History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Lancia 2000 page on 28 July 2023, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Lancia 2000 (Tipo 820) is a series of automobiles produced by Lancia between 1971 and 1975. It was the last vehicle designed by Lancia engineers before the marque's acquisition by Fiat in 1969. The Lancia 2000 was a direct evolution of the Lancia Flavia, which it replaced.

The 2000 sedan kept the central part of the body (roof, doors, interior) and the entire drivetrain (except for some improvements to the fuel injection) of its predecessor, the second series of the Flavia.

The most significant changes were made to the front and rear of the body, where the designers modernised the styling of its predecessor. In particular, the tail was squared and simplified, and the nose lost its separate air intake and headlamp nacelles. The mechanics retained most of the Flavia's specifications including the front-wheel drive, boxer engine, independent suspension, and disc brakes all around, with vacuum assist and split-circuits (called "Super duplex" by Lancia).

The Lancia 2000 and 2000 HF Coupé were an evolution of the Series II Flavia Coupé. The car's bodyshell was designed and made by Pininfarina. The interior was also designed by Pininfarina and bears a striking resemblance to that of the Ferrari 330 GT. The cosmetic changes to the 2000 Coupé were largely confined to a new grille (matte black instead of chrome) with headlamps incorporated into the now wider intake, new bumpers (with rubber strips on the HF), and the tail was shorn of its vestigial tailfins, with a raised and squared decklid.

The interior did not undergo significant changes, being merely a refinement of the previous design. The powerplant was adopted from the 2000 sedan and available in two states of tune: carburetted on the 2000 Coupé, Bosch electronic fuel injection and engine management on the 2000 HF. The HF was recognizable by the body-side rub-strip, wooden Nardi steering wheel, and magnesium alloy wheels by Cromodora. Both versions had a 5-speed manual transmission with a dog-leg gearbox arrangement.

Photographs

	Subject:  Lancia 2000 Iniezione Photographer:  Anna Guerrero Location:  Leura, New South Wales, Australia Date:  10 December 2014 License:  Pexels View image of Lancia 2000 Iniezione · 5.6MB
	Subject:  Lancia 2000 Iniezione Photographer:  Anna Guerrero Location:  Leura, New South Wales, Australia Date:  10 December 2014 License:  Pexels View image of Lancia 2000 Iniezione · 4.5MB