Lancia Epsilon/Lancia
39.5 thousand euros: this is the price set in Europe for the launch edition of the new electric Lancia Epsilon, only 3,000 euros less than the price of a basic Tesla Model 3 in Italy.
In Israeli terms, this is a price of about NIS 200,000.
So it is true that this is the price of the launch edition, which will be produced in 1,906 copies, named after the year of Lancia's founding.
And it is true that in the future, less expensive versions will arrive, including a mild hybrid gasoline.
But this is a particularly challenging starting point for Lancia's comeback car, which leads to the launch of the first new models since 2011 and years of neglect by the manufacturer that once starred on the roads and in races, with the Aurelia, the Stratos, the Tama, the Delta S4 and the Delta Integrala, and more.
If in 1990 Lancia produced about 300,000 cars, not much less than BMW, in 2023 it sold less than 45,000, one model that has been produced with minor changes for 13 years, and is currently sold only in Italy, the outgoing Epsilon .
BMW sold 2.4 million cars last year.
Despite the rear door handles hidden in the rear beam, you can recognize the 208/Corsa as a base/Lancia
In 2026, the new range will be launched, which will recruit a name from the past for a new tram that will compete - with whom if not - with the Tesla Model 3 and the BMW i4.
In 2028, a new Delta will also be launched, also electric.
But in the meantime, the new Epsilon arrives, which is based on the Peugeot 208 and Opel Corsa electrics, with a length of 4.08 meters, a width of 1.76 meters and a height of 1.44 meters, and a weight of 1,584 kg. It will also be produced alongside them at the Stellentis Group plant in Zaragoza, Spain - not in Italy Her first photos were leaked last year, now she is fully revealed.
at an exclusive discount
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In collaboration with Epilady
Lancia designers tried to hide the original, with nice work on the front and rear, where you can find round headlights inspired by the Stratos.
There is also a new dashboard, including two 10.25-inch screens, one the dashboard and the other as a multimedia and operation screen, with a promise of quick operation despite the lack of physical buttons.
On the luxury side, at least in the launch edition, you can find electric seats with massage in front, design and materials from the luxury furniture manufacturer Cassina, and a round table between the driver and passenger seats, which also has a charging surface for the cell phone.
A pair of 10.25-inch screens and launch of the new Stellentis/Lancia multimedia system
The drive unit is the same as the one in the facelifted Peugeot and Opel: 54 kW battery (actually 51 kWh), 403 km range, 156 hp and 26.5 kg.
Later, a mild hybrid version will be launched, with 1,200 cc and 136 hp.
Lancia here enters a niche where only the Mini Cooper is, when Audi has already announced that the old competitor A1 will not get a replacement, and that it will have difficulty producing an electric car at a price that fits this category.
Some competition will come from Alfa Romeo, which will launch the Milano, based on the Peugeot e2008 platform.
Although in the past the importer Fiat, Alfa and Lancia estimated that the Epsilon would arrive in Israel at the end of the year, now they say there is no date for its arrival.
The truth is, you can understand.
Large round taillights reminiscent of the rally champion Stratos/Lancia
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