The Lancia ECV is a prototype Group S rally car that Lancia had built to replace the Delta S4 in World Rally Championship competition in 1987. However, Group B and Group S cars were banned from competition by the FIA in late 1986 due to safety concerns and the ECV never raced. Lancia instead developed the Group A Lancia Delta.
The car originally produced over 600 horsepower (447 kW) from a 1759 cc twin-turbocharged engine. However, Group S rules would have artificially limited the car's output to 300 hp (224 kW) to limit speeds.
The car made extensive use of the composite materials Kevlar and carbon fibre to save weight and add strength. Overall the car weighed 930 kg.
The car featured a new Martini colour-scheme, replacing the S4's white bodywork with red-based scheme. Lancia used the new scheme on it's competition cars in 1987.
ECV 2
Despite the cancellation of Group S, Lancia improved the ECV with the ECV II. The ECV II concept car was more compact and featured improved aerodynamics.
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