If anything else, and with a few exceptions such as the Ypsilon supermini, the aging Musa and the Delta compact hatchback, Lancia's range is beginning to look eerily similar to that of the Chrysler brand.
At this week's 64th International Auto Show in Frankfurt, the Italian company displayed its entire lineup including the Thema sedan, Flavia Cabrio and the Voyager MPV, which are rebadged versions of the Chrysler 300, 200 Convertible and Town & Country respectively.
The rear-wheel drive Thema will go on sale in Europe in October with a choice of V6 diesel and gasoline units. The Voyager will also reach dealerships at the same time with buyers having the option of either a 287HP 3.6-liter V6 petrol linked to an automatic transmission or a 163HP 2.8-liter Multijet diesel with a manual gearbox. .
Lancia has not yet clarified when the Flavia Cabrio will enter production, but it is believed that it will go on sale in Europe early next year. The roofless model shown in Frankfurt is equipped with a 175HP 2.4 litre petrol engine matched to a 6-speed automatic gearbox.
Even though Lancia exhibited a sedan variant at the Geneva Show earlier this year, the company decided against offering it in Europe due to the high cost of adding a necessary diesel engine option.
9 Comments:
A Chrysler Lancia ... that's about as stupid as a Chrysler Maserati ... oops!
Stupid is Lancia struggling with only half of a line up, consisting of 1 compact and 2 mini compact cars .
Just in case the Information didn't get through yet: Lancia IS Chrysler !
Chrysler in US, Lancia in EU.
Same Boss, same Company.
Chrysler 300 = Lancia Thema
Chrysler TC = Lancia Voyager
Chrysler 200 = Lancia Flavia
NextGen ? = Lancia Delta
xxx = Lancia Ypsilon (too small for US)
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who in their right mind would buy that convertible over anything else on sale its hideous!
OMG it was just a joke year ago and they are seriously done it.
Let me say how many 300 will be sold in europe whether it is Lancia or Chrysler. close to nothing.
Europeans will not buy this when they have whole bunch of succesful D segment cars with nice design and decent engine.
European rental car fleet.
Ignorant Americans
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