Description
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1994 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II
Blu Lancia with Diagonal stitched Beige Alcantara interior
Detailed history. Just had Major service including cam belts.
45, 503 Km
- Totally Standard and original example
- Imported from Japan in 2015
- Completely rust free
- Final Edition springs fitted (originals supplied with the car)
- Factory Fitted Recaro Seats in Beige Alcantara
- Original leather three-spoke Momo Steering Wheel
- Aluminium fuel cap
- Aluminium air-intake grilles on the front mudguards
- Original 16" light alloy rims with 205/ 45 ZR 16 tyres
- Original Spare Wheel
- Original tool kit
- Original book pack
Built in May 1994 and delivered to Japan, Chassis 584422 was registered in the UK 01. 12. 2015
Factory spec. in exceptional original cosmetic and mechanical condition.
Unlike too many cars of this era (and Italian ones in particular) this car is rust free. As an original Japanese market car it has not suffered decades of British weather and the resultant corrosion and decay. It is in completely original condition, devoid of aftermarket ‘upgrades’ making it all the more desirable.
The Lancia Delta Integrale was one of the most successful rally cars of the Group A era and is also a sensational road car. While Group B spawned the most extreme rally cars the world’s ever seen, its’ Group A World Rally Championship successor was the source of some of the greatest road cars and perhaps none more so than the iconic Lancia Delta Integrale.
Success on the stages doesn’t always equate to greatness on the road, but in the case of the Integrale it absolutely nailed it in both arenas. In competition it had 46 WRC wins, six Constructors’ Championships and four drivers’ crowns.
The passage of time can turn heroes into has-beens. Not so the Integrale. Even today you can storm along in the company of modern high-performance machinery and not have to make many excuses regarding the four-wheel-drive Lancia’s age.
Though more than capable of blinding speed across challenging roads and in dire conditions, the Integrale’s other attributes are what have helped it endure – and remain adored. Its wonderfully neutral chassis balance and agility. Its intimate steering feel. The whoosh and chuff of its turbocharger as it stokes the seductive-sounding 2-litre twin-cam four-cylinder engine.
Not to mention the Integrale’s looks: beefily broad, broodingly hard-faced. As an overall package it’s deeply charismatic, which partly explains why values continue to soar, especially for the few remaining pristine cars.
Styled with then-fashionable angularity by Giugiaro and launched in 1979, the five-door hatch was, like many of its contemporaries was significantly refined and enhanced during the course of its life specifically to homologate the car for rallying.
This, the “Evo II” was the final iteration of the car, arriving in 1993. With an increased 215bhp despite its catalytic converter, thanks mainly to more sophisticated Marelli engine management the Evo II benefitted from a substantial cosmetic and functional facelift which included 16" light alloy rims with 205/ 45 ZR 16 tyres, body colour roof moulding to underline the connection between the roof and the solar tinted windows, aluminium fuel cap and air-intake grilles on the front mudguards, red colour coded cam cover, leather-covered three-spoke Momo steering wheel and Recaro seats upholstered in tan alcantara with diagonal stitching.
With these upgrades, the Evo 2 Integrale is considered by many as the most desirable version to own.
What’s it like to drive?
The brilliant thing about an Integrale is the way it is both incredibly adhesive to the road yet also fabulously chuckable, throttle-steerable and driftable. It was always much more fun, much keener to play, than its capable but rather inert Audi Quattro rival, and today more than ever the mix of suppleness and precision is a revelation.
Quick even today, the Lancia Integrale Evo II manages to run to 62 mph in 5. 7 seconds and on to 137mph. Even better, all that pace is easy to trigger thanks to the ready torque from quite low engine speeds. As a rapid coverer of twisty terrain, the Integrale remains in the top tier as its turbo whistles and its twin exhausts bark. Lovely.
