered the unit body and independent front suspension, and the Aurelia brought a production V6 to the road. For decades a Lancia was the thinking person's Italian car, elegant, technically ambitious and rarely cheap to build.
Fiat took control in 1969, and Lancia turned rallying into an art form. The Fulvia, the wedge-shaped Stratos, the 037 and the Delta HF Integrale gave the brand a record ten World Rally Championship manufacturers' titles, including six straight with the Delta. The road cars that followed were less memorable, and by the 2010s the range had shrunk to the Ypsilon city car, sold almost only in Italy. Under Stellantis, Lancia was given a revival plan, a new logo and a small budget, and a return to rallying with an Ypsilon HF.
The new Ypsilon, offered as a hybrid and an electric car, launched the comeback, and the Gamma crossover, with a high-performance HF version, is the next step, with a new Delta promised. Lancia has been placed under the Fiat brand's management to share resources. Coverage follows the Gamma's launch and reviews, the Ypsilon's sales across Europe, rally results, the plan to rebuild a dealer network beyond Italy, and plenty of collector-car stories about the Stratos and Delta Integrale.