Lancia’s first new automotive in 13 years revealed forward of launch

The fourth-generation Lancia Ypsilon has been photographed utterly undisguised throughout a promotional shoot in Italy.

Plenty of social media accounts posted photographs of the automotive. Those seen right here have been collated by Masera on Fb.

Like the present Ypsilon, the brand new mannequin has a sensible five-door hatchback physique, however with rear door handles hidden within the C-pillar trim to make it look extra like a three-door.

As we’ve seen in varied leaks, teasers, and mishaps, the Ypsilon will characteristic a T-shaped mild bar up entrance, spherical tail-lights, gloss black wheel arch protectors, and a combination of sentimental curves and sharp creases.

Lancia’s flag and lance emblem is nowhere to be seen, with the corporate preferring to promote itself via distinguished wordmarks at each ends.

On the within there’s a big digital instrumentation show forward of the motive force, a large central touchscreen for the infotainment system, and a round table-like protrusion on the centre tunnel.

Underneath the pores and skin, the brand new Ypsilon is predicated on the Stellantis Frequent Modular Platform (CMP) that’s utilized in all kinds of sunshine automobiles, together with the Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208, and DS 3.

The brand new-to-Lancia structure will seemingly see the brand new mannequin develop about 200mm in size and cross the 4 metre barrier.

It’ll additionally permit Lancia to supply its first ever pure electrical drivetrain. Each the Corsa-e and e-208 have a 100kW/260Nm electrical motor driving the entrance wheels, and a 50kWh battery good for a WLTP driving vary estimate of 330km.

Whereas Lancia lives on within the minds of many automotive fans for its rally-winning Delta hatchback, the corporate has targeting extra inexpensive and fewer inspirational fare in latest occasions.

The mainstay of the vary has been the third-generation Ypsilon. Primarily based on the Fiat 500, the present Ypsilon was launched in 2011 and has acquired two facelifts since then.

Regardless of its age, the present Ypsilon has continued to promote effectively in Italy, the place it has repeatedly notched up 100,000 gross sales per 12 months.

In 2011 Lancia bulked its vary with quite a lot of rebadged Chrysler fashions, together with the Voyager individuals mover and 300 sedan because the Thema. These automobiles solely lasted a couple of years on account of gradual gross sales, lowering the model again to at least one mannequin line.

The upcoming Ypsilon is alleged to be the primary mannequin within the model’s newest relaunch, and will probably be adopted by an electric-only Delta successor. By 2028 the marque goals to supply solely electrical automobiles, and can develop to European markets outdoors of Italy through direct gross sales.