The Lancia Delta has a long, and occasionally tortured, history. The first-generation model was a rebodied Fiat Strada that did good business until Lancia's propensity to dissolve on contact with water ruined its reputation.
The Lancia Delta earned the European Car of the Year Award in 1980.
Today, Fiat Auto owns well known marques like Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati and Ferrari.
1980s Lancia Delta
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino is a bit of a mouthful, so soon after the company was founded in 1899 it became known as F.I.A.T. Rather than create a new motor manufacturing business from scratch F.I.A.T.
■ Lancia Delta
■ Lancia Flavia
■ Lancia Fulvia
■ Lancia Musa
■ Lancia Phedra ...
Its got to be the Lancia Delta Integrale Evo (surely?) an appreciating asset that has the converse effect of depreciating ones pocket faster in maintenance bills! ...
Resurrected for the three-door hatch version of the Lancia Delta Mk II. Kammback Originally, a car with a tapered rear that cuts off abruptly, after that shape's inventor Wunibald Kamm, commonly seen especially on sports cars.
The word Evo is usually associated with high-performance cars such as the Mitsubishi Lancer, or editions of the BMW M3 and Lancia Delta Integrale.
"My loveliest competitor is the Lancia Delta S4 in the Group E racing, but none of them had a switchable supercharger. We are the only ones who [can] switch, and we did it because of fuel consumption. Maximum power, minimum consumption." ...
Ferrari GTOs, Lambo Miuras, Lancia Delta Integrales, it was that kind of a magazine.
The very successful World Rally Championship Lancia Delta Integrale even went as far as to apply a little bit of power (via the engine computer) to reduce the drag of the VC when the brakes were applied! ...
 See also: Lancia, Ford, VW, Renault, BMW
  
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