Madmaster
03-04-2008, 10:46 PM
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/21/geneva-08-preview-lancia-delta-more-photos-and-details/
It'd be far too easy to dismiss the Lancia Delta (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/05/geneva-08-preview-production-lancia-delta-will-bow/) over here. Made by a quirky and obscure division of Fiat, Lancia hasn't sold vehicles in the United States since 1982. Although the Italian automaker has a rich history, its current models are rather strange and mostly undesirable. But this is the vehicle that could bring them back, launching Lancia back into a period of prosperity with exciting new models to come (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/lancias-own-version-of-8c-competizione-to-spearhead-rejuvenatio/).
Ahead of its unveiling in Geneva, Lancia has released a whole mess of details on the new Delta, based closely on the Delta HPE concept from Paris 2006 (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/paris-motor-show-delta-hpe-concept-and-the-future-of-lancia/). Power will come from 1.4-liter TurboJet engines with either 120 or 150 horsepower, or a 120-hp 1.6-liter MultiJet turbodiesel, mated to six-speed transmissions in either manual, semi-automatic or automatic versions. Once the Delta is more established in the market, Lancia plans to offer a 2.0L 165-hp MultiJet turbodiesel, a 1.9-liter Mutlijet twin-turbodiesel and an all-new 1.8-liter Turbojet gasoline engine that could become the Delta Integrale with all-wheel-drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/rendered-speculation-alfa-romeo-duetto/).
Before the Delta is unveiled in Geneva, computer gamers will get a preview of the new model at the "Lancia Village" on the Second Life computer simulator. We'll be on hand at the show to bring you more, but in the meantime, check out the extended press release after the jump and the additional images in the gallery below.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/deltaprofileweb.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/geneva-2008-lancia-delta/654764/)
Well, the rear, anyways
It'd be far too easy to dismiss the Lancia Delta (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/05/geneva-08-preview-production-lancia-delta-will-bow/) over here. Made by a quirky and obscure division of Fiat, Lancia hasn't sold vehicles in the United States since 1982. Although the Italian automaker has a rich history, its current models are rather strange and mostly undesirable. But this is the vehicle that could bring them back, launching Lancia back into a period of prosperity with exciting new models to come (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/lancias-own-version-of-8c-competizione-to-spearhead-rejuvenatio/).
Ahead of its unveiling in Geneva, Lancia has released a whole mess of details on the new Delta, based closely on the Delta HPE concept from Paris 2006 (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/paris-motor-show-delta-hpe-concept-and-the-future-of-lancia/). Power will come from 1.4-liter TurboJet engines with either 120 or 150 horsepower, or a 120-hp 1.6-liter MultiJet turbodiesel, mated to six-speed transmissions in either manual, semi-automatic or automatic versions. Once the Delta is more established in the market, Lancia plans to offer a 2.0L 165-hp MultiJet turbodiesel, a 1.9-liter Mutlijet twin-turbodiesel and an all-new 1.8-liter Turbojet gasoline engine that could become the Delta Integrale with all-wheel-drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/rendered-speculation-alfa-romeo-duetto/).
Before the Delta is unveiled in Geneva, computer gamers will get a preview of the new model at the "Lancia Village" on the Second Life computer simulator. We'll be on hand at the show to bring you more, but in the meantime, check out the extended press release after the jump and the additional images in the gallery below.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/deltaprofileweb.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/geneva-2008-lancia-delta/654764/)
Well, the rear, anyways