You possibly can be forgiven for questioning whether or not Lancia nonetheless exists. It’s been a lengthy time because the heydays of Delta Integrales flying throughout tv screens; the model has been confined to Italy since 2017 and the one automotive it has bought from 2015 onwards has been the aged 12-year-old Ypsilon. We’re now seeing the primary inexperienced shoots of its rebirth, nevertheless, with the introduction of the brand new Ypsilon.

This newest fourth-generation mannequin is a contact bigger than the bijou metropolis vehicles of years previous, now a daily five-door B-segment hatchback that shares its Frequent Modular Platform (CMP) with the Peugeot 208. It’s additionally – for now, not less than – a fully-electric car that makes use of the working gear from the e-208.

All which means the Ypsilon has the identical headline figures because the facelifted zero-emissions Pug – its single entrance motor produces 156 PS (115 kW) and 260 Nm of torque, whereas its 51 kWh battery delivers a variety of as much as 403km on the WLTP cycle.

Lancia hasn’t mentioned how a lot DC quick charging energy it will possibly help (solely that it will possibly cost from 20 to 80% in 24 minutes and supply a further 100 km of vary in ten minutes), however we are able to safely assume it’s the identical 100 kW most because the e-208. We are able to additionally fairly assume the Ypsilon will probably be out there with the Peugeot’s 11 kW onboard charger, permitting AC cost instances of round 4 hours and 40 minutes.

Whereas the underpinnings are very acquainted, Lancia has not less than tried its hardest to decorate them in typical Italian type. The aggressive entrance finish has been lifted straight from the Pu+Ra HPE idea and options an illuminated gloss black “chalice” grille (impressed by the Beta Montecarlo, apparently) and spherical headlights which are alleged to recall to mind the enduring Stratos – though these ones clearly don’t pop up.

The comfortable spherical varieties, then again, are supposed to hark again to the traditional Aurelia and Flaminia sedans, whereas the gloss black remedy continues on the C-pillars (housing the Lancia emblem) and the tailgate trim linking the spherical headlights. Just like the earlier Ypsilon, the brand new mannequin sports activities hidden rear door handles.

Inside, the Ypsilon evokes a trendy Italian front room, not least by the title Lancia selected for the infotainment system SALA (which, by the way in which, stands for Sound Air Gentle Augmentation). It consists of dual 10.25-inch shows for the instrument cluster and centre touchscreen, the latter of which additionally homes the air-con controls – though there are fortunately bodily buttons below the centre air vents.

On high of the sprint sits a spherical “hub” that lights up when utilizing the “Hey SALA” voice management. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come as commonplace, as are adaptive cruise management with cease and go and lane centring help for Degree 2 semi-autonomous driving. The Ypsilon is the one automotive in its class to come back with such a system as commonplace, Lancia claims.

The “front room” idea is taken a step additional by a collaboration with Italian furnishings firm Cassina, which has resulted within the Edizione Limitata Cassina launch particular, restricted to 1906 models (in celebration of Lancia’s founding 12 months). It’s resplendent in blue, a hue that’s carried into the double-stitched ribbed velvet upholstery in addition to the distinctive tavolino (or “small desk”).

This round leather-covered panel sits above the centre console and homes the wi-fi charging pad. As but it’s unclear whether or not the tavolino will probably be provided throughout the vary (minus the leather-based, presumably) or restricted to the Cassina variant.

The Ypsilon is the primary of three fashions in Lancia’s strategic plan, and it’ll spearhead the model’s return to the remainder of Europe, beginning with Belgium and the Netherlands in mid-2024 and adopted by France and Spain, then Germany in 2025. It gained’t be low-cost, although – the Edizione Limitata Cassina will probably be priced at €39,999 (RM205,700), though that does as least embody an AC wallbox charger.

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