All Lancia articles

  • Lancia Delta HF
    Article

    Interview: Stellantis chief design officer, Jean-Pierre Ploué on Lancia’s future

    2021-11-15T11:28:00Z

    An almost forgotten brand, Lancia is now the focus of Stellantis’ chief design officer Jean-Pierre Ploué who will oversee the revival of the brand. Car Design News spoke to him about legacy, why he likes small teams and what makes Lancia unique

  • 05_bis_Lancia_Aurelia GT B20
    Article

    Lancia chiefs talk through 115 years of design

    2021-06-17T15:57:00Z

    Luca Napolitano and Jean-Pierre Ploué look back on Lancia’s 115 year design history as the company gears up to make a come-back

  • Lexus NX hero image
    Article

    Jean-Pierre Ploué to lead Lancia’s revival

    2021-06-14T13:01:00Z

    A somewhat forgotten brand, Lancia’s fortunes have flagged in recent years. Could its also-ran status be reversed under the tutelage of Jean-Pierre Ploué, Stellantis European design boss?  

  • Lancia Dialogos 2
    Article

    Concept Car of the Week: Lancia Dialogos (1998)

    2016-04-15T15:19:00Z

    For any brand with a long heritage, there is always a tension between the past and future. The past is a rich source of design ideas, but can also hinder the need to drive the brand’s image and design language into the future. How do you reconcile the two?

  • Lancia Medusa 01
    Article

    Concept Car of the Week: Lancia Medusa (1980)

    2016-01-22T17:12:00Z

    When was the last time the humble family car paradigm was thoroughly questioned and progress made? Yes we’ve made huge strides in terms of refining and finessing details, but the overall concept hasn’t changed since Giorgetto Giugiaro defined the segment with his 1974 Volkswagen Golf.

  • Article

    Lancia Delta

    2015-09-02T16:17:02Z

    This is an important new car for Lancia, as the brand has been limping for several years now with a odd range comprising of the small Ypsilon and Musa and the larger Thesis sedan and Phedra MPV.

  • Article

    Lancia Delta HPE concept

    2015-09-01T17:21:53Z

    The Lancia Delta of 1980 was the first compact front wheel drive Lancia, sharing its platform with the same size Strada from parent company Fiat, and was one of the most distinctively elegant cars in the class as well as one of Giugiaro's best designs.

  • Lancia Megagamma 01
    Article

    Concept Car of the Week: Lancia Megagamma (1978)

    2015-08-14T15:09:00Z

    Visitors to the 1978 Turin Auto show expected the latest Giugiaro sports car concept. Instead, they were shocked to see a truncated version of Lancia’s Gamma fastback sedan. What was it? A little utility van? A stumpy estate wagon? The Italian maestro had in fact invented the MPV

  • Article

    Wolfgang Egger replaces Robinson at Lancia

    2015-06-19T10:00:01Z

    As anticipated, Mike Robinson has been appointed head of the Fiat Design Centre.

  • Article

    Lancia Delta HPE concept

    2015-06-04T18:49:00Z

    Lancia has released pictures of the Delta High Performance Estate (HPE) that has just been unveiled at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.

  • Article

    Lancia Delta

    2015-06-04T18:32:26Z

    The new Lancia Delta, the first totally new car in the automaker's second century of manufacturing, is set to make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. A historical name associated with a peak in Lancia's motoring past, Delta is also a mathematical symbol that stands for change, difference and ...

  • Article

    Chrysler/Lancia Ypsilon

    2015-06-04T18:06:22Z

    To celebrate 25 years of the Lancia Ypsilon, the Fiat is set to launch an all new variant at the 81st Geneva motor show. Based on a stretched Fiat 500 platform, the Ypsilon boasts an extra 300mm between its front and rear wheels, improving rear legroom and ...

  • Article

    Lorenzo Ramaciotti to head Chrysler and Lancia design

    2015-05-09T11:37:27Z

    Lorenzo Ramaciotti, current head of design at Fiat Group, has been tasked with leading the design of future Chrysler and Lancia products in a bid to more than double the sales figures of the newly collaborated brands.

  • Article

    Designer Interview: Frank Stephenson, Director of Design Fiat, Lancia, and Group LCV

    2015-05-06T22:15:54Z

    Car Design News caught up with Frank Stephenson last month in Geneva to talk about Fiat, design - and what makes one of our industry's most ebullient design directors tick!The last time we spoke with Frank he was Director of Concept Design and Development for Ferrari and Maserati. Now, and ...

  • lancia-bertone-sibilo-16.jpg
    Article

    Concept Car of the Week: Lancia Bertone Sibilo (1978)

    2015-05-06T18:36:00Z

    The second half of the ‘70s saw automotive design fall into an era of uninspired and uninspiring economic cars finished with cheap plastic add-ons and stuffed with beige itchy fabrics. Working from the little Bertone studio in Turin, it seems Marcello Gandini didn’t get the memo and carried on drawing futuristic wedgey supercars.

  • lancia-stratos-zero-ccotw-34.jpg
    Article

    Concept Car of the Week: Lancia Stratos Zero (1970)

    2015-05-05T19:52:00Z

    The Lancia Stratos Zero took the 1970 Turin Motor Show by storm, propelling designer Marcello Gandini into superstardom 

  • Article

    Comment: This is not a Lancia

    2014-11-04T11:27:33Z

    It’s easy to be convinced by the Fiat-Chrysler group rhetoric about the future of brands, and what’s going on with badge engineering right now