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The Lancia Kappa or Lancia k (Type 838) is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Italian automaker Lancia from 1994 to 2000 in saloon, estate, and coupé body styles — sharing its platform with the Alfa Romeo 166. The Kappa has a front-engine, front-wheel-drive, five passenger, left-hand drive design.
In 1950, Lancia introduced one of the world's first production V6 engines in the Lancia Aurelia. [1] The engine was the work of Francesco De Virgilio and was developed to solve the vibration problems Lancia had experienced with its V4 engines. This was achieved by setting the vee angle to 60 degrees. It remained in production through 1970.
Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. (Italian:) is an Italian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis Europe, which is the European subsidiary of Stellantis.The present legal entity of Lancia was formed in January 2007 when its corporate parent reorganised its businesses, but its history is traced back to Lancia & C., a manufacturing concern founded in 1906 in Torino by Vincenzo Lancia (1881 ...
The Alfa Romeo V6 has been used in kit cars like the Ultima GTR, Hawk HF Series, and DAX, [6] [7] [8] as well as the Gillet Vertigo sports car [9] and the Lancia Aurelia B20GT Outlaw. [10] In August 2011 EVO magazine wrote that "the original Alfa Romeo V6 was the most glorious-sounding six-cylinder road engine ever," [ 11 ] and has been called ...
The Lancia Kappa is a passenger car produced by Lancia between 1919 and 1922. Launched as Lancia's first post-war model, it was an updated version of the earlier Theta . 1,810 were made in total, surpassing the Theta as the best-selling Lancia motor car at the time.
The Lancia V6 engine was introduced in the 1950 Lancia Aurelia. Lancia had been producing V4 engines for approximately 30 years, and one of the key goals was to reduce the vibrations compared with the V4 engine. The V6 engine used a 60 degree V-angle and six crankpins, resulting in an evenly-spaced firing order to reduce vibrations. [12] [page ...
The Lancia Thesis (Type 841) is a full-size car produced by Italian automaker Lancia between 2001 and 2009. It was available with naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines ranging between 2.0 and 3.2 litres in both straight-5 or V6 configurations. The design was based on the Lancia Diàlogos concept car unveiled in 1998. [4]
The Lancia Trikappa is an automobile produced by Lancia between 1922 and 1925. It was a luxury car , offered as the flagship of Lancia's production. The Trikappa 4.5-litre V8 is notable as the first of Lancia's narrow V engines, a distinguishing feature the manufacturer only abandoned in the 1970s.