lancia delta
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can anyone , esp. those super lao jiao to cars give a formal introduction to this car and this make??
like where in the "hierachy of cars" does it sit on... joining the ranks of egs or the ultra exlcusive or was it the evos and stis of it's day???
how much does it roughly cost...
and which company in sg is distributing this make then.. any other models frm this make.. what happened after its integration into fiat??? seems like it disappeared?? or did it reincarnate into other car makes.. like sharing platforms with alfas?? or saab??
i hear pple raving about it.. so wld like to gather some input.. any wld be great...
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ah... the lancia delta. a name as synonymous with rallying. Back in the 80s, the Lancia Deltas and Audi Quattros were the equivalent of what EVOs and WRXes are today.
One of Lancia's most successful products was the Delta. It was produced from 1979 to 1994 for many different road and track applications. The car debuted at the Frankfurt motor show as a Giorgio Guigaro design based on Fiat Ritmo components. Surprisingly, this Delta would lead Lancia into its most successful rally program.
By 1985, Lancia prepared a prototype Delta for Group B rally racing. The resulting car, called the Delta S4, was a hot hatch of extreme specification that hardly resembled the product it shared its name with. It had a 480 horsepower engine nestled in the center of a space frame chassis. Unfortunately, the S4 raced very briefly as a result of FISA canceling the unlimited Group B racing in 1986. Thus, the S4 was prematurely withdrawn from racing.
Fortunately, Lancia had the foresight to develop a 4WD, road-going Delta years before Group B was abandoned. For the 1987 rally season, Abarth prepared a version of this car, the Delta HF 4WD, for rally racing. It was much more civilized than S4, having production based aerodynamics and construction materials, but featured a potent four wheel drive system. With the Delta HF 4WD, Lancia captured the 1987 manufacturer's title with Juha Kankkunen taking the driver's championship.
The Delta HF Integrale
Many great road-cars have been created for homologation requirements and the Lancia Delta Integrale is one such car. After the Delta HF 4WD's successful debut year, Lancia started the work on the Integrale. This was a car which integrated the developments from the 1987 season into both a road and rally car.
Since the Integrale was motivated by motor sport, it was engineered more as a race car than the sedan which shared its name. Due to Group A regulations, the race car was allowed very little margins of modification. As such the road going Integrales had to be packed with the same cutting-edge technology found in the Group A cars.
Chassis: Permanent 4WD
When compared to the standard Delta chassis, the Integrale features larger brakes, and an updated suspension including new front springs, dampers struts. What remains identical is the proven drive train which helped the Delta HF 4WD dominate Group A rally.
The secret to the Delta's sporting performance is its permanent four wheel drive system. It uses a Ferguson layout, having three differentials. At The rear is Torsen, or torque sensing, differential which mechanically splits the power in a linear fashion. The Torsen differential delivers instantaneous lock upon high loads and not during braking like viscous couplers. Such a differential is very expensive, any seldom seen on any 4WD production cars.
At the center of the 4WD system is a viscous coupling differential which divides the torque to the front or rear wheels. Under normal conditions, 53 percent of the power is sent to the rear wheels.
Despite such a complex drive train, the engineers at Lancia still opted for optional ABS on the Integrale. They revised Bosch's six-sensor system by adding two additional sensors to measure longitudinal and transverse acceleration. Only under severe yaw does the ABS system intervene.
Engine & Body
As Lancia was and still is owned by Fiat, it should be no surprise the Integrale uses a two liter Fiat engine as designed by Aurelio Lampredi. Updated in almost every area, the Integrale's engine is an evolution of one found in the early Delta HF Turbo.
All cars after 1989 have a 16 valve head, larger fuel injectors and a slightly revised compressor. Specifically, the turbine is smaller on the turbocharger, but the waste gate is modified to provide a larger boost. These 16V examples provide 200 bhp, fifteen more hp than the eight valve design.
Since, no modifications were permitted to the body of the car Group A car, the Integrale features the same body as used on the rally car. It combines Giorgio Guigaro's five door layout with purposeful modifications including extended wheel arches, and modified bumpers and a 1.2 inch power bulge on the hood.
Special Editions
Club Italia - The rarest of all special editions, the Club Italia was made with a limited run of just fifteen cars for members of the Club Italia. These cars are easily identified by the Club Italia script was written on both the front of the car and the rear wing.
Martini 5 & 6 - Celebrating the long standing relationship between Martini Racing and Lancia, 400 Evolution I cars were painted with Martini Racing stripes down the side of the car. In addition, 310 more Martini '6' cars were made in celebration of the sixth consecutive World Rally title achieved with the Delta
Final Edition - The last 250 Evolution II cars were painted Candy Red with a red blue and yellow strip down the center. The interior featured Tan Alcantara leather with cloth centers, while the instruments were surrounded in silver.
Conclusion
The most prepared company for the transition from Group B to Group A racing was Lancia. Their determination to stay on top of field can be seen not only in the evolution of the Delta race car, but the road car as well.
From 1987 to 1992, Lancia consecutively won the Group A manufacturers championship, a record which holds to this day. With these results, Lancia have made the Integrale one of the most successful rally cars ever - a legendary car of our time.
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The Lancia website holds many answers to the questions u asked.
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lancia till this day holds the record for the most number of titles...7 consecutive WRC constructors wins
and till this day its considered a legendary rally car....nothing comes close to it....apart from the Mini 
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thanks guys.. its been great help...
sourcing around cant get much info...
and din get too many replies here.... guess too old skool..
so in short its the evos and stis of its day i guess...
juz 1 last question.. why aint no dealers distributing it... or izzit available through PI... or is it that LTA dun approve -
have...but most of them i think are exported liao...only one Red one left in SG....lancia is now dead in SG....the name itself is more or less dead...killed by FiatOriginally posted by n0x:thanks guys.. its been great help...
sourcing around cant get much info...
and din get too many replies here.... guess too old skool..
so in short its the evos and stis of its day i guess...
juz 1 last question.. why aint no dealers distributing it... or izzit available through PI... or is it that LTA dun approve -
why did fiat killed it instead of building on a good strong name.... or u saying fiat f**ked up???Originally posted by AE86tofu:have...but most of them i think are exported liao...only one Red one left in SG....lancia is now dead in SG....the name itself is more or less dead...killed by Fiat -
fiat fu*ked upOriginally posted by n0x:why did fiat killed it instead of building on a good strong name.... or u saying fiat f**ked up??? -
italians.....Originally posted by HENG@:fiat fu*ked up 
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Fix.It.Again.Totally
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FIAT decided to concentrate on mass production n Ferrari..
News is tat Lancai May bring back the Delta.Originally posted by n0x:italians..... -
HI,
to say ,well, the Lancia Delta HF or S4 or the Audi Qauttros were like WRX & EVO oftoday is .kinda an understantement..because these 2 legend innovate many features that the japs "borrowed" it today..Audi Quattro torque split device was later found to be in the WRX WRC n known as DCCD today..their quattro drivetrain invention are what u know tday as in ACD, SAYC of coz Subbie n Mitsu further devloped it & digitised it in electronics version. SUbaru admited that they took the design developed by AUdi/Porsche in AWD n SUspension system,tat's why the Legacy RSK has that B4 to mean Bilsteins because it was Bilsteins name on the shocks .
But I still prefer the Audi Quattro Haldex ssytem becoz of it FC saving invention ,while the EVO,REX are all time AWD causing traction,e downside is Force on wheels n high FC.the Haldex system can disenage while it sense u are on " leisurely highway cruise" .using only 2 wheels.
Lancia ,if I remember ,innovate sum turbo technololgy under hgh stress n design the manual switch flap on Air INtake to prevent water injestion.
Mind you, the Lancia S4 can do 0-100kph in under 3 secs for a 1997cc TC engine.
jus my 2cts..
CHeersOriginally posted by n0x:thanks guys.. its been great help...
sourcing around cant get much info...
and din get too many replies here.... guess too old skool..
so in short its the evos and stis of its day i guess...
juz 1 last question.. why aint no dealers distributing it... or izzit available through PI... or is it that LTA dun approve -
Originally posted by megatron:HI,
to say ,well, the Lancia Delta HF or S4 or the Audi Qauttros were like WRX & EVO of today is .kind of an understatement..because these 2 legend innovated many features that the japs "borrowed" it today..Audi Quattro torque split device was later found to be in the WRX WRC n known as DCCD today..their quattro drivetrain invention are what u know tday as in ACD, SAYC of coz Subbie n Mitsu further devloped it & digitised it in electronics version and these 2 jap monsters became legends in their own way.
Subaru admited that they took the design developed by AUdi/Porsche in AWD n SUspension system,tat's why the Legacy RSK has that B4 to mean Bilsteins because it was Bilsteins name on the shocks with Bilsteins work on the Legacy & REX initially.
In fact,MITSU took the moniker EVOLUTION from the Italians EVOLUZIONE.
But I still prefer the Audi Quattro Haldex ssytem becoz of it FC saving invention ,while the EVO,REX are all time AWD causing traction,e downside is Force on wheels n high FC.the Haldex system can disenage while it sense u are on " leisurely highway cruise" .using only 2 wheels.
Lancia ,if I remember ,innovate sum turbo technololgy to work under high stress n design the manual switch flap on Air Intake to prevent water injestion plus asymetrical n longitudinal sensors on car yaw angle,brake energy .which Mitsu copied e design n became S-AYC.
Mind you, the Lancia S4 can do 0-100kph in under 3 secs for a 1997cc TC engine.
jus my 2cts..
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er...its not just TC...its supercharged and the 0-100 time was Done on GRAVEL....Originally posted by megatron:Lancia ,if I remember ,innovate sum turbo technololgy under hgh stress n design the manual switch flap on Air INtake to prevent water injestion.
Mind you, the Lancia S4 can do 0-100kph in under 3 secs for a 1997cc TC engine.
jus my 2cts..
CHeers
and its not a 1997CC engine...its 1798 CC.... -
Good old Lancia Deltas
My family nearly bought a Delta then, but didn't. Reason being fear that Fiat might forsake the local market and maintenance would be a problem..
But too bad, can't see much of them on the road anymore.. same as the 200 and 400 series Maserati Biturbos.
1988 Delta Integrale