Ragazzon takes care of the new Lancia Ypsilon: here's how it sings!

The news Lancia Ypsilon is a chic, urban city car that's now electrified. But with its meticulous design and hybrid powertrain, it's hard to get excited about its sound. Like its technical cousin, the Alfa Romeo Junior, the Ypsilon shares Stellantis' CMP platform, as well as the 1.2L 3-cylinder engine, available here in a 110 hp hybrid version.

Unsurprisingly, Ragazzon, the famous Italian tuner specializing in sports exhausts, jumped at the chance to give it a more... lively soundtrack. After Junior, it's the Ypsilon's turn to benefit from an in-house exhaust system.

First observation: visually, it's a success. The Ragazzon rear silencer gives the Ypsilon a real tailpipe, well integrated and much more attractive than the discreet original one. It adds a welcome touch of sportiness to the rear of this city car with its assertive neo-retro styling.

But the main reason we talk about Ragazzon is because the sound. So, how does it sound?

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Let's be honest: the engine remains what it is, a modest 3-cylinder backed by a small hybrid system. And while Ragazzon does manage to infuse it with a slight growl, particularly under acceleration, the overall effect remains very restrained. The tone is a little huskier, but far from a radical transformation.

The 1.2L 3-cylinder block doesn't work miracles, and the presence of the hybrid system further limits sound expression. In fact, the resemblance with the Junior equipped with the same exhaust system is striking: same successful visual character, same timid sound.

Interesting fact: the Lancia Ypsilon entered in Rally4 uses the same 1.2L 3-cylinder engine, boosted to 212 hp, but without hybridization. The result? A much more aggressive and expressive sound. This confirms that it's not the engine itself that curbs emotion, but the hybrid architecture of the production versions.