RE: Check out the Kimera Automobili EVO38

RE: Check out the Kimera Automobili EVO38

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WPA

8,992 posts

116 months

Thursday 22nd February
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Mr Fix It

466 posts

270 months

Thursday 22nd February
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Yes. Yes. Yes.

GTRene

16,780 posts

226 months

Friday 23rd February
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lovely, although in the picture it looks a bit like the rear is to low?

see pictures first is from here, the last I pulled a bit up at the rear.




Pereldh

551 posts

114 months

Friday 23rd February
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Such bullst & history rewriting.
It was EXACTLY what actually happened, Abarth developed the 038 after the 037 and it was an immidiate rally success with 1-2-win in its maiden rally RAC 1985. The Delta S4.

These fella's just assume we don't know our Lancia's and just went ahead with it

smilo996

2,825 posts

172 months

Friday 23rd February
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Brilliant. Got to be a top 5 restomod.

mrclav

1,330 posts

225 months

Friday 23rd February
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This is meh.

Not going to agree with all the brown-nosing. I'm sure it's lovingly built and extremely well engineered but aesthetically? The original was never my cup of tea looks wise and this doesn't really make it any better.

Wab1974uk

1,016 posts

29 months

Friday 23rd February
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Very damn nice.

Much better than that Alpine thing.

gruppeb86

365 posts

15 months

Friday 23rd February
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Pereldh said:
Such bullst & history rewriting.
It was EXACTLY what actually happened, Abarth developed the 038 after the 037 and it was an immidiate rally success with 1-2-win in its maiden rally RAC 1985. The Delta S4.

These fella's just assume we don't know our Lancia's and just went ahead with it
Interesting. Yes, original codename SE038. However, the only real element directly evolved from the 037 into what became the Delta S4 was the fully tubular space frame. I wouldn't describe the Delta S4 as a true evolution of the 037. It's clearly a Lancia Delta and even used elements from a fiat van believe it or not.

evo2073

32 posts

141 months

Friday 23rd February
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No link to the configurator?? Pffft!

gruntmonster

163 posts

219 months

Friday 23rd February
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Oh my! That is utter filth! liking the colour too makes a change from white or red

BFleming

3,621 posts

145 months

Friday 23rd February
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How many units of the EVO37 did Kimera actually shift? Must be single digits, surely.

I'm off to buy popcorn for the "037 became the S4" debate to follow. Personally I felt the S4 was dressed to look like a Delta, but there the similarities ended. Maybe the same can be said of any Group B development.

Neill-l9qpf

67 posts

80 months

Friday 23rd February
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The most frustrating part for me is that Lancia are busy making some of the ugliest cars imaginable when if they wanted to they could do a modern Delta / Beta / 037 inspired model with a modern drivetrain and they would sell like hot cakes!

Imagine something that looked like this but with steel body panels and a 2l turbo competing with the likes of the GR86 for <£40k

BFleming

3,621 posts

145 months

Friday 23rd February
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Neill-l9qpf said:
The most frustrating part for me is that Stellantis are busy making some of the ugliest cars imaginable when if they wanted to they could do a modern Delta / Beta / 037 inspired model with a modern drivetrain and they would sell like hot cakes!
I fixed that for you. Unfortunately any independent thinking at Lancia has long since disappeared.

Geoffcapes

719 posts

166 months

Friday 23rd February
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One of the very few cars that I would 100% buy if I won the Euro millions.

Achingly gorgeous, goes like a stink and sounds 'proper'!

Probably the best restomod out there!

Edited by Geoffcapes on Friday 23 February 11:22

JJJ.

1,390 posts

17 months

Friday 23rd February
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BFleming said:
Neill-l9qpf said:
The most frustrating part for me is that Stellantis are busy making some of the ugliest cars imaginable when if they wanted to they could do a modern Delta / Beta / 037 inspired model with a modern drivetrain and they would sell like hot cakes!
I fixed that for you. Unfortunately any independent thinking at Lancia has long since disappeared.
Yes indeed. When Fiat can't be bothered to do their own 124 convertible, there's no hope of Lancia actually making a Lancia imo.

viggyp

1,917 posts

137 months

Friday 23rd February
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Neill-l9qpf said:
The most frustrating part for me is that Lancia are busy making some of the ugliest cars imaginable when if they wanted to they could do a modern Delta / Beta / 037 inspired model with a modern drivetrain and they would sell like hot cakes!

Imagine something that looked like this but with steel body panels and a 2l turbo competing with the likes of the GR86 for <£40k
Fiat is to blame there. They've let Lancia (almost) die and it seemed Alfa were going the same way. It's a shame but I do think Stellantis will sort things out...I hope.

Matt_T

416 posts

76 months

Friday 23rd February
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Reminded me of this... guess it sold?

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/o...

Matt Bird

1,455 posts

207 months

PH Reportery Lad

Friday 23rd February
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Hey folks, just to say we've had a bit more info from Kimera now and story is updated - 600hp and a manual being the important details!

Neill-l9qpf

67 posts

80 months

Friday 23rd February
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BFleming said:
I fixed that for you. Unfortunately any independent thinking at Lancia has long since disappeared.
Fair point, but that also means they could use one platform for a Fiat / Alfa / Lancia Coupe, making it a lot more financially viable than if Lancia was independent.

JJJ.

1,390 posts

17 months

Friday 23rd February
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Matt Bird said:
Hey folks, just to say we've had a bit more info from Kimera now and story is updated - 600hp and a manual being the important details!
Only 600? I'm out. biglaugh