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2012 Lancia Ypsilon - Click above for high-res image gallery
Italy's assault on the Mini's territory has more prongs than a drawer full of forks and involves more brands and labels than a department store. On the one hand, there's the ever-popular Fiat 500. On the other is the Alfa Romeo MiTo. And now we have the latest: the new Lancia Ypsilon, which the Italian automaker has just revealed ahead of its scheduled debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.
Unlike the model it replaces - and the Cinquecento on which it's based - the Ypsilon is a five-door, though contained in a compact package and with hidden rear door handles. Pitched as a more premium offering than the 500, the larger Ypsilon places an emphasis on refinement, with such cabin touches as LED dashboard lighting, a special sound-absorbing headliner, a large sunroof and a host of electronic systems - from "magic parking" to Blue&Me and TomTom Live connectivity - available features you might expect to find in a flagship luxury sedan.
Lancia's also emphasizing the customization possibilities with the new Ypsilon, offering 17 exterior shades (including four two-tone combos), three interior trim levels (Silver, Gold and Platinum), six different upholstery options and three styles of alloys. There are also four engines on offer from launch: a 1.2-liter engine with 69 horsepower, the 900cc TwinAir with 85hp, a 95hp 1.3-liter MultiJet turbodiesel and a flex-fuel 1.2-liter LPG engine, with either manual or semi-automatic transmissions.
The Ypsilon will be sold across the European continent as a Lancia, but intriguingly, it will wear Chrysler badges and grillework when it crosses the English Channel to the British Isles. A suitable springboard to enter Chrysler's North American lineup as well? We'll have to wait and see, but Lancia's also got a range of rebadged Chryslers joining 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. Thanks to all for the tips!
[Source: Lancia]
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