Lancia Y

Lancia Ypsilon
Overview
Manufacturer	Lancia
Production	1995–present
Body and chassis
Class	Supermini (B)
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Lancia Y10

Lancia Y (840)
Overview
Also called	Lancia Ypsilon
Production	6/1995–2003
Assembly	Melfi, Italy
Designer	Enrico Fumia (Centro Stile Lancia)
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback
Related	Fiat Punto
Powertrain
Engine	1.1 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.2 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.4 L Pratola Serra I4 (petrol)
Transmission	5-speed manual ECVT automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,380 mm (93.7 in)
Length	3,723 mm (146.6 in) (1996–2000) 3,740 mm (147.2 in) (2000–2003)
Width	1,690 mm (66.5 in)
Height	1,435 mm (56.5 in)

Lancia Ypsilon (843)
Overview
Production	2003–2011
Assembly	Termini Imerese, Italy Melfi, Italy
Designer	Mike Robinson
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback
Related	Lancia Musa Fiat Punto Fiat Idea Zastava 10
Powertrain
Engine	1.2 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.4 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.4 L Fire EcoChic I4 (LPG) 1.3 L Multijet I4 (diesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed semi-automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,388 mm (94.0 in)
Length	3,778 mm (148.7 in) (2003–2006) 3,810 mm (150.0 in) (2006–2011)
Width	1,704 mm (67.1 in)
Height	1,530 mm (60.2 in)

Lancia Ypsilon (846)
Overview
Also called	Chrysler Ypsilon (UK, Ireland and Japan)
Production	2011–present
Assembly	Tychy, Poland (Fiat Poland)
Designer	Alberto Dilillo
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door hatchback
Platform	Fiat Mini platform
Related	Fiat Panda Fiat 500 Ford Ka
Powertrain
Engine	0.9 L TwinAir I2 (petrol) 1.2 L Fire I4 (petrol) 1.2 L Fire EcoChic I4 (LPG) 1.3 L Multijet I4 (diesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 5-speed semi-automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,390 mm (94.1 in)
Length	3,840 mm (151.2 in)
Width	1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Height	1,510 mm (59.4 in)

The Lancia Ypsilon is a supermini and Lancia's sole product offered for commercial sale. It has been produced by Italian automaker Lancia since 1995. It is the replacement of the Y10 and is larger and more expensive. Between 1995 and 2005 Lancia produced more than 870,000 Ypsilons in the Melfi plant in the Potenza region.

The third generation Ypsilon was sold as the Chrysler Ypsilon in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan. In March 2015, Fiat Group announced that in 2017, the Chrysler brand would be discontinued in the United Kingdom, where the Ypsilon sold only 2,000 units in 2014. It is also no longer sold in Japan. With the discontinuation of both the Lancia Voyager and Lancia Thema branding on Chrysler-built vehicles in 2015, the Ypsilon is the sole commercial offering from Lancia, and it is available only in the domestic Italian market.

The Lancia Y (Type 840) was designed by Enrico Fumia in 1992. It was developed over 24 months at a cost of around 400 billion Italian lira and was presented in Rome in January 1996. The arches defined the car, repeating themselves on all sides of the car. The length is 3.72 m, 33 cm longer than the Y10. The Lancia Y was built on the platform of the Fiat Punto series 176 (the same platform as the Palio and Barchetta), with a redesigned trailing arm independent rear suspension, connected by a stabilizer bar, to provide a more comfortable and refined driving experience, while suspension at the front remained of the independent MacPherson type.

Main features of the Lancia Y include five seats, a soft plastic dashboard and accessories and options, including body colours in 100 shades from the Lancia Kaleidoscope catalogue. Another design property that distinguished the Y was the instrument cluster in the center of the dashboard, which was adopted by the Musa and Ypsilon later in 2003.

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