Lancia Delta Integrale

When Group B was cancelled at the end of the 1986 season after a number of major accidents and fatalities, Lancia needed a production-based alternative to turn to. The Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Italdesign penned Delta was their answer and began by winning the 1987 Championship. The Delta would go on to take 6 Constructors’ Championships, 4 Driver’s Championships and 44 wins overall between 1987 and 1992, a world record for the sport which still stands to this day.

The first Evoluzione in late 1991 brought with it a wider track, a remapped 16v engine and an Alcantara interior. The Evoluzione II was introduced two years later. The revised turbocharger meant that despite the addition of a catalytic converter, power was still up. The Evoluzione II was the base for a number of special edition cars until production ended in 1995.

Based on the Evoluzione II, the Edizione Finale is one of the rarest and most sought after Intergrales. Built solely for the Japanese market, it was a limited run of 250 cars in Rosso Amaranto. It was the highest specification Delta and featured a number of options not seen on other cars. The centre stripe was added in the HF colours, Turin Yellow and Blu. The car received an OMP passenger footrest and both front and rear strut braces, lowered Eibach springs, Anthracite grey 16” wheels and a reworked engine management system taking the car to 215bhp. Inside added a silver shroud for the dials, carbon fibre accents and a dashboard-mounted, push-button start.