Lancia Kappa | |
Manufacturer: | Lancia |
Production: | 1919–1922 |
Layout: | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Related: | Lancia Dikappa |
Engine: | 4,940 cc I4 |
Transmission: | 4-speed manual |
Wheelbase: | 33881NaN1 |
Weight: | 11000NaN0 (chassis) |
Predecessor: | Lancia Theta-35HP |
Successor: | Lancia Lambda |
The Lancia Kappa is a passenger car produced by Lancia between 1919 and 1922. Launched as Lancia's first post-war model, it was an updated version of the earlier Theta. 1,810 were made in total, surpassing the Theta as the best-selling Lancia motor car at the time.
The Kappa's Tipo 64 side valve inline-four was Lancia's first engine with a separate cylinder head, as opposed to the earlier monobloc designs. Displacing 4,940 cc, it produced 70 hp at 2,200 rpm for a top speed of 125km/h.
The separate body was built on a ladder frame; front and rear there were solid axles on semi-elliptic leaf springs, brakes were on the transmission and on the rear wheels. The transmission was a 4-speed gearbox with a multi-plate dry clutch.