Lancia has released pictures of the Delta High Performance Estate (HPE) that has just been unveiled at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival. Conceptually akin to the Beta HPE from the Seventies, the Delta HPE is a shooting-brake, ambiguously described by Lancia as a 'practical saloon'. Accordingly, a wheelbase of 2700mm should ensure a spacious interior.

Resurrecting the Delta name last used in 1994, the show car draws from the 2003 Granturismo Stilnovo concept at the rear, while the front reinterprets classic Lancia grilles from the Fifties. Chrome detailing continues inside, and particular attention has been paid to rear passengers, their seats reclining to mimic aeroplane accommodation. When it reaches production next year, the Lancia Delta HPE will be powered by a range of petrol and diesel engines, all turbocharged, with outputs ranging from 120 to 200PS. No doubt Lancia will be hoping to repeat the success of the original Delta; it was Car of the Year in 1980. Key dimensions of the Lancia Delta HPE concept are: length 4.5m, width 1.8m, height 1.5m.
Source: cardesignnews