2012 Lancia Thema Review

The new Lancia Thema debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 a new chapter in the legendary history of the brand. The first global flagship store combines the best of both worlds, the new rear-wheel drive vehicle was created based on the Chrysler 300 and is ready, as the first Thema Back in 1984, to take the most difficult but also the segment most prestigious finally trying to offer a real alternative. To achieve this goal, the new Thema combines the presence of size, comfort and impressive on the road, typically American features, with the luxury of Poltrona Frau ® leather interior, the silence of the great Lancia pampering and attention to detail all express the best of Italian design.

For sale by all dealers in October 2011, the Lancia Thema There are two trim levels - Gold and Platinum - three versions of the engine: 292 hp 3.6L V6 petrol engine with 8-speed automatic and 190 hp or 224 hp 3.0 
L V6 diesel engine and 5 speed automatic.
 


Style

Measuring 5084 mm long, 1507 mm high, 1891 wide and with a wheelbase of 3051 mm, the new Thema stands in the category of luxury sedans, with its distinctive modern style. At the front end, grill brings Lancia logo and horizontal bars to express precision and formal rigor in a unique design. The chrome bar and the outline of the logo creates a special contrast inside the frame, which is also chrome. The entire look is reinforced by two innovative lights with LED technology and the DRL function, which together form a "C" to the presence of unique and impressive way.

The profile of the new Lancia flagship highlights the different proportions of its predecessor, with the addition of luxury finishes that give it an elegant appearance. Robust joined the front line with the ceiling, mixing with three-quarters of the back taillights unique features that complement the silhouette. Moreover, the angle of the windshield provides an aerodynamic effect and thin pillars allow the driver to enjoy excellent visibility.
 


Rounding off the car a good finisher, rear spoiler has a built-in with the Lancia logo lies below. It is able to ignite the darkest night, the two harmoniously designed LED tail lights are combined with chrome highlights the new class leading. Front-end muscle is reflected in the two chrome exhaust pipe, exhaust pipe, a reminder that offer a range of stylistic performance engines.

Luxury and comfort

Thema combines leading new segment standards with unmatched comfort and luxury that has always set Lancia cars of the other. The interior reveals a unique style and offers excellent passenger comfort, with soft materials, interior trim with the optional luxury of heated seats in nappa leather and Poltrona Frau ® leather-clad dashboard and real wood inserts on the center console, panels, doors and steering wheel. In addition, the dashboard a three-dimensional effect, enhanced by subtle chrome finish and a dashboard with an innovative design with double pole light sapphire blue, a color also used for lighting LEDs inside. In addition, to ensure "best in class comfort" seats are designed with a new architecture, which includes the serpentine spring suspension (S-shaped). The front seats offer support for four-way lumbar adjustment of up / down and front / rear steering actuators and density adjustment.
 


Increase is an innovative design and very rigid structure, the Lancia Thema publish the best in class noise level inside the cabin. The presence of two panels based composite material, laminated windscreen and windows, sound-absorbing panels in the cabin, and all voids in the wheel to ensure the absorption of higher noise and a significant improvement in comfort on board the train.

Finally, many components are specially designed new chassis Thema to ensure the fastest lap and the dynamics of handling all types of road surfaces and weather conditions. In particular, contains the innovative multi-link front and rear suspension system layout triangulation, thanks to its flexibility, keeping the wheels perpendicular to the road when cornering, ensuring maximum grip. Shock has also been specially designed to absorb the stress produced by coating a less perfect. The end result is a cabin very quiet, with almost no external noise, with the movement of the car that moves along the road is barely perceptible.
 


Engines

Designed for outstanding performance in the city and on long trips, the Lancia Thema offers a choice of three different six-cylinder engine, automatic transmission and four-wheel drive: Detailed 3.6L 292 hp V6 petrol engine with 8-speed automatic transmission and 190 hp or 224 hp 3.0L V6 diesel, as well as 5 - speed automatic transmission.

Pentastar V6 petrol is the Chrysler Group, with the latest technology - with the Euro 5 legislation - which allows six-cylinder engine providing 292 HP at 6,400 rpm and maximum torque of 353 Nm at 4800 rpm for CO2 emissions of 199 g / km (combined cycle consumption: 8.3l/100km). This new device allows the level of the topic reaches a top speed of 230 km / h Acceleration 0-100 km / h in 7.2 seconds, this result is also partly the result of a new 8-speed transmission.

The two Euro 5 diesel engine, supplied by the Italian manufacturer VM - the leader in high performance diesel units - delivering 190 hp and 224 hp respectively, and come with a 5-speed automatic transmission. Specifically, the 224 hp version offers a maximum torque of 550 Nm at 1600-2800 rpm.
 


Embedded technology

Lancia Thema Uconnect ® presents innovative info-telematic system and installed the new technology designed to keep travelers connected, safe and completely at ease. Since the touch screen satellite navigation system and dual zone climate is the ability to adapt the movement of trains, Uconnect ® touch system offers an excellent experience for the driver and passengers. Supplied with a new flagship, the system has a large 8.4 inch touch screen, easy to use controls, and the user can connect and manage their devices (cell phones or MP3 players). In addition, the Platinum trim level, the Lancia Thema offers an exclusive Garmin satellite navigation system as standard which includes the Premium TMC services, as well as a high-quality audio system with nine speakers and a subwoofer, for a total of 506W amplifier .

The active and passive safety

Lancia Thema offers over 70 advanced active and passive safety, such as keyless Enter-N-Go, and electronic stability control (ESC) as standard with the exclusive First Alert Brakes Brake rain and tools, designed to further improve handling and the car's road manners, and active pedestrian protection to safeguard accidental effect of pedestrians. To ensure maximum visibility at night and all the bad lighting conditions, the Lancia Thema offers Xenon adaptive headlights SmartBeam ™ self-standard.
 


Also available upon request, a number of innovative features, distinctive that reference the new Lancia model is applied to the category.

Adaptive Speed ​​Control (ACC) with Forward Collision Warning (FCS)

The limitations of traditional cruise control are overcome by the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). When the vehicle comes to a slower vehicle traveling ahead, ACC adjusts speed and (if applicable) to act as a brake to keep a safe distance as preset by the driver, which enables it to avoid frequent manual intervention. This equates to a much more relaxing, comfortable driving experience for the driver. This sense of security and well-being is enhanced by onboard collision warning (FCS), the additional feature that alerts the driver in a potential collision. Finally, adaptive cruise control system is optimized to avoid the undesirable consequences of high fuel consumption.

Blind Spot Detection

A display of the corresponding input signal is in the blind spot, that is, the dangerous situation of having a car traveling along that is not visible in front of the mirror. When the indicator is used to indicate a lane change alert sound and visual alarm driver to check the position of the vehicles around you carefully before switching.

Detection Stations of the Cross

The system prevents the risk of collisions at low speeds: a series of sensors detect the presence of moving vehicles while the driver is reversed.
 


Parkview (TM) Rear Back-Up Camera

When reverse gear is engaged, the camera is automatically activated, as seen from the road 8.4-inch in the dash. This feature ensures optimal safety of the driver, other vehicles and especially pedestrians.

SmartBeam ™ and HID headlamps

Intelligent xenon headlights, which automatically adjust the height and depth to ensure maximum visibility through the sensor, which detects the surrounding traffic / lighting conditions.

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