Lancia Delta | |
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Lancia Delta LX 1.3 (first generation, 1986–91 model)
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Manufacturer | Lancia |
Production | 1979–1999 2008–2014 |
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Class | Small family car (C) |
Body style | Hatchback |
First generation | |
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1982 Delta 1500
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Overview | |
Also called | Saab-Lancia 600 |
Production | 1979–1994 |
Designer | Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 5-door hatchback |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
Related | Lancia Prisma |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,475 mm (97.4 in) |
Length | 3,885 mm (153.0 in) (1979–82) 3,895 mm (153.3 in) (1982–94) |
Width | 1,620 mm (63.8 in) |
Height | 1,380 mm (54.3 in) 1,355 mm (53.3 in) |
Kerb weight | 955–1,340 kg (2,105–2,954 lb) |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Zagato on Lancia mechanicals |
Production | 1992–1996 24 made |
Assembly | Rho, Milan, Italy |
Designer | Marco Pedracini at Zagato |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, four-wheel drive |
Related | Lancia Delta Integrale "Evoluzione" |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 2.0 L I4 (turbocharged petrol) |
Transmission | 5-speed manual |
Second generation | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1993–1999 |
Assembly | Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples |
Designer | Ercole Spada at I.DE.A |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Fiat Type Two (Tipo Due) platform |
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Transmission | 5-speed manual |
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Wheelbase | 2,540 mm (100 in) |
Length | 4,011 mm (157.9 in) |
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Height | 1,430 mm (56 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,130–1,330 kg (2,491–2,932 lb) |
Third generation | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Chrysler Delta (UK and Ireland) |
Production | 2008–2014 |
Assembly | Cassino, Frosinone, Italy |
Designer | Centro Stile Lancia |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 5-door hatchback |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Fiat C platform |
Related | Fiat Bravo (2007) |
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Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (110 in) |
Length | 4,520 mm (178 in) |
Width | 1,797 mm (70.7 in) |
Height | 1,499 mm (59.0 in) |
The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia in three generations. The first generation produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation from 1993 to 1999, and the third generation from 2008 to 2014.
The Delta was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979. The Delta dominated the World Rally Championship during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The homologation requirements of Group A regulations meant marketing road-going versions of these competition cars — the Lancia Delta HF 4WD and HF Integrale. A total of 44,296 Integrales were produced.
The first Delta (Tipo 831) was a five-door hatchback, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and released in 1979. Between 1980 and 1982, it was also sold in Sweden by Saab Automobile, badged as the Saab-Lancia 600. The Delta was voted the 1980 European Car of the Year.
A special Delta HF Integrale version was a four-wheel drive hot hatch with a turbocharged petrol engine. Modified versions of the HF dominated the World Rally Championship, scoring 46 WRC victories overall and winning the Constructors Championship a record six times in a row from 1987 to 1992, in addition to Drivers' Championship titles for Juha Kankkunen (1987 and 1991) and Miki Biasion (1988 and 1989).