Lancia Epsilon

For the similarly named car, see Lancia Ypsilon.

Lancia 20-30 HP
1912 Lancia Epsilon with torpedo body
Overview
Manufacturer	Lancia
Also called	Lancia Epsilon
Production	1911–1912
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	4,080 cc I4 (petrol)
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,740, 2,932, 3,227 mm (107.9, 115.4, 127.0 in)
Width	1,615 mm (63.6 in)
Kerb weight	900–990 kg (1,984–2,183 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Lancia 20-30 HP Delta
Successor	Lancia 35 HP Theta

The Lancia 20/30 HP (Tipo 58), later known as Lancia Epsilon,^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a passenger car produced by Italian car manufacturer Lancia between 1911 and 1912. The car was quite similar to the previous 20/30 HP Delta model.^[1] In total 357 were made.^[1]

Models

Three wheelbase lengths were offered, resulting in a choice of five different models—depending on the desired body style:

Type A: normal wheelbase, for phaetons, landaulets, limousines and coupés
Type B: long wheelbase, for phaetons, landaulets and limousines
Type C: short wheelbase Corsa, for competition two- or three-seaters
Type D: normal wheelbase, for torpedoes
Type E: long wheelbase, for torpedoes and cabriolets

Specifications

The Epsilon was powered by a Tipo 58 side valve monobloc inline-four, displacing 4,080 cc, which produced 60 hp at 1,500 rpm.^[1] Top speed was 115 km/h (71 mph).^[1]

The separate body was built on a ladder frame; front and rear there were solid axles on semi-elliptic springs at the front and three-quarter elliptic springs at the rear. The brakes were on the transmission and on the rear wheels. The transmission was a 4-speed gearbox with a multi-plate wet clutch.

Notes

↑ All early Lancia models were named after their tax horsepower rating, as was common practice; when in 1919 Lancia began naming its passenger cars with Greek alphabet letters, all earlier models were posthumously renamed in order of appearance—from the 1907 Alfa to the 1913 Theta.

References

1 2 3 4 Amatori 1992.

Bibliography

Amatori, Franco; et al. (1992). Storia della Lancia — Impresa Tecnologie Mercati 1906–1969. Milan: Fabbri Editori. p. 350.

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Current models	Ypsilon II Voyager

1980–2014	Trevi Prisma Thema I Y10 Dedra Delta II Kappa Zeta Lybra Thesis Phedra Ypsilon I Musa Delta III Thema II Flavia

1945–1980	Aurelia Appia Flaminia Flavia Fulvia 2000 Beta Stratos HF Montecarlo Gamma Delta I

1918–1945	Kappa Dikappa Trikappa Lambda Dilambda Artena Astura Augusta Aprilia Ardea

1907–1918	12 HP Alfa 18 HP Dialfa 15/20 HP Beta 20 HP Gamma 20/30 HP Delta 20/30 HP Epsilon 30/50 HP Eta 25-35 HP Theta

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Lancia car timeline, 1906–1930s — next »
Type	1900s				1910s										1920s										1930s
Type	6	7	8	9	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
V4																												Augusta						Ardea
V4																	Lambda									Artena						Aprilia
I4							15 HP Zeta
			12 HP Alfa	15/20 HP Beta	20 HP Gamma	20/30 HP Delta		25/35 HP Theta						Kappa
						20/30 HP Epsilon										Dikappa
						30/50 HP Eta
I6			18 HP Dialfa
V8																										Astura
V8																	Trikappa						Dilambda

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