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Whatever happened to Lancia cars here ?


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They still have but not imported here as the agent close shop

They have Lancia Ypsilon,Phedra, Thesis, Lybra but not in SG

 

The Lancia Integrale "makan" the EVO6 on acceleration.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8188638654121431773

 

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"Rare But Reliable, Italian Stalion, Quiet Aristocrat Cousin to 5 times WRC Champion Delta, Shock WRXs & BMWs, Poetry At The Wheels."

 

 

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Delta and Thema(twin cam/turbo)and Dedra (single cam NA) are worlds apart

 

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z1557/default.aspx

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They seemed popular many years back. Look quite luxurious too.

 

Whatever happened to that brand here ? [confused]

 

When Fiat took over, they decided that Lancia is for domestic market only.

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UK is the world's largest market for RHD cars (Japan is also RHD but they dont import that many cars) and was Lancia's biggest RHD customer. However Lancia's sales declined through the 80s and 90s as UK buyers have a long memory and cannot forget the Beta's ill reputation for unreliability and its propensity for the bodywork to dissolve in the rain, although the Delta/Dedra/Thema were very good cars. So Lancia decided it was not worth their while to R&D and tool up their factories to manufacture a small number of RHD cars and thus withdrew from RHD markets, including Singapore. The last Dedra was sold here in 1996. I have fond memories of my beloved Thema 16v Turbo.

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