Lancia Gamma
| Lancia Gamma | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lancia |
| Production | 1976-1984 |
| Designer |
Pininfarina (Berlina) Aldo Brovarone at Pininfarina (Coupé) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 4-door fastback saloon (berlina) 2-door coupé |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Related | Lancia Beta |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L carburetor Lancia H4 2.5 L carburetor Lancia H4 2.5 L I.E. Lancia H4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,670 mm (105.1 in) - berlina 2,555 mm (100.6 in) - coupé |
| Length | 4,580 mm (180.3 in) - berlina 4,485 mm (176.6 in) - coupé |
| Width | 1,730 mm (68.1 in) |
| Height | 1,410 mm (55.5 in) - berlina 1,330 mm (52.4 in) - coupé |
| Curb weight | 1,320 kg (2,910 lb) - berlina 1,290 kg (2,844 lb) - coupé |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lancia 2000 |
| Successor | Lancia Thema |
The Lancia Gamma (Tipo 830) was an executive car (E-segment in Europe) from Italian Fiat Auto's up-scale Lancia marque. Presented in 1976 at the Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, it filled the void in Lancia's lineup left by the demise of the Flavia. The Gamma was made until 1984 as a 4-door fastback saloon (called Berlina) and 2-door coupé (presented in 1977), both designed by Pininfarina.
There were 15,272 berlinas and 6,790 coupés built. As with several other cars of the period, the fastback style of the berlina featured a conventional boot at the rear, and was not a hatchback, despite its appearance. At the car's press launch Pininfarina explained that a hatchback was avoided to save the inconvenience to back seat passengers when luggage is being loaded: "inconvenience" was thought to be a reference to possible draughts.
Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. Greek letters had been used to denote Lancia models before 1945, and this tradition was revived with the presentation of the front-wheel drive Lancia Beta in 1971, the first Lancia to be developed under Fiat supervision. The Gamma can be seen as a continuation, also being FWD and utilizing some suspension elements from the Beta, so the choice of the following Greek character (Beta is second) appears as logical. The Gamma sports the γ (lower case gamma) sign on several badges both inside and outside.
The Lancia Gamma was a front-wheel drive car with longitudinally-mounted boxer engines. It was available with either a 5-speed manual transmission or later a 4-speed automatic transmission. There were effectively two series of the Gamma, though Lancia referred to the change merely as a "face-lift". The main change was that the engines went from carburettors to Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection. At the same time a lot of cosmetic work was done; the cars got a new corporate grille, 15-inch "sunburst" alloy wheels, and a slightly upgraded interior, with new instrumentation and interior lighting, new badging, a new style handbrake and gear lever gaitor.
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