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Lancia is preparing for a renaissance in the coming years, with a completely new generation of vehicles replacing the only model it has offered for many years. One of these will be the flagship model planned for 2026. Initially referred to as the Aurelia, the carmaker’s management has confirmed that this new model will be called the Lancia Gamma. What do we already know about the new vehicle?
Flaghip model
The new Lancia Gamma forms part of the brand’s continuing renaissance following its integration into the Stellantis group, whose leadership believes in Lancia’s potential. It will be the second model in the forthcoming line-up.
Gamma will therefore become the brand’s flagship. Measuring around 4.7 metres in length, it will be the largest vehicle in the portfolio and will be tuned for a premium feel, just as Lancias once were.
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Fashionable crossover
The precise design is not yet known, but the future Gamma is expected to be a fashionable crossover. The teaser published so far says little. Brand chief Luca Napolitano himself describes the car as a sportback or fastback, implying a five-door body with a sloping rear. According to him it will be an elegant and highly innovative vehicle with a radical body and a beautiful interior – much like the previous Gamma from the turn of the 1970s and 1980s. Our AI vision shows a possible design of the car.
“The new flagship of Lancia will be a stunning and elegant Italian car, beautiful outside and in, where you will feel as though you are sitting in the living room of an Italian home,” Napolitano says.
Lancia intends to draw on motifs from its own history and to shape interiors firmly in the spirit of Italian elegance. The manufacturer also plans to employ the most advanced materials, and within Stellantis it aims to use the highest proportion of recycled materials.
“We like to describe Lancia as a brand of ‘Progressive Classics,’ where ‘classic’ reflects respect for our heritage and ‘progressive’ denotes our ability to face the future with ambition,” CEO Luca Napolitano explains. The forthcoming cars are to be inspired by the front ends of the former Delta and Aurelia, the flowing silhouette of the Aurelia and the round tail-lamps of the 037 and Stratos. The new design language is called Lancia Pu+Ra Design, combining purity with radicality.
The car will also carry a new logo, unveiled in November 2022 during the so-called Lancia Day and itself inspired by the 1957 emblem first seen on the Flaminia. By comparison with many of today’s minimalist car logos, it has a distinctly classic feel.
Electric power
The car, internally designated L74, will share its technical underpinnings with the recently unveiled DS N°8. Specifically, it will ride on the STLA Medium platform, which can accommodate batteries of up to 104 kWh, giving a range of up to 700 km on a single charge. Lancia claims the newcomer will offer the best driving range in its class.
However, the manufacturer has revealed that the car will be offered not only in a purely electric configuration but also as a hybrid. Whether this alters the earlier plan for Lancia to sell only EVs from 2028 is unclear. It is quite possible that the Gamma Hybrid will be sold only during the first phase of its life cycle, with the range later limited to the electric derivative.
Lancia Gamma and DS N°8 will be built side by side at Stellantis’ plant in Melfi, Italy. Local unions have confirmed future production of four SUVs there; besides the next DS N°8 and Lancia Gamma, the list includes the Opel Manta-e – whose arrival has been pushed back – while the fourth SUV could wear Jeep badges.
The future Lancia model range will consist of three cars. The already unveiled Ypsilon, a premium small hatchback available as an electric car and hybrid, the Gamma crossover, and the Delta model planned for 2028, which will be a compact hatchback.
