Lancia Delta Integrale Rally Car: The Group B WRC Champ - Off Road Legends
12The Lancia Delta Integrale is the king of hot-hatches, and the most successful rally car in the history of the universe. This is its story.
In the mid 80’s, with competition in Group B and the World Rally Championship becoming more and more fierce, primarily from the gruesome Audi quattro, Lancia knew they had to come up with a car that would shame its rivals once and for all. Cue the Delta Integrale.
Initially, the Lancia Delta was nothing more than a rather ordinary family hatchback. It made no technological breakthroughs, it was not considered fast even by the standards within the era, and if I’m honest, it wasn’t the best looking car either. But after suffering defeat from the Audi quattro in both 1984, and further losing to the Peugeot 205 T16 in 1985, Lancia realized that in order to remain competitive, they needed to drop the 037 and start from scratch with a car that would serve its drivers well. Without a question, it needed to be all-wheel drive. Thus, the Delta S4 was born. The S4’s legacy came to a crashing halt following the accidental deaths of Lancia’s Group B racing drivers. Lancia invested in the Delta Integrale as the WRC made rule and class adjustments, and won 6 WRC Championships.
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