Lancia Epsilon

{{for|the similarly named car|Lancia Ypsilon}}{{More citations needed|date=January 2019}}{{Infobox automobile | name = Lancia 20-30 HP | image = Lancia Torpedo Type Epsilon (1912) jm64114.jpg | caption = 1912 Lancia Epsilon with [[Torpedo (car)|torpedo]] body | manufacturer = [[Lancia]] | aka = Lancia Epsilon | production = 1911–1912 | class = | body_style = | layout = [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] | related = | engine = 4,080 cc [[Inline-four engine|I4]] ([[Petrol engine|petrol]]) | transmission = 4-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]] | wheelbase = {{convert|2740|,|2932|,|3227|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | length = | width = {{convert|1615|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | height = | weight = {{convert|900|–|990|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | predecessor = [[Lancia Delta (1911)|Lancia 20-30 HP Delta]] | successor = [[Lancia Theta|Lancia 35 HP Theta]] | sp = uk }}

The '''Lancia 20/30 HP''' (''Tipo 58''), later known as '''Lancia Epsilon''',{{efn|All early Lancia models were named after their [[tax horsepower]] rating, as was common practice; when in 1919 Lancia began naming its passenger cars with [[Greek alphabet]] letters, all earlier models were posthumously renamed in order of appearance—from the 1907 [[Lancia Theta|Alfa]] to the 1913 [[Lancia Theta|Theta]].}} is a [[Car|passenger car]] produced by [[Italy|Italian]] car manufacturer [[Lancia]] between 1911 and 1912. The car was quite similar to the previous [[Lancia Delta-20/30HP|20/30 HP Delta]] model.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}} In total 357 were made.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}}

==Models== Three wheelbase lengths were offered, resulting in a choice of five different models—depending on the desired body style:

* '''Type A''': normal wheelbase, for [[Phaeton body|phaeton]]s, [[Landaulet (car)|landaulet]]s, [[limousine]]s and [[coupé]]s * '''Type B''': long wheelbase, for phaetons, landaulets and limousines * '''Type C''': short wheelbase ''Corsa'', for competition two- or three-seaters * '''Type D''': normal wheelbase, for [[Torpedo (car)|torpedo]]es * '''Type E''': long wheelbase, for torpedoes and [[cabriolet]]s

==Specifications== The Epsilon was powered by a ''Tipo 58'' [[side valve]] [[Monobloc engine|monobloc]] [[Inline-four engine|inline-four]], displacing 4,080 cc, which produced 60 hp at 1,500 rpm.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}} Top speed was {{convert|115|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Amatori|1992}}

The [[Body-on-frame|separate body]] was built on a [[ladder frame]]; front and rear there were [[solid axle]]s on semi-elliptic [[Leaf spring|springs]] at the front and three-quarter elliptic springs at the rear. The brakes were on the [[Transmission brake|transmission]] and on the rear wheels. The transmission was a 4-speed [[Manual transmission|gearbox]] with a multi-plate wet [[clutch]].

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |title=Storia della Lancia — Impresa Tecnologie Mercati 1906–1969 |first1=Franco |last1=Amatori  |display-authors=et al |publisher=[[Fabbri Editori]] |year=1992 |location=Milan |page=350 }} {{refend}}

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