Lancia Lambda
title: "Lancia Lambda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lancia-vehicles", "cars-introduced-in-1922", "1930s-cars", "rear-wheel-drive-vehicles", "cars-discontinued-in-1931"] topic_path: "general/lancia-vehicles" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_Lambda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | MHV Lancia Lambda 1923 01.jpg |
| caption | Lancia Lambda Torpedo 1923 |
| name | Lancia Lambda |
| production | 1922–1931 |
| layout | FR layout |
| predecessor | Lancia Kappa (1919) |
| successor | Lancia Artena |
| body_style | Torpedo (S.1-S.9) |
| Berlina (Weymann) (S.8-S.9) | |
| manufacturer | Lancia |
| engine | {{ubl |
| transmission | 3-speed manual (S.1-S.4) |
| 4-speed manual (S.5-S.9) | |
| wheelbase | 310 cm (S.1-S.9) |
| 342 cm (S.6-S.9) | |
| weight | 1200 kg-1350 kg |
| :: |
| image = MHV Lancia Lambda 1923 01.jpg |caption=Lancia Lambda Torpedo 1923 |name=Lancia Lambda |production=1922–1931 |layout = FR layout | predecessor = Lancia Kappa (1919) | successor = Lancia Artena | body_style = Torpedo (S.1-S.9) Berlina (Weymann) (S.8-S.9) |manufacturer=Lancia |engine= {{ubl | 2119 cc Lancia V4 | 2370 cc Lancia V4 | 2568 cc Lancia V4 |transmission=3-speed manual (S.1-S.4) 4-speed manual (S.5-S.9) |wheelbase=310 cm (S.1-S.9) 342 cm (S.6-S.9) |weight=1200 kg-1350 kg The Lancia Lambda is an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing unitary body, (but without a stressed roof) and it also pioneered the use of an independent suspension (the front sliding pillar with coil springs).{{Cite book |title=Anatomy of the Motor Car |chapter=Overdrive |last=Setright |first=L. J. K. |authorlink=L. J. K. Setright |editor-first=Ian | editor-last = Ward |publisher=Orbis |year=1976 |isbn=0-85613-230-6 |ref= |page=159
Nine versions of the Lambda were built:
- 1st series, produced 1923, 400 built.
- 2nd series, produced between 1923 and 1924, 1,100 built. Minor modifications for engine.
- 3rd series, produced 1924, 800 built. Engine modified.
- 4th series, produced between 1924 and 1925, 850 built. Modified windscreen.
- 5th series, produced 1925, 1,050 built. 4-speed gearbox.
- 6th series, produced between 1925 and 1926, 1,300 built. Car is sold now with bare chassis and with two wheelbases.
- 7th series, produced between 1926 and 1928, 3,100 built. New bigger engine.
- 8th series, produced between 1928 and 1930, 3,903 built. Again bigger engine.
- 9th series, produced 1931, 500 built. Last series sold only bare chassis.
Engines
The narrow-angle aluminium Lancia V4 engine was also notable. All three displacements shared the same long 120 mm stroke, and all were SOHC designs with a single camshaft serving both banks of cylinders. The first engine had a 13° V angle, the second 14° and the third 13° 40'.
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| Model | Engine | Displacement | Power | Fuel system |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.1-S.6 | V4 SOHC | 2121 cc | 49 PS at 3250 rpm | single carburetor |
| S.7 | V4 SOHC | 2375 cc | 59 PS at 3250 rpm | single carburetor |
| S.8-S.9 | V4 SOHC | 2569 cc | 69 PS at 3500 rpm | single carburetor |
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Gallery
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References
- Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976.
References
- (April 1932). "Autos Without Axles Promise Easier Riding". Hearst Magazines.
- Mazzocchi Bordone, Maria Giovanna. (July 2010). "Lancia - Tutti modelli del novecento, parte II". Editoriale Domus S.p.A..
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