Lancia cars with highest top speed

Top speed is, probably, the first performance metric that comes to mind when comparing fast cars.

Top speed depends on balance between engine power and aerodynamic drag - the more power and less drag, the higher the top speed.

High speed stability also matters, since too low downforce can lead to loss of control at speed.

In recent years high performance cars have been tailored for track performance, which, unavoidably, reduces top speed. Therefore the overall top speed is used less in supercar comparisons.

Despite this shift to increased downforce, modern supercars are faster than their predecessors - all thanks to dramatic increase in engine power over the past few decades.

#	make & model	Speed (mph)▼
1.	1997 Lancia Kappa Coupe	151
2.	1986 Lancia Thema 8.32	149
3.	1972 Lancia Stratos HF	147
4.	1989 Lancia Thema 8.32 cat	146
5.	2002 Lancia Thesis 3.0 V6	145
6.	Lancia Delta 1.8 Di T-Jet	143
7.	Lancia 037 Stradale	142
8.	1992 Lancia Hyena	142
9.	1988 Lancia Thema Turbo 16V	142
10.	1984 Lancia Thema i.e. Turbo 2.0 8V	140
11.	1985 Lancia Delta S4 Stradale	140
12.	1997 Lancia Delta HPE 2.0	140
13.	2008 Lancia Delta 1.9 Twin Turbo Mjet	138
14.	1994 Lancia Delta Integrale HF EVO	137
15.	1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v	137
16.	1998 Lancia Delta HPE HF Turbo	137
17.	1997 Lancia Kappa Coupe 3.0	137
18.	1989 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V	135
19.	1986 Lancia Delta HF 4WD	132
20.	1987 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 8V	131
21.	1984 Lancia Thema V6	131
22.	2008 Lancia Delta 1.4 T-Jet 16V	130
23.	1999 Lancia Lybra 2.0	130
24.	1999 Lancia Lybra 2.0 SW	130
25.	1996 Lancia Kappa SW 2.0	127
26.	1999 Lancia Lybra 1.8	126
27.	1975 Lancia Montecarlo	125
28.	1957 Lancia Flaminia GT 2.8 3C	125
29.	1983 Lancia Delta HF Turbo	123
30.	1981 Lancia Beta HPE 2.0	122
31.	1976 Lancia Gamma Coupe	121
32.	1998 Lancia Kappa SW 2.4 JTD	121
33.	1989 Lancia Dedra 2.0 i.e.	121
34.	2002 Lancia Lybra	120
35.	1986 Lancia Delta HF Turbo i.e.	119
36.	1958 Lancia Flaminia Sport Zagato	118
37.	1975 Lancia Beta Spyder	115
38.	1974 Lancia Beta Coupe 1800	115
39.	1981 Lancia Beta Coupe 2000 ie	113
40.	1953 Lancia Aurelia GT 2500	113

Sources

FastestLaps.com (1, 5-8, 11, 13-16, 22, 31, 34, 37), The Motor (2), Sport Auto (3, 4), L´Action Automobile et Touristique (9, 29, 30), Autocar (10, 35, 39), Auto Motor und Sport (12, 17, 19-21, 23-25, 33, 38, 40), Echappement (18), Quattroroute (26), Car Magazine (27), Car & Driver (28), Automobil Revue (32), Road & Track (36)

List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 09/01/2025, last addition - Lancia Stratos HF.