Lancia continues to build suspense around its long-awaited Ypsilon HF. A few days ago, the Italian brand posted a new image on Instagram of the high-performance version of its electric city car... in a brand-new hue: Arancio Lava, a vibrant, sporty orange. A color that contrasts with the two other, more sober colors announced: Bianco Quarzo and Nero Ardesia.
It will soon be one year since Lancia lifted the veil on the Ypsilon HF prototypethe first truly sporty version of the electric city car. Now, the official presentation is fast approaching: it will take place at the end of June, as confirmed by the brand's latest press release.
280 horsepower and a sharpened spec sheet
The official press release confirms what we announced back in May The Lancia Ypsilon HF will develop 280 hp via a 100 % electric motor. Its acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.6 seconds puts it at the pinnacle of small electric sports cars, ahead of rivals such as the Alpine A290 GT Performance (6.4 s). It also logically outperforms the Alfa Romeo Junior veloce, whose 0 to 100 is claimed to take 5.9 sec.
But that's not all. The Ypsilon HF will also benefit from :
- a Torsen differential for optimum traction (as on Junior Veloce and Abarth 600e),
- Alcon Motorsport braking to handle performance (as on the Abarth 600e),
- a lowered chassis and wider track for sharper handling.
Verdict: the surprise weapon of 2025?
Only a few weeks remain before the official presentation. In the meantime, we can look forward to further revelations, and perhaps even to discovering the car from every angle on Italpassion, who knows?
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Lovely!
It's a pity it wasn't released earlier, though. Because the 208 GTE (or GTi?) will be presented in 5 days at Le Mans. So it's safe to assume that it'll be out sooner than the Lancia. It will completely overshadow the Ypsilon...
And to think we won't even be able to put a Ragazzon exhaust on it!
On the HF-Line, which is a 1.2L hybrid 110 hp with the HF body kit, this will be possible 😉
Ha top, I didn't see that an HF-Line finish was on the program! Good to know 🙂
So I'm waiting for the Italpassion report, even if I'm not completely convinced by the design, it's still a chance to have so many exclusives on Italian brands!
Too bad you made it so ugly. It could have been a cool bomb :/
Stellantis really needs to change his ways...