Lancia Delta

Start with what the Lancia Delta is: a Hatchback with 1.1&nbsp, built from 1979 to 2014, as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign.

The story

The Lancia Delta (stylized Lancia δ) is a small family car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia in three generations. The first generation (1979–1994) debuted at the 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show, the second generation (1993–1999) debuted at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show, and the third generation (2008–2014) debuted at 2008 Geneva Motor Show. The first generation Delta dominated the World Rally Championship during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The homologation requirements of Group A regulations meant marketing road-going versions of these competition cars — the Lancia Delta HF 4WD and HF Integrale. A total of 44,296 Integrales were produced. Total production number of the Delta first generation was 478,645 cars.

What is underneath

The engine is 1.1  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 955 -. Drive goes through a 4-speed Manual transmission / manual / 5-speed manual / 3-speed Automatic transmission / automatic. The wheelbase is 2475 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

In the Lancia line-up the Lancia Delta has a clear place: the factory was Chivasso, Piedmont (Chivasso plant), Italy. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, the Dodge Ram, the Toyota Supra. Nearby in the Lancia catalogue sit the Lancia 037 and the Lancia 2000.

Owning one today

MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Lancia Delta has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.