More Lancia-Chryslers: Grand Voyager, Flavia announced

More Lancia-Chryslers: Grand Voyager, Flavia announced
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We showed you the Lancia Thema in the previous post, which is essentially a Chrysler 300 with an Italian name, and here are the other members of the new Chrysler based Lancia range of cars. Meet the Lancia Grand Voyager and the Lancia Flavia sedan and convertible.

Like the Thema, these “new Lancias” are largely unchanged from the American cars they were based on, and in the case of the MPV, Lancia didn’t even bother changing its name! The Voyager has been a mainstay in the segment for 27 years now, selling thirteen million units in 120 countries in the process, so perhaps that’s why Lancia isn’t changing its identity. The Grand Voyager replaces Lancia’s previous MPV, Phedra, which is a twin of the Citroen C8 and Fiat Ulysse.

More Lancia-Chryslers: Grand Voyager, Flavia announced
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Called the Chrysler Town & Country in America, the current Grand Voyager is 5.14 metres long and 1.99 m wide, so it’s a huge box that’s even bigger than a Hyundai Starex. Main features include Stow ‘n Go seats in 2-2-3 formation and electric tailgate and sliding doors. It’s a Lancia so interior trim is more luxurious than if it was a Chrysler. The Grand Voyager is be powered by a Euro 5 rated 2.8L CRD engine with 163 hp/360 Nm or a 283 hp 3.6 V6 petrol.

More Lancia-Chryslers: Grand Voyager, Flavia announced
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Also converted is the Chrysler 200 sedan and convertible, which will be called the Lancia Flavia, reviving a nameplate from the 1960s. This younger brother to the Chrysler 300 is a revamped Sebring with a new name, in hope that it will offer better challenge to mid-sized stalwarts like the Camry and Accord. The 200 Convertible was unveiled last month. It’s a four-seater with the choice of a retractable hard top or a cloth soft top.

Those who remember the old days where Lancias were beautiful, exotic and race winning will cringe at the sight of these. I’ve unearthed something and would like to share it with you. Look out for it after the jump.

More Lancia-Chryslers: Grand Voyager, Flavia announced
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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • The Voyager look like Naza Ria.

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  • VoidDance on Feb 16, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    I guess Jeremy Clarkson and co. will be barking madly at this as Lancia is one their favourite brand and to be linked with mediocre brands like Chrysler would be a disaster. I don’t know, it seems to me that Fiat is making a good decision by using Lancia as platform sharing with Chrysler rather than Fiat or even Alfa. Lancia is a deep in slumber which need a bit of jolt to wake it up. Maybe they can rebadge Dodge Challenger/Charger as one of the Lancia. Hehehe. Yes, it would look weird in the Europe but since when that Lancia never been weird?

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  • 4G63tDSM on Feb 16, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    Oh boy. Its almost selling your soul.

    An italian car brand with no italian soul and heart.

    At least the Thema/300 has some germanic dna from its doner W210.

    Please bring back the Stratos. failing that. Re-skin a Mitsu Evo and call it the new Intergrale (afterall, chrysler and Mitsu had a very long working relationship)

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  • alan prost on Feb 16, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    think of starex is already big..this grand voyager is even bigger!
    but that is the way the minivan should be

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    • 4g63tdsm on Feb 16, 2011 at 11:48 pm

      well, the starex still has a LWB which is larger…much larger

      Funny, perhaps is the charm, none of these minivans feel that big when you are driving them there partly because of the larger parking spaces.

      I drove both the new 2011 versions of the town and country and Sienna a few months back as rentals and despite both having 3.5+ V6 and 6 speed auto gearboxes, the Sienna drove better and had better seats than the admittedly horrid stow and go units in the Chrysler

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  • ohyake on Feb 16, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    THE MAGAZINE LOOKS FAMILIAR HAHAHA

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  • The italian are known to be artistic when comes to designing cars.so what is left now???the mpv is is even uglier than the super slow exora and the gayish alza.chrysler are not known to built pretty cars.their cars are bland and only fits for the dentist in the land of uncle sam.it will be the ugliest lancias in many years to come huhuhuhu

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  • pity who on Feb 22, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    dissapointed

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