Lancia Kappa (1919)
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Lancia Kappa
| image = Lancia Kappa.jpg
| aka =
| manufacturer = Lancia
| production = 1919–1922
| class =
| layout = Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
| body_style =
| related = Lancia Dikappa
| engine = 4,940 cc I4
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|3388|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length =
| width =
| weight = {{convert|1100|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} (chassis)
| predecessor = Lancia Theta-35HP
| successor = Lancia Lambda
}}
The Lancia Kappa is a passenger car produced by Lancia between 1919 and 1922. Launched as Lancia's first post-war model, it was an updated version of the earlier Theta. 1,810 were made in total, surpassing the Theta as the best-selling Lancia motor car at the time.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}}
Specifications
The Kappa's Tipo 64 side valve inline-four was Lancia's first engine with a separate cylinder head, as opposed to the earlier monobloc designs.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}} Displacing 4,940 cc, it produced 70 hp at 2,200 rpm for a top speed of {{convert|125|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}}
The separate body was built on a ladder frame; front and rear there were solid axles on semi-elliptic leaf springs, brakes were on the transmission and on the rear wheels. The transmission was a 4-speed gearbox with a multi-plate dry clutch.
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book |title=Lancia |first=Michael |last=Frostick |year=1976 |ISBN=0-901564-22-2}}
- {{cite book |title=Storia della Lancia — Impresa Tecnologie Mercati 1906–1969 |first1=Franco |last1=Amatori |display-authors=etal |publisher=Fabbri Editori |year=1992 |location=Milan |pages=351 }}
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