Lancia Jota
| Lancia Jota series | |
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1921 Lancia Triota
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| Overview | |
| Type |
Truck Bus |
| Manufacturer | Lancia |
| Also called |
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| Production | 1915–1935 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Lancia 1Z, Lancia Theta-35HP |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4,940 cc I4 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Lancia Ro |
The Lancia Jota (from the Greek letter iota) is a series of truck and bus chassis produced by Lancia between 1915 and 1935. The original 1915 Jota was the first true Lancia truck; throughout the following two decades it was made in a number of different series and variants, each identified by a progressive Greek numeral prefix added to the name, from Djota to the last Eptajota. While axle tracks, wheelbase and equipment gradually grew, the original layout and 4,940 cc four-cylinder petrol engine were retained.
Though most were used as basis for military trucks, goods transport vehicles, or buses, Jota-series chassis had diverse applications, including special purpose trucks and artillery tractors.
The Jota was Lancia's first truck, designed for military use. Production for the Royal Italian Army began in 1915, and continued throughout World War I, making up two thirds of Lancia's total wartime production of roughly 3,000 vehicles.
The Jota was powered by the Tipo 61 4,940 cc side valve, monobloc inline-four, with 70 hp at 2,200 rpm, from the 1912 Lancia 1Z military light truck and 1913 35 HP Theta passenger car. Front and rear the Jota used solid axles on semi-elliptic leaf springs; brakes were on the transmission and on the rear wheels, and the transmission was a 4-speed gearbox with a multi-plate dry clutch.
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