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
How a Tin of Paint Became the Most Powerful Asset in Motorsport Here is a test. Close your eyes and think of Le Mans. Whatever car appeared in your head, I can tell you what colour it was. Pale blue and orange. You thought of a Gulf car. You might not even know the model … Read more
Kimera K39: 1,000 Koenigsegg Horsepower, a Manual Gearbox, and the Question Nobody Dared Ask Christian von Koenigsegg doesn’t hand out the beating heart of his company to just anyone. He’s spent decades building a reputation on engineering so uncompromising that owning a Koenigsegg feels less like buying a car and more like receiving a handshake … Read more
Lancia 037: The Last RWD King of Rally Lancia 037: The Last Rear-Wheel Drive Car to Win the Rally World Championship. Nobody Has Done It Since. Some records exist to inform. Others exist to humiliate. The Lancia 037‘s record belongs in the second category. World Rally Championship Constructors’ title in 1983. Last rear-wheel drive car … 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
