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Created on May 4, 2017

Reading time 8min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Cymon Taylor - Courtesy of RM/Sotheby's

Lancia / FCA Group / Werk

Bruno von Rotz

McKlein

FabPetersson Fotografie

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Daniel Reinhard

Cymon Taylor - Courtesy of RM/Sotheby's

Lancia / FCA Group / Werk

Bruno von Rotz

McKlein

FabPetersson Fotografie

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1986) - liess sich komplett entblättern

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - obschon das ganze Heck hochgeklappt werden kann, ist die Zugänglichkeit zur Mechanik nicht optimal

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - keine 2000 km ist dieser Wagen gefahren

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Ästhetik war nicht oberstes Gebot bei der Entwicklung

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - die Silhouette entspricht dem normalen Lancia Delta

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Frontansicht

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Heckansicht

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Interieur wirkt ziemlich gediegen

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - luxuriös ausstaffiertes Interieur

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - integrierte Kopfstützen

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Sitze mit Alcantara eingefasst

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - 260 km/h waren ausser Reichweite mit 250 PS

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Lenkrad von Momo

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Schalthebel

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Rennpedalerie

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Blick auf den Mittelmotor

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - der Vierzylinder mit Kompressor und Turbo

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - Seriennummer

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - vorne gibt es Platz für das Reserverad und das Werkzeug

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - der Kühlergrill entsprach dem Serien-Delta

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - natürlich mit Lancia-Zeichen

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - S4-Plakette mit Martini-Streifen

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1986) - gab es nur in einer Lackierung

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1986) - unterwegs in freier Wildbahn

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1986) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Lancia Delta S4 Gruppe B (1985) - mit Martini-Lackierung

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Lancia Delta S4 Gruppe B (1985) - Cockpit der Rallye-Version - kaum Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Stradale

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Lancia Delta S4 Gruppe B (1985) - Sieg beim ersten WRC-Einsatz in Grossbritannien

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Henri Toivonen und Neil Wilson - Lancia Delta S4 - RAC Rally 1985

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Lancia Delta S4 - Der Lancia Delta im Gruppe-B-Trim im Drift an der Monte Carlo Rallye 1986

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Lancia Delta S4 - Lancia Delta S4 Gruppe B in voller Fahrt bei der Rallye Monte Carlo 1986

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Lancia Delta S4 - Toivonen rast auf Lancia Delta S4 Gruppe B über eine Sonderprüfung der Rallye Monte Carlo 1986

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Lancia Delta S4 (1986) - in der Sonderausstellung "Let it B" mit Gruppe B Rallye-Fahrzeugen an der Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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Lancia Delta S4 Gruppe B (1986) - Eifel Rallye Festival 2016

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Lancia Delta S4 (1986) - Sonderschau "Gruppe B Rallye-Fahrzeuge" - Rétromobile Paris 2017

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Lancia Delta S4 Stradale (1985) - die Strassenvariante des Gruppe-B-Monsters - Techno Classica 2016

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Summary

This article contains the following chapters

Technology package
Differences to the rally version
Design with compromises
Driving experience
Almost world rally champion
Almost impossible to sell
One in 80 or 200
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With the Lancia 037 Rally, the Italians had built the last rear-wheel drive car to become world rally champion. However, the mid-engined sports car was no longer able to keep up with rivals such as the Audi quattro and later the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 from 1984 onwards. The Lancia technicians had already gained their first experience with four-wheel drive in 1981 with the Delta Turbo 4x4, which was presented to the press in 1982 and was based on the production Delta. But for Group B rally racing, this front-engine variant was clearly too well-behaved; something much wilder was needed. When developing the Delta S4, they pulled out all the stops and also used the knowledge gained from rallying with the 037. Once again, a tubular frame (made of chrome-molybdenum steel) served as the basis, and once again the engine was located in front of the rear axle. Once again, double wishbones all around provided the wheel guidance. And again, the body was made of plastic.

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