The Lancia Epsilon is a car from Lancia, built from 1911 to 1912, as the assembly line was turning motoring into an industry. Under the bonnet: 4,080 . The total made was 351.
Where it came from
The Lancia 20/30 HP (Tipo 58), later known as Lancia Epsilon, is a passenger car produced by Italian car manufacturer Lancia between 1911 and 1912. The car was quite similar to the previous 20/30 HP Delta model. In total 357 were made.
Under the skin
Power comes from 4,080 . It weighs 900 –. It shifts through a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2740. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Lancia 20-30 HP Delta; its successor was the Lancia 35 HP Theta. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Ford Model T, the Renault 40CV, the Chevrolet Chevrolet — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Lancia catalogue sit the Lancia 037 and the Lancia 2000.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Lancia Epsilon 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.