Archive for July, 2010
The Lancia Flavia Sedan not come to Europe, the self Cabrio
Lancia has released the list of releases for the Frankfurt Motor Show, and not seeing any new model ( which we have not seen before): Thema, Grand Voyager, Flavia Convertible Ypsilon Musa Delta and up. However, we must speak of a disappearance: And what about the Flavia Sedan? Yes, based on the Chrysler 200…
It does not come to Europe because it has a diesel engine. More than one tell me: “Javier, but if the Chrysler 200 had a diesel before,” and tell him appealing. However, the 2.0 CRD Chrysler 200 was the Volkswagen 2.0 TDI (140 hp), the injector pump and the motor is less than Euro 5. Furthermore, no agreement has been renewed engines with the VAG Group.
Therefore, there is no diesel engine, and put it would be too costly in relation to the benefit they expect him out. In fact, Flavia Convertible has only one petrol engine, a 2.4 175 hp that is only associated to an automatic transmission. Yes, it’s an engine like the American consumer, but more than Euro 5.
You can not sell a convertible diesel engines, nearly all do well indeed, but you can sell a D-segment saloon without diesel engine, because in that segment ‘s share of oil up to 90 %. And with similar gasoline engine alone… almost better not to bring.
Recall that under the alliance Fiat / Chrysler, American brands basically disappeared from the old continent (Chrysler and Dodge ), but not all cars. The Dodge Journey has emerged as Freemont Fiat and Lancia is responsible for selling various Chrysler remarked: 300C/Thema, Grand Voyager and 200/Flavia (after ” tune them ” a little inside ).
In the United States, sold two versions of the Chrysler 200, the sedan and convertible. But in Europe the convertible comes only by the above. It will not be a bestseller, therefore, can not afford to lose money. If there is no diesel, then what can you do?
Another issue is that the Lancia Flavia Convertible comes only with a gasoline engine that offers both the Chrysler 200 Convertible. The 2.4 is a 175 hp engine for the European market smokeless, progressive, low noise, reasonable consumption… what is asked of a convertible.
However, the 3.6 V6 engine Pentastar is absurd for a car like this in Europe. The competition has truly European cars performed much more in line with the power they have, and would be no match for them. It would also be a front-drive car, competing with a lot of rear-or all.
The 3.6 V6 Chrysler 283 delivers hp ( SAE), a shaved bet to 0 to any European convertible with that level of power has better performance, and safely, with less consumption. In summary, I consider Europe to bring consistent 2.4, but left of experiments with the V6, I do have on the Thema, to be more justified.