Lancia Ypsilon

The Lancia Ypsilon is a supermini car manufactured and marketed by Lancia, currently in its fourth generation and, as of 2024, the marque only model. It was released in 1995 as a larger and more expensive replacement for the Y10, and between 1995 and 2005 more than 870,000 were built at the Melfi plant in Potenza. The first generation was designed by Enrico Fumia and presented in Rome in January 1996, on the platform of the Fiat Punto with FIRE engines of 1,108 and 1,242 cc. The third generation shared its platform with the Fiat 500 and was also sold as the Chrysler Ypsilon in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan until 2015. It remains popular in Italy, where Lancia sold over 1.6 million Y and Ypsilon cars between 1995 and 2019.