Even earlier than itemizing the technical options of the mannequin, Lancia emphasises the Italian origin of the car in its announcement – it was designed and developed in Italy and also will be manufactured there. Manufacturing is deliberate on the Stellantis plant in Melfi, Italy.
The car is to be “virtually 4.70 metres” lengthy, and an “elegant and modern fastback” has been chosen because the physique form, “which is able to cowl the biggest market section”, Lancia says. It is not going to be a flagship SUV, nor will it’s a traditional fastback saloon. The idea permits for a number of interpretations – from a really flat, flowing rear finish with a flat boot to a design that’s extra centered on utility. Lancia had given hints concerning the look with a really summary idea a few yr in the past. The Pu+Ra HPE idea automobile offered in April additionally reveals Lancia’s new design path however is meant as a foundation for the upcoming Lancia Ypsilon.
What is evident is that the mannequin will probably be primarily based on the STLA Medium platform. The one different data given by Lancia within the present announcement is that its personal flagship will provide a spread of greater than 700 kilometres. Stellantis had additionally talked about precisely 700 kilometres in July when the platform was offered in additional element.
For price causes, the STLA Medium is designed for 400 volts; an 800-volt model is barely obtainable for the STLA Massive and the STLA Body with a ladder body for US pickups and vans. The batteries will provide a usable vitality of as much as 98 kWh and the WLTP vary of as much as 700 kilometres with the efficiency package deal. The so-called normal package deal ought to enable a spread of greater than 500 kilometres. There will probably be front-wheel and all-wheel drives with an output of between 160 and 285 kW. Consumption of lower than 14 kWh/100km must be attainable, relying on the physique type and gear. Quick charging from 20 to 80 per cent ought to take 27 minutes with the 400-volt system (i.e. a most of 200 kW at peak).
Lancia doesn’t identify the mannequin in its official announcement, however the portal Carscoops studies, citing an earlier assertion by Lancia CEO Luca Napolitano, that the electrical flagship will probably be known as Gamma. Within the assertion, Napolitano doesn’t point out the mannequin identify and solely makes extra normal feedback: “The brand new Lancia flagship will probably be a shocking and chic Italian automobile, stunning on the skin and on the within, the place you’ll actually really feel like being in the lounge of an Italian house.”
For 2024, in the meantime, Lancia confirms the brand new Ypsilon, which will probably be provided with each electrical and hybrid powertrains. A pure electrical successor to the Delta is deliberate for 2028 as Lancia’s third electrified mannequin. As reported, Lancia’s technique is that from 2026, all new fashions will probably be pure BEVs. From 2028, the model goals to promote 100 per cent electrical automobiles.
stellantis.com, carscoops.com