Lancia

Lancia

Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Some modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more...

, known for their advanced engineering, surprised the auto world by designing a new aluminum flat-4

Flat-4

A flat-4 or horizontally opposed-4 is a flat engine with four cylinders arranged horizontally in two banks of two cylinders on each side of a central crankcase...

 engine for their 1961 Flavia

Lancia Flavia

The Lancia Flavia is a medium sized luxury saloon, launched with a 1500 cc engine at the 1960 Turin Motor Show by Lancia and introduced in major European markets during the next twelve months. Coupe and cabriolet versions developed by Pininfarina quickly followed, together with one or two low...

. Though it was a pushrod engine, it was advanced for the time. The pushrod version of the Lancia boxer was only ever used in the Flavia. In the mid 1970s, a new overhead cam engine based on a similar layout was designed and brought into production in 2 and 2.5 litre forms fitted to the Gamma

Lancia Gamma

The Lancia Gamma is an executive car from Italian Fiat Auto's up-scale Lancia marque. Presented in 1976 at the Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, it filled the void in Lancia's lineup left by the demise of the Flavia...

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1500

The original version was the 1500 cc introduced in 1960; it used an 82 mm bore and 71 mm stroke. It was revised on 1963 with a smaller 80 mm bore and a longer 74 mm stroke, thus displacing 1488 cc. A final version was introduced in 1967 with a even longer 80 mm stroke coupled with a 77 mm bore, giving a displacement of 1490 cc. Production ceased in 1970.

1800

The first 1800 was a 1.7 L (1727 cc) introduced in 1962. It used an 88 mm (3.5 in) bore and 71 mm (2.8 in) stroke. One year later it was replaced by a true 1.8 L (1800 cc) engine thanks to a longer 74 mm (2.9 in) stroke. In 1967 appeared the 1816 cc version using an 85 mm stroke with a 80 mm bore.

2000

The 2.0 L (1991 cc) 2000 version was the ultimate Flavia engine. Bore was 89 mm (3.5 in) and stroke was 80 mm (3.1 in) for a good oversquare ratio. This engine was produced from 1968 through 1974.