This Ypsilon's design reaches back to 1939: Lancia shaped its three-door body as a tribute to the historic Lancia Ardea, and it went on to become the brand's best-seller.
Lead trim: 1.2 8V (60 PS) · up to 104 hp
Lancia Ypsilon843 · 2003–2011
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FactThis Ypsilon's design reaches back to 1939: Lancia shaped its three-door body as a tribute to the historic Lancia Ardea, and it went on to become the brand's best-seller.
The Ypsilon (Type 843), introduced in 2003 to give access to the Lancia range, was designed by Mike Robinson at Centro Stile Lancia for a young audience and found sales especially among women. It became the best-selling car in the Lancia range, at about 60,000 a year, and was assembled at Melfi before production moved to Termini Imerese in Sicily in June 2005. It was a three-door hatchback on the Fiat B platform, shared with the Lancia Musa, Fiat Punto (188), Fiat Idea and Zastava 10, and grew from 3.78 m to 3.81 m long in 2006. Engines were the 1.2 and 1.4 Fire petrols, an EcoChic 1.4 running on LPG or petrol from 2009, and the 1.3 Multijet diesel in 70 to 105 PS versions.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 16V (80 PS) | 2003–2006 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 84 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 8V (60 PS) | 2003–2010 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.3 16V Multijet (105 PS, MomoDesign) | 2006–2011 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.3 16V Multijet (69 PS) | 2003–2006 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 68 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.3 16V Multijet (75 PS) | 2006–2011 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 140 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.3 16V Multijet (90 PS) | 2006–2011 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 16V (95 PS) | 2003–2011 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 94 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 8V (78 PS) | 2006–2011 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 77 hp | 85 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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This Ypsilon's design reaches back to 1939: Lancia shaped its three-door body as a tribute to the historic Lancia Ardea, and it went on to become the brand's best-seller.
Developing the first Ypsilon cost around 400 billion lira, and it still scored just two stars in Euro NCAP.
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