Lancia Thema
Manufacturer	Lancia
Production	1985-1994
Successor	Lancia Kappa
Class	Executive car
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 5-door station wagon
Layout	FF layout
Platform	Type Four
Engine(s)	Petrol: 2.0 L straight-4 2.0 L straight-4 turbo 2.8 L V6 3.0 L V6 3.0 L V8 Diesel: 2.5 L straight-4 turbodiesel
Wheelbase	2660 mm (104.7 in.)
Length	4590 mm (180.7 in.)
Width	1755 mm (69.1 in.)
Height	1440 mm (56.7 in.)
Curb weight	1150-1300 kg (2535-2866 lb)
Related	Saab 9000 Alfa Romeo 164 Fiat Croma
Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign Pininfarina (Station Wagon)

UK-spec Lancia Thema IE Turbo 1990

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Overview

The Thema was available as a sedan and as a station wagon designed by Pininfarina, and was considered one of the most spacious and comfortable European cars of its time. A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... Pininfarina logo. ...

The Thema re-established Lancia as a high-quality luxury manufacturer in response to the problems the marque had experienced with the Lancia Beta in the 1970s. When Fiat sold one of their factories to Russia, they made a barter deal, getting poor-quality steel instead of money. This steel went into many Fiat products in the 1970s and 1980s and nearly ruined the company. The Thema reversed this trend with a galvanized steel chassis. Build-quality was higher than the Fiat Croma and at par with the Saab 9000. The sales organisation, however, was poor in many markets and secondhand values for the car suffered. The Lancia Beta was a car produced by Lancia. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...

Production of the Thema ceased in 1994 when Lancia withdrew from right-hand drive markets (including the United Kingdom) in response to dwindling popularity and sales. Lancia continued, however, to be one of the most popular manufacturers in the Italian market and the Thema's replacement, the Lancia Kappa, sold well. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...  drive on right  drive on left In organized traffic, vehicles going in opposite directions are separated to a side of the road so they will not block each others way. ... The Lancia Kappa is an executive car produced by Italian automaker Lancia. ...

Engines

Thema powerplants originated from the Fiat engine series designed by Aurelio Lampredi, the famed engine designer formerly of Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. The straight-4 2.0 L petrol engine, available in both naturally-aspirated and turbocharged versions, was refined and offered good performance. Earlier Themas were also offered with a 2.8 L PRV V6 engine, developed in cooperation with Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo. This unit was replaced in 1992 with a 3.0 L V6 Alfa Romeo engine; regarded by many as one of the best V6 engines ever made. Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Aurelio Lampredi was an automobile and aircraft engine designer. ... Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello and Modena, Italy. ... Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturing company, founded as Darracq Italiana by Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan in partnership with the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Gasoline (or petrol) engine is a type of internal combustion engine which is often used for automobiles, aircraft, small mobile vehicles such as lawnmowers or motorcycles, and outboard motors for boats. ... Turbocharger Cut-away A turbocharger is a device used in internal-combustion engines to increase the power output of the engine by increasing the mass of oxygen and fuel entering the engine. ... The PRV engine is an automobile petrol V6 engine that was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars and sold from 1974 to 1998. ... Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. ... Volvo Cars is the premium car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ...

Thema 8.32

The ultimate Thema, the 8.32, used a 3.0 L Ferrari Dino V8. This engine was based on that of the Ferrari 308 qv with some being assembled by Ducati from castings made at Maranello and featured a traditional V8 split-plane crankshaft rather than the flat-plane used in Ferrari cars. It produced 215 bhp (160 kW) and was capable of 149 mph (240 km/h) in its Series 1 incarnation. The Series 2 engine was slightly detuned to 205 bhp (153 kW) and was slighty slower. Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello and Modena, Italy. ... Alfredino Dino Ferrari, son of Enzo Ferrari, was a designer for the Ferrari companys racing program. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... The Ferrari 308 GTB (and similar 208 and later 328) were mid-engined sports cars that made up the lower end of the companys range. ... Ducati Motor Holding is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. ...

The car offered good performance (though the Turbo version was quicker than the Series 2 from 0 to 100 km/h) and excellent refinement, including a luxurious wood-and-leather interior by Poltrona Frau complete with the same luxury equipment as LX versions of the model. Unfortunately, a price tag of £40,000 (or more) in Britain, and the fact that only left hand drive versions were produced, limited its appeal, with only 9 being officially sold there. It was even a rare sight on Italian roads, with just 3,537 built between 1986 and 1991. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Torque applied via an adjustable end wrench Relationship between force, torque, and momentum vectors in a rotating system In physics, torque (or often called a moment) can informally be thought of as rotational force or angular force which causes a change in rotational motion. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... Newton metre is the unit of moment (torque) in the SI system. ... Torque applied via an adjustable end wrench Relationship between force, torque, and momentum vectors in a rotating system In physics, torque (or often called a moment) can informally be thought of as rotational force or angular force which causes a change in rotational motion. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... Newton metre is the unit of moment (torque) in the SI system. ... Torque applied via an adjustable end wrench Relationship between force, torque, and momentum vectors in a rotating system In physics, torque (or often called a moment) can informally be thought of as rotational force or angular force which causes a change in rotational motion. ...

External Links

• Lancia Motor Club (UK)