Lancia Lambda


The Lancia Lambda is an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing unitary body, and it also pioneered the use of an independent suspension. Vincenzo Lancia even invented a shock absorber for the car and it had excellent four wheel brakes. Approximately 11,200 Lambdas were produced.
Nine versions of the Lambda were built:
The narrow-angle aluminium Lancia V4 engine was also notable. All three displacements shared the same long stroke, and all were SOHC designs with a single camshaft serving both banks of cylinders. The first engine had a 13° V angle, the second 14° and the third 13° 40'.
ModelEngineDisplacementPowerFuel system
S.1-S.6V4 SOHC2121 cc49 hp @ 3250 rpmsingle carburetor
S.7V4 SOHC2375 cc59 hp @ 3250 rpmsingle carburetor
S.8-S.9V4 SOHC2569 cc69 hp @ 3500 rpmsingle carburetor

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