Lancia Unveils the Sports Logo HF and Discusses Rallying

Stellantis reinvests in Lancia and a product plan, including a very sporty Ypsilon HF whose career could be in competition.

Never forget your roots. When reborn, Lancia must leverage its history, which has been largely victorious in competition from its inception until the mid-1990s.

As the new Ypsilon will soon begin its commercial career, here is Lancia resurrecting a historic logo: HF. The very logo that features a small elephant and will be used on all future high-performance versions of the Italian brand. The HF logo was originally introduced in 1960 during the creation of the Lancia Hi-Fi Club, an exclusive group reserved for the brand’s most loyal customers. It was later adopted in 1963 by the Lancia Racing Team led by Cesare Fiorio.

Lancia didn’t waste time and announced along with this logo the promise of a 100% electric Ypsilon HF in 2025. It will be equipped with a 240-horsepower engine, capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.8 seconds. This powertrain is the same as that of the recent Abarth 600e SUV, which also belongs to the Stellantis family.

A Re-bodied Citroën C3 Rally2?

Even more interestingly, the statement from Lancia boss Luca Napolitano: “Will we return to Rally? We are working on it!”.

If you missed an episode, know that the Ypsilon is not a completely new creation. It is rather a very advanced customization of the platform already used for many years by Peugeot 208, Opel Corsa, and other Citroën C3 models. Therefore, the technical base for a competition debut is straightforward, as all these cousins are already engaged in racing with highly developed technical configurations.

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