Lancia Kappa
The Lancia Kappa or Lancia k (Type 838) is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1994–2000, with saloon, estate, and coupé variants — sharing platforms with the Alfa Romeo 166. The Kappa has a front-engine, front-drive, five passenger, left-hand drive design.
| Lancia Kappa | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lancia |
| Also called | Lancia k |
| Production |
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| Assembly | |
| Designer | Ercole Spada at I.DE.A Institute (saloon) Centro Stile Lancia (coupé) Pininfarina (estate) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupé |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | Type E |
| Related | Alfa Romeo 166 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic AISIN or Z.F. |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Saloon/estate: 2,700 mm (110 in) Coupé: 2,580 mm (102 in) |
| Length | Saloon/estate: 4,687 mm (184.5 in) Coupé: 4,567 mm (179.8 in) |
| Width | Saloon/estate: 1,826 mm (71.9 in) Coupé: 1,830 mm (72 in) |
| Height | Saloon/estate: 1,462 mm (57.6 in) Coupé: 1,425 mm (56.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,425 kg (3,142 lb)-1,580 kg (3,483 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lancia Thema |
| Successor | Lancia Thesis |
After its debut at the 1994 Paris Auto Show, production reached 117,216, over six years. The Kappa was manufactured at the Fiat factory in Tetti Francesi, Rivalta di Torino and was designed by the Lancia Style Center in collaboration with the I.DE.A Institute.
Lancia had earlier used the Kappa nameplate for the 1919 Kappa, with evolutions called Dikappa and Trikappa).
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