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Lancia Beta 2000 in (historic) test - competition for BMW

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Created on April 3, 1976

Reading time 13min

Written by:

Rudolf Heitz

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – 2. Serie mit begradigtem hinteren Seitenfenster und seitlicher Schutzleiste

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – 2. Serie mit rechteckigen Scheinwerfern und neuem Kühlergrill

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – neu ist die schwarze Kunststoffblende hinter dem dritten Seitenfenster

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – Die 2. Serie präsentierte sich etwas begradigt und geglättet

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – leicht überarbeitetes Armaturenbrett der 2. Serie

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Lancia Beta Berlina (1976) – Interieur der 2. Serie

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – Das Schrägheck kam nicht gut an. Das spätere Stufenheck allerdings auch nicht

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1978) – das letzte Jahr der 2. Serie

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Lancia Beta Sedan 2000 ES (1976) – rechtsgelenktes Spitzenmodell für den englischen Markt mit Stahlschiebedach und elektrischen Fensterhebern

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Lancia Beta Berlina 1600 (1977) – Frontansicht

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Lancia Beta Berlina 1600 (1977) – Heckansicht

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Lancia Beta Berlina 1600 (1977) – Kofferraum

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) – So zufrieden-verträumt sahen nur wenige Beta-Besitzer aus

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1977) – Bitter: für Normalkunden zu schräg, für Lanciakunden nicht extravagant genug

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Lancia Beta Berlina 1300 (1977) – dynamische Fotografie der schwächsten Motorisierung

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Lancia Beta Berlina 2000 (1976) - aus der 2. Serie

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Lancia Beta Berlina (1973) - der Reihenvierzylindermotor mit obenliegenden Nockenwellen

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Summary

After Fiat had rescued the luxury brand Lancia in 1969, the Beta Series 2 in particular was intended to revive Lancia sales from 1976. The factory promised "a comfort sedan that is unparalleled in its class". The stylistically and technically revised Beta also had sporting talent. This test report from 1976 explains whether the hoped-for success would have been possible.

This article contains the following chapters

The most important facts in brief
Style: Smoothed
Interior: comfortable
Handling: good
Engine: powerful but loud
Driving experience: no power steering
Plus points
Minus points
mot overall rating
Technology
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The glamor and money of the noble Lancia brand were almost gone when Fiat threw in the lifebelt in 1969. Model tinkering continued and caused expensive worries for German buyers: used cars were rejected and the service network was initially far too thin. Around 300 of the 1,500 Fiat dealers have now been won over by Lancia; they are not standing on lost import ground. Deutsche Lancia GmbH in Heilbronn is identical to Deutsche Fiat AG. It brought a boost to business in 1975, 2500 cars were sold instead of 1000 to 1100 in the previous years. The target for 1976: around 6000 cars. Lancia sales were to be boosted above all by the Beta Series 2, delivered since February 1976.

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