Lancia Fulvia
| Lancia Fulvia | |
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Series II Lancia Fulvia Berlina
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lancia |
| Production | 1963–1976 |
| Designer | Piero Castagnero at Centro Stile Lancia (Berlina and Coupé) Ercole Spada at Zagato (Sport) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large family car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon (Berlina) 2-door coupé (Coupé) 2-door fastback coupé (Sport) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,480 mm (97.6 in) (Berlina) 2,330 mm (91.7 in) (Coupé, Sport) |
| Length | 4,110 mm (161.8 in) (Berlina) 3,975 mm (156.5 in) (Coupé) 4,090 mm (161.0 in) (Sport) |
| Width | 1,555 mm (61.2 in) (Berlina, Coupé) 1,570 mm (61.8 in) (Sport) |
| Height | 1,400 mm (55.1 in) (Berlina) 1,300 mm (51.2 in) (Coupé) 1,200 mm (47.2 in) (Sport) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lancia Appia |
| Successor | Lancia Beta |
The Lancia Fulvia (Tipo 818) is an automobile produced by Lancia between 1963 and 1976. Named after Via Fulvia, the Roman road leading from Tortona to Torino, it was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1963 and manufactured in three variants: Berlina 4-door saloon, 2-door Coupé, and Sport, an alternative fastback coupé designed and built by Zagato on the Coupé floorpan.
Fulvias are notable for their role in motorsport history, including winning the International Rally Championship in 1972. On testing a Fulvia in 1967, Road & Track summed it up as "a precision motorcar, an engineering tour de force".
The Fulvia Berlina was designed by Antonio Fessia, to replace the Lancia Appia with which it shared almost no components. The Appia was a rear wheel drive car, however, while the Fulvia moved to front wheel drive like the Flavia. The general engineering design of the Fulvia was identical to that of the Flavia with the major exception of the engine, the Flavia having a four-cylinder horizontally opposed engine and the Fulvia a 'Narrow Angle' vee configuration as featured on most production Lancias from the Lambda. The Fulvia used a longitudinal engine mounted in front of its transaxle. An independent suspension in front used wishbones and a single leaf spring, while a beam axle with a panhard rod and leaf springs was used in back. Four wheel Dunlop disc brakes were fitted to first series Fulvias. With the introduction of the second series in 1970 the brakes were uprated with larger Girling calipers all round and a brake servo. The handbrake design was also changed - using separate drums and brake-shoes operating on the rear wheels.
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