An early Thesis prototype, the Giubileo, was presented to Pope John Paul II as a landaulet.
Lead trim: 2.4 20V manual (170 PS) · up to 227 hp
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FactAn early Thesis prototype, the Giubileo, was presented to Pope John Paul II as a landaulet.
A full-size saloon produced by Lancia from 2001 to 2009 with naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines from 2.0 to 3.2 litres in straight-five or V6 form, all driving the front wheels. It was based on the Lancia Diàlogos concept car unveiled in 1998, was designed by Mike Robinson at Centro Stile Lancia with Flavio Manzoni on the interior, and premiered at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, with sales starting in June 2002 in Italy. An earlier prototype, the Giubileo, presented to Pope John Paul II during the Great Jubilee, carried the production design as a landaulet. It was meant to compete with the Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, priced 15% cheaper and with lightly varnished wood trim and a cast-magnesium centre console, yet its odd looks and front-wheel-drive layout kept sales far behind its predecessor, and only 16,000 were built before it was discontinued at the beginning of 2009. A 60 cm stretched Stola S85 limousine prototype was shown at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, and the Thesis was replaced in 2011 by the Chrysler 300-based Lancia Thema.
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Trims & Figures
9 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 Turbo 20V manual (185 PS) | 2001–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-5 | 182 hp | 227 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 2.4 10V JTD (150 PS) | 2001–2005 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 148 hp | 225 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 20V automatic (170 PS) | 2001–2007 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 168 hp | 167 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.4 20V manual (170 PS) | 2001–2007 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 168 hp | 167 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 2.4 Multijet Comfortronic automatic (185 PS) | 2006–2009 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 182 hp | 243 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.4 Multijet automatic (175 PS) | 2003–2006 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 173 hp | 243 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.4 Multijet manual (175 PS) | 2003–2006 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 173 hp | 280 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 3.0 V6 24V automatic (215 PS) | 2001–2003 | 3.0 L V6 | 212 hp | 194 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 3.2 V6 24V automatic (230 PS) | 2001–2007 | 3.2 L V6 | 227 hp | 213 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
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