Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a hatchback car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia. It was debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979. It has three generations.

The first generation of Lancia Delta was a 5-door hatchback, released in 1979. It was also called the Saab-Lancia 600. It was unveiled to the public at the September 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show and offered three models; the base Delta 1300 available in 4-speed gearbox, with a 1,301 cc 75 PS engine and simplified equipment, Delta 1300 available in 5-speed gearbox, which added more features and an overdrive 5 gear for cruising, and Delta 1500 available with a 1,498 cc 85 PS engine and a 5-speed gearbox.

The second generation of Lancia Delta was launched in 1993 at the Geneva Motor Show. Initially it was offered with three engines and outputs varying from 76 to 142 PS (56 to 104 kW; 75 to 140 hp), SOHC 1.6-litre, and two DOHC inline fours with Lancia's twin counter-rotating balance shafts, an 8-valve 1.8 L and a 16-valve 2.0 L. Trim level were three: base and LE for the 1.6 and 1.8, base and richer LS for two-liter models.

The third generation of Lancia Delta was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008. At that time engines available in 120 PS (88 kW) and 150 PS (110 kW) 1.4 L Turbojet petrol engines and 1.6 L 120 PS (88 kW) MultiJet diesel, 2.0 Multijet with outputs 165 PS (121 kW) and 1.9 Twinturbo Multijet with outputs 190 PS (140 kW). A new petrol unit was launched later 1.8 Di Turbojet with outputs 200 PS (147 kW) with 6-speed automatic or manual transmission.