An official brochure with details of the new Lancia Delta has circulated the internet over the weekend, confirming various aspects of the car’s specification and pricing for the first time. Lancia has launched a new website counting down the days to the Delta’s exclusive preview in France on March 15, only a matter of days after its world debut at Geneva.

An official brochure with details of the new Lancia Delta has circulated the internet over the past week, confirming various aspects of the car’s specification and pricing for the first time.

The material, reportedly for the Austrian market, does not provide a full snapshot of the Delta range, but nevertheless offers some interesting insights.  Amongst these are confirmation of three equipment levels – adhering to current Lancia trim level hierarchy, these are Argento, Oro and Platino. The basic Argento level will be offered with the 120bhp 1.4 T-Jet and 1.6 Multijet engines, while the Oro adds the option of the more powerful 150bhp T-Jet variant; the top-spec Platino, however, will not be offered in conjunction with the 120bhp T-Jet. Reference is also made in the document to a 190bhp variant of the 1.9-litre twin-stage turbo Multijet diesel, developed by Fiat Powertrain Technologies and expected to receive its first application in a Fiat Group Automobiles car in the Delta.

Pricing is expected to be competitive, with pricing for the entry-level 1.4 T-Jet Argento listed as 22,100 euros for the Austrian market. The same engine in Oro specification adds 2,000 euros, with a further 1,000 euro premium for the 150bhp T-Jet. The 1.6 Multijet variant opens at 24,340 euros with the Argento trim level, with 2,000 euros again added for Oro specification. In Platino form, the Delta is listed as costing 27,500 euros for the 150bhp T-Jet, and 28,740 euros for the 1.6 Multijet.

A number of performance statistics are also listed. The 120bhp 1.4 is listed as having a top speed of 190 km/h, and a 0-100 km/h time of 10.0 seconds. The 150bhp version improves these figures to 206 km/h and 8.2 seconds, while the 120bhp 1.6 diesel is listed as recording figures of 186 km/h and 11.0 seconds over the same measures. Its cited fuel economy figure is an impressive 4.9l/100km over the combined cycle, compared with 6.8 and 7.2l/100km for the 120 and 150 T-Jets respectively.

A range of five alloy wheel options is confirmed by the brochure. Standard fitment on the Argento will be a 16” x 7” 14-spoke design, wearing 205/55 rubber; optional upgrades will include a differing style of 14-spoke wheel in the same size, two designs measuring 17” x 7” fitted with 225/45 tyres, or an 18” x 7” 10-spoke ‘Sport’ option equipped with 225/40 Pirelli P Zero Rossos. Oro and Platino trim levels will feature 17-inch wheels as standard, and also offer an 18-inch option. The latter may also be specified as part of a ‘GranTurismo’ sport package, featuring sports suspension, sporty pedals and interior trim, and a leather steering wheel and gearknob. However, this option will not be available on the entry-level 120bhp petrol and diesel engines.

Much of the colour palette derives from that already available on the Bravo and Croma, including white and black pastels, three shades of metallic grey, a red and two blues. Three new colours will be available however: ‘Azzurro Fontanesi’, ‘Bordeaux Sansovino’ and ‘Perla Sironi’. In addition, in keeping with Lancia’s reputation for offering ‘bi-colore’ paintschemes, all colours will be able to be combined with a black roof, as demonstrated in the initial launch images, and this will be able to be combined with a further additional colour, ‘Avorio Micalizzato’.

Fiat’s highly-regarded Blue&Me telematics option, as well as the upgraded Blue&Me Nav (incorporating a brand-new satellite navigation system from Magneti Marelli), will be optional across the range. Alcantara is expected to be made standard on the Oro and Platino trim levels, with optional leather available; this will also bring the option of a two-tone dashboard. To the Argento-level specification, Oro will add standard cruise control and automatic dual-zone climate control; Platino will also include the Skyview glass roof and standard bi-colore paint.

Meanwhile, Lancia has launched a new website counting down the days to the Delta’s exclusive preview in France on March 15, only a matter of days after its world debut at Geneva. Hosted at www.deltavantoutlemonde.fr, the site confirms the importance of the French market to Lancia’s plans to produce 300,000 vehicles a year by 2010.