Lancia: The Delta S4 is a real high-flyer
LEGENDARY In the Ruoteclassiche - Best in Classic 2022 competition, the all-wheel-drive Lancia Delta S4 outperformed such prominent competitors as the Bugatti EB 110 GT Parigi and the Lamborghini Countach 25 Anniversary.
In the youngtimer category of the prestigious annual classic car competition Ruoteclassiche - Best in Classic 2022, the Lancia Delta S4 came first. It left not only the Bugatti EB110 Parigi but also the Lamborghini Countach 25 Anniversary behind. In this category, vehicles from the 1980 to 2000 model years were on the ballot.
World champion Miki Biason in the jury
The chosen Delta S4, a road-legal version, is one of the rare surviving examples of the small series limited to 200 units produced between 1985 and 1986.
The award ceremony of the organizer Ruoteclassiche, a traditional Italian classic car magazine, took place on November 30 at the Pirelli hangar Bicocca. Among the twelve jury experts was Miki Biason, the last Italian World Rally Champion.
Power through turbo and compressor
The Lancia Delta S4 won 15 rally victories in the second half of the 1980s. Its 1.75-liter four-cylinder engine was doubly supercharged by a turbocharger and a supercharger. This gave it a maximum torque of 450 Nm at 4500 rpm. Weighing only 966 kilograms, the 4×4 car is now part of the large Stellantis Heritage collection.
