Lancia Gamma
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| Lancia Gamma<tr><td colspan=2>Image:Gamma berlina.jpg</tr> | |
| Manufacturer: | Fiat<tr><th>Production:<td>1976-1984</tr><tr><th>Predecessor:<td>Lancia Flavia</tr><tr><th>Successor:<td>Lancia Thema</tr><tr><th>Class:<td>Executive car</tr><tr><th>Body style:<td>4-door fastback (berlina) 2-door coupé</tr><tr><th>Engine:<td>2.0 L carburetor flat-4 2.5 L carburetor flat-4 2.5 L I.E. flat-4</tr><tr><th>Transmission:<td>5-speed manual 4-speed automatic <ref name="carsfrom">Lancia Gamma. The Lancia pages @ www.CarsFromItaly.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-03. (accessed via the Wayback Machine)</ref></tr><tr><th>Wheelbase:<td>2670 mm - berlina 2555 mm - coupé <ref name="Auto Katalog"> (1983) Auto Katalog. Motor Presse Stuttgart, 220-221. ISSN 0949-0884. - technical data based on 1982/83 models</ref></tr><tr><th>Length:<td>4580 mm - berlina 4485 mm - coupé <ref name="Auto Katalog"/></tr><tr><th>Width:<td>1730 mm <ref name="Auto Katalog"/></tr><tr><th>Height:<td>1410 mm - berlina 1330 mm - coupé <ref name="Auto Katalog"/></tr><tr><th>Curb weight:<td>1320 kg - berlina 1290 mm - coupé <ref name="carsfrom"/></tr><tr><th>Fuel capacity:<td>62 L <ref name="Auto Katalog"/></tr><tr><th>Related:<td>Lancia Beta <ref name="carsfrom"/></tr><tr><th>Similar:<td>Citroën CX Peugeot 604 Renault 20/30</tr><tr><th>Designer:<td>Pininfarina<ref name="carsfrom"/></tr> |
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The Lancia Gamma was an executive car from Italian Fiat Auto's upscale marque Lancia. Presented in 1976 at the Geneva Motor Show<ref name="carsfrom"/> as Lancia's new flagship, it filled the void in Lancia's lineup left by the demise of the Flavia. The Gamma was made until 1984 as a 4-door fastback (called Berlina) and 2-door coupé (presented in 1977), both designed by Pininfarina. There were only 15,272 berlinas and 6,789 coupés built<ref name="carsfrom"/>, which makes the Gamma a really rare collectible.
The Berlina is unique in that it has a regular boot, not a hatchback as its looks may suggest. The styling and large 4-cylinder engine alone shows Lancia had an influence somewhere from the Citroen CX.[citation needed]
[edit] The name
Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. Greek letters have been used to denote Lancia models before 1945, and this tradition was revived with the presentation of the FWD Lancia Beta in 1971, the first Lancia to be developed under Fiat supervision. The Gamma can be seen as a continuation, also being FWD and utilizing some suspension elements from the Beta<ref name="carsfrom"/>, so the choice of the following Greek character (Beta is second) appears as logical. The Gamma sports the γ (lower case gamma) sign on several badges both inside and outside.
[edit] Engines
Lancia Gamma was a FWD car with longitudinally-mounted engines. They were available with either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic transmission.<ref name="carsfrom"/>
Lancia developed a unique flat-4 engine for the Gamma (an idea initially was to use a Fiat V6). Initially available with a displacement of 2.5 L (Gamma 2500), it was later joined by a 2.0 L version (Gamma 2000), which resulted from the Italian tax system (cars with engines larger than 2.0 L are subject to heavier tax burden). Interestingly, the displacement was lowered by decreasing the bore rather than the stroke of the engine. Both displacements were using Weber carburetors, and the 2.5 L also came in a version fitted with fuel injection (Gamma 2500 I.E.)<ref name="carsfrom"/><ref name="Auto Katalog"/>
- 2.0 L carburetor 8v SOHC flat-4 - 1999 cc, 115 PS (85 kW)<ref name="Auto Katalog"/>
- 2.5 L carburetor 8v SOHC flat-4 - 2484 cc, 140 PS (103 kW)<ref name="Auto Katalog"/>
- 2.5 L I.E. 8v SOHC flat-4 - 2484 cc, 140 PS (103 kW)<ref name="Auto Katalog"/>
[edit] Concepts
Several concepts were developed from the Gamma Platform over the years.[citation needed]
- 1977 Pininfarina Gamma Spider - Targa top version of coupe
- 1977 Giugiaro Megagamma - Short nose MPV hatchback variant.
- 1981 Sedan - Berlina based 6-window notchback sedan variant.
- 1982 Pininfarina Gamma Scala - A saloon, based off the coupe but with a regular notchback boot.
- 1982 Pininfarina Gamma Olgiata - Three door wagon, based off the coupe.
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