The Lancia Thesis MY2006 is making its debut at the 76th Geneva Motor Show this week, the brand's truly luxurious flagship saloon looking as elegant, distinctive and refined as ever, with its new red Frau leather interior and 18-inch polish alloy wheels.

The Thesis saloon embodies all the famous historic values associated with the Lancia brand: understated but very elegant styling, luxurious interiors, a distinctive character, and a car that is exciting to drive and individual in nature. Quite how the Thesis remains so underrated in the marketplace is somewhat of a mystery: it is comfortably head and shoulders in all departments above its bland and overrated Germanic rivals, a true gem to those who have discovered its virtues. In Geneva this week the Thesis MY2006 takes up position on Lancia's spacious stand where the brand's centenary is being recognised. To commemorate this achievement the single example on show boasts small '100' logos on the B-pillars.

Lancia Thesis MY2006

The new Thesis 2006 is a luxury car that combines sportiness and elegance to produce unique, exclusive styling. On the outside, the car’s refined metallic grey paintwork sets off the lines of the Lancia flagship beautifully. And the design of the 18” ray effect alloys is very eye-catching, highlighting the sporty impression of this particular version. The same impression is repeated on the inside, which is furnished with new Frau red leather upholstery with coordinated details.
 

The original Thesis 2006 is on exactly the same wavelength as the Lancia flagship, a luxury saloon that captures the attention of elite motorists with its elegance and cutting-edge technology. This is a particular segment of the market with a small number of models where the most important carmakers concentrate the best automotive technology on the market today. For this reason the Thesis 2006 is equipped with the new 2.4 Multijet 20-valve engine which, combined with a self-adaptive sequential 5-speed automatic transmission, delivers 185 bhp at 4000 rpm and peak torque of 330 Nm at 1500 rpm. What is more, with this power pack the car reaches a top speed of 225 km/h and accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 10.2 seconds.

Of course the car exhibited on the Lancia stand is equipped with all the strong points that the Thesis offers, from the lavish array of standard safety equipment (ABS with EBD, ESP complete with ASR, 8 airbags) to the luxurious, large, protective passenger compartment, which features the sophisticated Connect Nav+ infotelematic system, a Bose Hi-Fi system, multi-zone automatic climate control and Comfort front seats (ventilated, heated and adaptive, with built-in squab and cushion massage), which are the state of the art in terms of comfort and ergonomics. The car is also equipped with an anti-lift volumetric antitheft system with alarm, a television and parking sensors.