The Lybra's name ended Lancia's decades-long habit of naming cars after Greek letters.
Lead trim: 1.6 16v DOHC (103 PS, 1,596 cc) · up to 168 hp
Lancia Lybra839 · 1998–2005
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FactThe Lybra's name ended Lancia's decades-long habit of naming cars after Greek letters.
Lancia's Dedra replacement, a compact executive car in saloon (launched in France in September 1999) and estate (April 2000) form, built on the Alfa Romeo 156 floorpan (a platform shared with the Fiat Bravo/Brava and Marea) at Rivalta until 2002 and Mirafiori afterwards; 164,660 were made. It was the first Lancia styled in-house at Centro Stile Lancia (Enrico Fumia's 1992 design finished by Mike Robinson, interior by Flavio Manzoni), and the name, from the zodiac sign of Libra, ended Lancia's Greek-letter naming convention. It has four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and EBD, a multilink rear and, on estates, Boge-Nivomat self-levelling hydropneumatic rear suspension. Trim levels were Lybra, LS and LX (Business and LS Plus from 2003) and the Emblema, debuting at the November 2002 Bologna show, was inspired by the Flaminia. Never facelifted, it was hampered by the brand's lack of funds and production ended in 2005; the Delta III of July 2008 virtually replaced it.
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Trims & Figures
13 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 16v DOHC (103 PS, 1,581 cc) | 1998–2000 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 106 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16v DOHC (103 PS, 1,596 cc) | 2000–2005 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v DOHC (130 PS) | 2000–2005 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 128 hp | 115 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v DOHC (131 PS) | 1998–2000 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 129 hp | 121 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 JTD 8v SOHC (105 PS) | 1998–2000 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 188 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 JTD 8v SOHC (110 PS) | 2000–2005 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 188 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 JTD 8v SOHC (115 PS) | 2001–2005 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 203 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 20v DOHC (150 PS) | 2000–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-5 | 148 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 20v DOHC (154 PS) | 1998–2000 | 2.0 L Inline-5 | 152 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 20v DOHC Protecta (170 PS) | 1998–2005 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 168 hp | 167 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 JTD 10v SOHC (134 PS) | 1998–2000 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 132 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 JTD 10v SOHC (140 PS) | 2000–2005 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 138 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 JTD 10v SOHC (150 PS) | 2002–2005 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 148 hp | 227 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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