Lancia’s flagship is going to measure approximately 4.7 metres long – similar to all its cousins – and will be available with the same choice of hybrid or pure-electric power. That means base models will feature a 1.2-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol and a hybrid system capable of short periods of pure-electric driving, mostly around town. There should also be a plug-in hybrid version with an EV range of around 50 to 60 miles.
Meanwhile, the all-electric Gamma should be offered with a 73kWh battery for around 300 miles of range and a 97kWh battery for well in excess of 400 miles. Equipped with that larger unit, the Peugeot E-3008 can cover up to 435 miles on a single charge, and we expect the Lancia will do about the same. Both single and dual-motor powertrains are possible, too.
We’ve also been told there’s going to be a hot version called the Gamma HF Integrale – in a nod to the legendary Delta HF Integrale rally weapon from the eighties and nineties. However, no further details about this top-of-the-line version have been announced.
We’ve yet to get a look inside the new Gamma, but luxury and innovation is sure to be the focus, and Lancia’s designers will certainly have made it more eccentric than those of its Peugeot, Vauxhall, Citroen and DS cousins, probably with some unique features such as the tiny, leather-lined ‘coffee table’ in the Ypsilon.
The new Lancia Gamma will be built in Italy, at parent company Stellantis’ factory in Melfi, alongside the new Delta that is coming in 2028, which will see another iconic name from the brand’s past revived. Sadly, there are still no signs of Lancia returning to the UK market, so we’ll have to admire its new creations from afar.
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