Lancia Beta-15/20HP

Infobox Automobile


name = Lancia Beta
aka = Lancia Beta-15/20HP
manufacturer = Lancia
body_style = Torpedo
layout = FR layout
parent_company =
engine = 3118.81 cc straight-4 34 hp
production = 1909
predecessor = Lancia Alfa
Lancia Dialfa
successor = Lancia Gamma-20HP
related =
transmission =4-speed manual
class =
weight =convert|780|kg|lb|0|abbr=on
wheelbase=convert|293|cm|in|1|abbr=on
parent_company =

The Lancia 15/20HP (Type 54, Beta) replaced the earlier 12HP-Alfa and 18/24HP Dialfa models. Basically the car was modernized version of 12 HP, engine displacementwas enlarged from 2.5 to 3.1 litres (from 28 hp to 34 hp) and wheelbase increased from convert|282|cm|in|1|abbr=on to convert|293.2|cm|in|1|abbr=on.

The 15/20HP was manufactured 150 examples and it was replaced with Gamma-20HP model (type 55) in 1910.

References

*Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976. ISBN 0-901564-22-2