Lancia Kappa | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Lancia |
Also called | Lancia k |
Production |
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Assembly | Italy: |
Designer |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Executive car (E) |
Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupé |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Type E[5] |
Related | Alfa Romeo 166 |
Powertrain | |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | Saloon/estate: 2,700 mm (110 in) Coupé: 2,580 mm (102 in)[7] |
Length | Saloon/estate: 4,687 mm (184.5 in) Coupé: 4,567 mm (179.8 in)[7] |
Width | Saloon/estate: 1,826 mm (71.9 in) Coupé: 1,830 mm (72 in)[7][8] |
Height | Saloon/estate: 1,462 mm (57.6 in) Coupé: 1,425 mm (56.1 in)[7] |
Curb weight | 1,425 kg (3,142 lb)-1,580 kg (3,483 lb)[6] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Lancia Thema |
Successor | Lancia Thesis |
The Lancia Kappa or Lancia k (Type 838) is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Italian automaker Lancia from 1994 to 2000 in saloon, estate, and coupé body styles — sharing its platform with the Alfa Romeo 166. The Kappa has a front-engine, front-wheel-drive, five passenger, left-hand drive design.
After its debut at the 1994 Paris Auto Show, production reached 117,216 units, over six years.[9] The Kappa was manufactured at the Fiat factory in Tetti Francesi, Rivalta di Torino and was designed by the Centro Stile Lancia in collaboration with the I.DE.A Institute.
Lancia had earlier used the Kappa nameplate for the 1919 Kappa, with evolutions called Dikappa and Trikappa).[6]