Developing the first Ypsilon cost around 400 billion lira, and it still scored just two stars in Euro NCAP.
Lead trim: 1.1 FIRE 8V · up to 84 hp
Lancia Ypsilon840 · 1995–2003
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FactDeveloping the first Ypsilon cost around 400 billion lira, and it still scored just two stars in Euro NCAP.
The Lancia Y (Type 840), designed by Enrico Fumia in 1992, developed over 24 months at a cost of around 400 billion lira and presented in Rome in January 1996. Its arches repeat on all sides of the car, and at 3.72 m it was 33 cm longer than the Y10. It was built at Melfi from June 1995 on the platform of the Fiat Punto (176), the same as the Barchetta, with a shortened wheelbase and an all-independent suspension of MacPherson struts at the front and trailing arms at the rear. It offered five seats, a soft plastic dashboard, a central instrument cluster and 100 body colours from the Lancia Kaleidoscope catalogue, in LE, LS and LX trims, and specials followed such as the Elefantino Blu and Elefantino Rosso, the Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, DoDo, Vanity, Unica and Caprice. It used FIRE series engines of 1,108 and 1,242 cc, the 1.4 12-valve Pratola Serra engine from the Fiat Bravo/Brava at the top, and later the 1.2 16-valve SuperFIRE, whose 86 PS at 6,000 rpm first appeared in this car. It scored two stars in Euro NCAP.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 FIRE 8V | 1996–2000 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 63 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 FIRE 16V (80 PS) | 2001–2003 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 84 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 FIRE 16V (86 PS) | 1997–2000 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 83 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 FIRE 8V (60 PS, 1996–2000) | 1996–2000 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 FIRE 8V (60 PS, 2001–2003) | 2001–2003 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 FIRE Elefantino Rosso 16V | 1997–2000 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 83 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 Pratola Serra 12V | 1996–1997 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 83 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
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