Italy's attack on the Mini's area has more than a drawer full of forks and tines include more brands and labels as a department store. On the one hand there is the ever-popular Fiat 500 Second, the Alfa Romeo Mito. And now we have the latest: the new Lancia Ypsilon, which has revealed the Italian car manufacturer just before the scheduled premiere at the upcoming motor show in Geneva.
Unlike the model it replaces - and the Cinque Cento, on which it is based - the Y is a five-door model, but included in a compact package, with hidden rear door handles. Pitched as a premium offering more than 500, the larger is Y A focus on refinement, with such a cabin touches as LED lighting in the instrument panel, a special sound-absorbing headliner, a large sun terrace and a variety of electronic systems - from the "magic Parking with Blue & Me and TomTom Live connectivity - available features you expect to find in a flagship luxury sedan.
Lancia also highlights the adaptability of the new Ypsilon, with 17 outside shades (including four two-color combinations), three interior trim levels (Silver, Gold and Platinum), six different fillings and three kinds of alloys. In addition, there are four engines in the range of launch: a 1.2-liter engine with 69 hp, 85hp with the 900cc TwinAir, a 95hp 1.3-liter Multijet turbo diesel and a flex-fuel 1.2-liter LPG engine, available with manual or semi-automatic transmissions.
The Y will be sold on the European continent as a Lancia, but fascinating, it will carry Chrysler badges and grillework when it crossed the English Channel, around the British Isles. Enter a suitable springboard for Chrysler in North America and the lineup? We have to wait and see, but Lancia also got a number of rebadged Chrysler's accession to the Ypsilon in Geneva. Follow the jump for the press release, check out the first crop of images in the gallery below and watch this space for more. Thank you to everyone for the tips!
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