Lancia to return to the UK?

[Pope1]

According to the October edition of CAR magazine, Lancia is planning to return to the UK market in 2008 with an all-new Integrale! Comments anyone?

[Shant Fabricatorian]

Sounds suspiciously like a slow news day at CAR...will believe the Integrale when I see it. (As an off-topic rant, CAR is a pale shadow of what it used to be - but that's for another thread.)

However, the UK return story does have legs, Marchionne has talked about this and I understand that the new C/D-segment car will be built in RHD as part of a decision to return to abandoned markets, including the UK. On the subject of which, there will be a concept unveiled in a couple of weeks in Venice as part of the centenary celebrations, which will preview this car (due to go into production in 2008), variously described as the new Delta/new HPE/C-D-segment crossover. After the Venice premiere, Lancia will bring this mockup to the Paris Motorshow alongside the Ypsilon facelift (new engines, minor restyle) and a Thesis Sport.

Also, a 150bhp 1.9 16V Multijet-powered Ypsilon Sport is on for Geneva 2007.