Special zeal for the demonstration of new cars in the motor show in Frankfurt show Italian producers, especially those that are brought under the wing of FIAT. Has become involved in the legendary Lancia.
The once-popular brand is now experiencing is not their best times, and the new model will hardly be able to greatly improve the situation. The car would be called the Lancia Flavia and will be the twin brother of Chrysler 200 Convertible, which goes on sale next year. Flavia length will reach nearly 5 meters, which will provide sufficient space for both driver and front passenger, and for the inhabitants of the rear seat. Roof is only one option - a rag, with an automatic mechanism for folding. Motor scale also does not shine delights. The only power plant will be the 2.4 liter engine, whose power reaches 175 horsepower, as well as a range of 6-speed automatic transmission. The choice will be limited and trim, especially at choose and not have to. Basic equipment will include Flavia multi-touch display with navigation, leather seats, active head restraints, cruise control, steering wheel with control tape recorder, LED optics and rims alloy 18-inch dimension.
The car will be focused on the European market, which will hardly be able to find success as a similar Chrysler Sebring suffered in the Old World fiasco.
It is worth mentioning that for the first time on an assembly line model of the Lancia Flavia appeared in 1960 and became the first in the entire line of cars that uses front-wheel drive. Then the car went out of the sedan. The main engine was the first boxer four-cylinder unit, 1.5-liter, which replaced the three came the same way "opozitnik", but the volume of 1.8 liters. The design of the legendary creator of Flavia worked FIAT Topolino Antonio Thess.
