Triflux: the Lancia engine with the strangest cylinder head ever bolted to a block Quick test. If I asked you to name the first car ever to use a properly sequential twin-turbocharger system — the kind where a small turbo spools up at low revs and a bigger one kicks in higher up — what … Read more
Lancia ECV: the rally car that was built to embarrass the Delta S4 and never turned a wheel There’s a particular kind of automotive heartbreak that only true petrolheads understand. It’s not the car that died young in a famous crash. It’s not the one that lost the championship by half a point. It’s the … Read more
Fiat 500: when a car was actually a platform in disguise Chris Harris once said the best small cars are the ones that feel honest about what they are. He was talking about a modern hot hatch. He could have been talking about the original Fiat 500, except the 500 takes that idea further than … Read more
The Lancia Delta Integrale: The Rally God That Destroyed Its Maker Six Consecutive Titles and a Bankruptcy Between 1987 and 1992, one car dominated the World Rally Championship with such ruthless efficiency that competitors essentially gave up trying to beat it on talent alone. The Lancia Delta Integrale won six consecutive manufacturers’ titles. Six. In … Read more
