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Is a lancia V4 relly a Vee
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Slp     Reply with quote
All the cylinders are under the same head, and why do not they spell it lahncha? Do they know how many people call that car a land-see-er?
Dont     Reply with quote
lancia delta is my favourite car ever
Emilio     Reply with quote
The Lancia V4 is not really a V cylinder layout.

And they spell it ''Lancia'' because that is the name that was decided by the founders whenever the company was formed.
Strong     Reply with quote
It is a form of V - a narrow angle V, similar to the VR6 / V6 found in some modern VWs.

It is spelt ''Lancia as that was the founder is surname, and pronounced ''Lan-chee-ah because that is how ''Lancia'' is pronounced in Italy, where the company was founded.
If it was spelt ''Lahncha'' it would be pronounced ''lahn-ka'' as that is how ''Lahncha'' would be pronounced in Italian.
Coach     Reply with quote
It is a Narrow angle V, only 10 degrees, so they use a single cylinder head with offset chambers. Thats why it is called a V, because it is.

And it is called Lancia because the founder is Vincenzo Lancia.

Why would they spell it lahncha? It is pronounced larn-see-a.
Kim     Reply with quote
Hi there, you're quite write about the single cylinder head configuration but because the pairs of pistons & rods come off the crank at different trajectories, unlike an in-line engine, it is classified as a narrow angle V. It is a compact work of art however u look at it. 90 BHP from an 1960 is 1300 with twin Solex carbs is damn good going. As for the 1600, up to 160 BHP in the Fanalone rally car. Being a language philistine l was one of those people who pronounced it 'lan-see-a' until friend from Naples told me the correct pronounciation & I've never looked back.
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