Lancia Gamma flagship EV primarily based on STLA Medium due in 2026
- Fashionable Lancia Gamma due in 2026
- Car has been described as a fastback
- Manufacturing to happen alongside next-generation Jeep Compass at Italian plant
Lancia, a part of the Stellantis fold, is engaged on a trio of electrical automobiles for launch this decade, and the third was confirmed on Friday as a contemporary Gamma. It is due in 2026 because the flagship of the model, and can be part of a beforehand introduced Delta and Ypsilon.
The Ypsilon was proven in February and is because of begin gross sales subsequent yr in markets the place Lancia operates. The Gamma will observe in 2026 and the Delta in 2028. Whereas the Ypsilon will ultimately be provided with the choice of a fuel engine in mild-hybrid kind, the Gamma and Delta are anticipated to be provided completely as EVs.
A teaser shot launched as a part of Friday’s announcement would not present a lot of the Gamma’s design, however the automobile has beforehand been described by Lancia as a “fastback,” a physique model the unique Gamma of the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s provided, often called the Gamma Berlina. Lancia has additionally mentioned the trendy Gamma will measure 185 inches lengthy and experience on Stellantis’ STLA Medium platform.
The STLA Medium is considered one of 4 extremely modular platforms introduced by Stellantis two years in the past, and may help fuel, hybrid, and electrical powertrains. EVs primarily based on the platform can provide both front- or all-wheel drive, in addition to batteries with a capability of as much as 98 kwh. The platform’s supported energy outputs vary from 214-382 hp, and the utmost vary is about 370 miles, as measured by the EPA.
Stellantis STLA Medium platform
Manufacturing of the Gamma will happen at a plant in Melfi, Italy. The plant is presently house to the ageing Jeep Renegade and Compass, and is earmarked to construct a brand new Compass primarily based on the STLA Medium platform beginning subsequent yr.
The Lancia flagship’s design will possible share parts with Lancia’s Pu+Ra HPE idea unveiled final yr. The idea featured a wedge-like form with spherical parts for the taillights and a Y-shaped motif on the entrance forming one thing resembling daytime working lights.
Lancia’s three new automobiles will exchange the previous-generation Ypsilon which has been on sale since 2011. One among Italy’s oldest automotive manufacturers, having been based in 1906, Lancia has languished for years however is being given a brand new shot at life underneath the steering of Stellantis. A earlier try final decade to rebadge Chryslers as Lancias did not discover a lot floor.
Do not search for any of the brand new Lancias to succeed in the U.S., because the model is totally targeted on the European market at current.
