New sub-Ypsilon Lancia

[lee69]

On Italiaspeed today, one of the spin-offs from the recent takeover of the Zastava factory in Serbia by Fiat, are rumours of a Lancia-badged, upmarket version of Fiat's planned A segment car, the Topolino, which itself is based on a shortened Panda floorpan.  A new Ardea?

Full story here http://www.italiaspeed.com/2008/cars/fiat/05/topolino/0505.html

[lee69]

Any thoughts on this from anyone?  Maybe it's worth resurrecting the Autobianchi brand?

[peterbaker]

Could there be a connection with the small MiTu Alfa

[lee69]

It's a different platform to the MiTo Peter, being a smaller, smart city car competitor.  It will also also be the first Serbian-built Lancia.

[peterbaker]

isnt life complicated

[nyssa7]

Needed to come out sooner, took a lot of soul searching for me to buy a new Fiat 500 (basic 1.2 Pop) as my work runabout having decided bringing yet another Ypsi over from Holland was too much

If this works out, then guess I've found the 500's replacement already