Lancia Dedra

Lancia Dedra
Manufacturer:	Lancia
Production:	1989–1999
Predecessor:	Lancia Prisma
Successor:	Lancia Lybra
Class:	Large family car
Body style:	4-door saloon 5-door station wagon
Related:	Lancia Delta Fiat Tempra Alfa Romeo 155 Fiat Tipo
Similar:	Citroën Xantia Ford Sierra Mazda 626 Opel Vectra Peugeot 405/406 Renault 21/Laguna Rover 600 Toyota Carina
Designer:	I.DE.A Institute

The Lancia Dedra is a large family car produdced by the Italian automaker Lancia from 1990 to 1998. It was based on the Fiat Tipo-floorpan and it functioned as the saloon version of the second generation Lancia Delta. It was launched as successor to the Prisma, but was not a strong success outside Italy. A major facelift in 1993 did little to boost the car's sales success and the whole Lancia range including the Dedra was withdrawn from right-hand drive markets a year later. The car, after 1993 also sold as a station wagon, remained popular on the Italian market until it was replaced by the all-new Lybra.

The Dedra was developed alongside the Fiat Tempra on the Tipo floorpan as a large family car, but while the Fiat models were small family cars, the Lancia models were supposed to be on the next segment. The design, by the I.DE.A Institute, produced an excellent drag coefficient of only 0.29. The core of the product was prestige, exclusivity, personality and comfort, achieved through a high level of equipment and use of materials (eg Alcantara) as well as details such as special paints, alloy wheels and an attention to soundproofing, ventilation and other issues. Inside the ability to obtain the perfect driving position was helped by the adjustable seats, steering wheel and electrically adjustable mirrors. Safety, both passive with a structure designed to minimise injury in an accident, and active, such as ABS, was also near the top of the Dedra's agenda.

Versions

• 1.6 i.e., (SPI) 78 hp, 124 Nm, 1581 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1108 kg, 170 km/h, 1989–1992
• 1.6 i.e., (SPI) 75 hp, 125 Nm, 1581 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1100 kg, 167 km/h, 1992–1994
• 1.6, (MPI) 90 hp, 127 Nm, 1581 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1140 kg, 180 km/h, 1994–1997
• 1.6 16V, (MPI) 103 hp, 145 Nm, 1581ccm, 4 cylinders, 1175 kg, 186 km/h, 1998–1999

• 1.8 i.e., (MPI) 105 hp, 143 Nm, 1756 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1200 kg, 187 km/h, 1989–1993
• 1.8 i.e., (MPI) 90 hp, 133 Nm, 1756 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1200 kg, 180 km/h, 1993–1994
• 1.8, (MPI) 101 hp, 145 Nm, 1756 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1200 kg, 185 km/h, 1994–1996
• 1.8 16V, (MPI) 113 hp, 157 Nm, 1756 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1235 kg, 195 km/h, 1996–1997
• 1.8 16V, (MPI) 131 hp, 167 Nm, 1756 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1255 kg, 203 km/h, 1996–1999

• 2.0 i.e., (MPI) 113 hp, 159 Nm, 1995 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1180 kg, 195 km/h, 1989–1994
• 2.0 automatic, (MPI) 115 hp, 162 Nm, 1995 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1210 kg, 190 km/h, 1992–1997
• 2.0 16V, (MPI) 139 hp, 185 Nm, 1995 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1260 kg, 210 km/h, 1994–1996
• 2.0 16V integrale, (MPI) 139 hp, 185 Nm, 1995 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1395 kg, 195 km/h, 1994–1997
• 2.0 turbo i.e., (MPI) 165 hp, 285 Nm, 1995 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1245 kg, 215 km/h, 1991–1994
• 2.0 i.e. integrale, (MPI) 172 hp, 275 Nm, 1995 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1345 kg, 215 km/h, 1991–1994

• 1.9 turbo ds, 92 hp, 194 Nm, 1929 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1200 kg, 180 km/h, 1989–1993
• 1.9 tds, 92 hp, 194 Nm, 1929 ccm, 4 cylinders, 1240 kg, 180 km/h, 1993–1999

Timelines

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Type	1980s										1990s										2000s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City car						Autobianchi Y10 or						Lancia Y 10
Supermini																	Ypsilon
Small family car	Delta																												Delta
Large family car	Beta			Prisma						Dedra											Lybra
Executive car	Gamma					Thema									Kappa							Thesis
Mini MPV																									Musa
Large MPV															Zeta								Phedra
Racing car		Lancia 037				Delta S4