UK importers dropped the Autobianchi badge on the Y10 for fear buyers would read it as 'white hen'.
Lead trim: Fire 999 cc FIRE (45 hp) · up to 84 hp
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FactUK importers dropped the Autobianchi badge on the Y10 for fear buyers would read it as 'white hen'.
Debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1985 as the Autobianchi Y10 (marketed as the Lancia Y10 in most export markets; the Autobianchi badge was used in Italy, France, Portugal and Japan, in France and Portugal until 1989) to replace the fifteen-year-old A112, and was runner-up for the 1986 European Car of the Year, behind the Ford Scorpio. Antonio Piovano and Tom Tjaarda drew it at Fiat's Centro Stile: a wedge with a truncated rear end and a matte-black cut-off tailgate, a Cd of 0.31, a new rigid "Omega" rear axle later used on the facelifted Panda, and a high level of standard equipment. It began with the 999 cc FIRE engine (the Fire, later the Fire LX), the 56 hp Touring with the Brazilian 1,049 cc FIASA engine and the 84 hp Turbo with an IHI turbocharger and intercooler; a part-time four-wheel-drive Y10 derived from the Panda 4x4 (developed with Steyr) arrived in late October 1986. The February 1989 second series moved to a 1,108 cc FIRE with single-point injection, and the mid-1992 third series took Lancia Dedra-like styling. About 667,000 were built in seven years; UK sales were weak and the Y10 was withdrawn there in late 1991; the British importer had declined the Autobianchi badge, fearing the name would be pronounced "white hen", and sold it as the Lancia Y10. The Ypsilon replaced it.
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Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,108 cc FIRE (54 hp) | 1995–1996 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 64 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1,108 cc FIRE catalysed (50 hp) | 1992–1995 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 50 hp | 62 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 4WD 999 cc FIRE (50 hp) | 1986–1989 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 50 hp | 58 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| Elite 1,301 cc FIASA (72 hp) | 1992–1994 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 72 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Fire 999 cc FIRE (45 hp) | 1985–1989 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 45 hp | 59 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Fire LX i.e. 1,108 cc FIRE injection (56 hp) | 1989–1992 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 56 hp | 65 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Touring 1,049 cc FIASA (56 hp) | 1985–1989 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 56 hp | 60 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Turbo 1,049 cc FIASA turbo (84 hp) | 1985–1989 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 90 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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