{{short description|Concept car developed by Lancia}} {{Infobox automobile | image = LanciaDialogos.jpg | name = Lancia Diàlogos | manufacturer = [[Lancia]] | production = 1998 (concept) | wheelbase = {{convert|3.05|m|in|1|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|4.99|m|in|1|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|1.95|m|in|1|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|1.49|m|in|1|abbr=on}} | related = [[Lancia Thesis]] | designer = {{ubl|Centro Stile Lancia:|Pietro Camardella|[[Marco Tencone]]|[[Mike Robinson (designer)|Mike Robinson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archivioprototipi.it/italia/lancia/dialogos.html|title=1998 LANCIA DIALOGOS|website=archivioprototipi.it|language=italian|accessdate=17 December 2019}}</ref>|[[Flavio Manzoni]] (interior)}} | body_style = 4-door sedan }}The '''Lancia Diàlogos''' is an Italian luxury [[concept car]] that was presented in saloon form at the [[Turin Motor Show#1998|1998 Turin Motor Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quattroruote.it/news/novita/1999/04/01/il_ritorno_dellammiraglia.html|title=Nuova Lancia "Aurelia"|accessdate=3 February 2015|date=1 April 1999}}</ref>
By European standards, the Diàlogos is a significantly large car with a {{convert|1.95|m|in|1|abbr=on}} width, {{convert|1.49|m|in|1|abbr=on}} height and standard wheelbase of {{convert|3.05|m|in|1|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web|title=Vehicles of Tomorrow - Teams & Prototypes|url=http://it.prod.lancia.com/it/#/history-and-design/centro-stile/dialogos|work=Lancia|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref> as a result of its interior designed to combine the concepts of a perfect atmosphere, a living room, and stress-free driving.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiat: Lancia Dialogos concept|url=http://www.autointell.com/european_companies/fiat/fiat111112.htm|work=Automotive Intelligence|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref>
Under development since August 1996, the Diàlogos was designed by the company's in-house Centro Stile Lancia under chief designer, [[Michael Vernon Robinson|Mike Robinson]], who described the concept as "a futuristic design, a next-generation car, with a flavor of the past".<ref>{{cite web|title=DIALOGOS SHOWS LANCIA'S PATH|url=http://europe.autonews.com/article/19980427/ANE/804270876/dialogos-shows-lancias-path#axzz2q77DCt8Y|work=Automotive News|accessdate=11 January 2014|date=27 April 1998}}</ref> Distinctive body features include front styling dominated by a large grille, and the absence of side central pillars with the rear doors opening backwards, to evoke the design of the [[Lancia Aurelia]] saloon of the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Lancia Dialogos|url=http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1998_lancia_dialogos|work=Car Styling|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref>[[File:Interior del Lancia Dialogos.jpg|left|thumb|Diàlogos interior]] [[File:Lancia dialogos rear.jpg|thumb|Diàlogos rear]] The interior is sumptuously appointed with body-moulding seats trimmed in "nabuk", said to be similar to chamois leather. In addition, the front seats of the Diàlogos [[Swivel seat|swivel]] through 90° to help access into the cabin, and by 180° to form a sofa facing the rear seats. Other interior features include: a steering wheel and instrument panel located at the centre for ease of access but that can slide on either side depending on the prevailing driving direction; 2 screens fitted in the back of the front seats; a tactile thin film of softwood bonded to a layer of resin and foam for the dashboard and some other areas; a personal electronic key, known as the "Ego Card", which allows the car to adapt to an individual's needs associated with seat position, multi-zone climate control settings, steering-wheel and pedal position; automatically opening driver's door upon approaching the car.
Mechanically, although not equipped with an engine, the Diàlogos is said to feature an [[active differential]] and adjustable drive-torque distribution to both axles as well as [[Multi-link suspension|multilink suspension]]. For example, the front suspension uses a virtual steering axis, with the said axis passing through the center of the front wheels thus claimed to result in potholes or uneven surfaces not causing the wheel to vibrate or turn. The rear suspension too uses a virtual pitch center such that, when riding over an obstacle, the wheel moves back to reduce interference transmitted to the body.
In terms of driving technologies the Diàlogos has: fully adaptive headlights that respond to driving conditions; adaptive cruise control; adaptive semi-automatic transmission; [[collision avoidance system|anti-collision]] and [[lane departure warning system|lane departure]] systems; voice control for many systems; exterior cameras.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concept cars - Lancia Dialogos|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/proto_dialogos.html|work=Italia Speed|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref>
Lancia later adapted and introduced many of the above technologies for mass production on its [[Lancia Thesis]] saloon, which was launched in 2001 and whose exterior styling was based on that of the Diàlogos.
Although a wagon concept was also designed, it was never produced to full scale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concept cars - Lancia Dialogos|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/proto_dialogos.html|work=Italia Speed|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref>
==Lancia Giubileo== In 2000, a one-off version named '''Giubileo''' was built and gifted to [[Pope John Paul II]] as part of the Catholic church's [[Great Jubilee]] celebrations. It was powered by a 3.0L [[Alfa Romeo V6 engine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quattroruote.it/notizie/costume/unauto-per-il-papa-lancia-giubileo|title=Lancia "Giubileo" - UN'AUTO PER IL PAPA|accessdate=27 April 2013|date=1 January 2000|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130702164638/http://www.quattroruote.it/notizie/costume/unauto-per-il-papa-lancia-giubileo|archivedate=2 July 2013}}</ref> and was valued at {{USD}}1.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Popemobile Is $1.5-Million Lancia|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-30-hw-48822-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=4 February 2015|date=30 December 1999}}</ref>
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