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Artena
Lancia Artena, about 5,060 built per secondary lead.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Tony Harrison from Farnborough, UK · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1931–1943
- Engine
- V4 · 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Launched in November 1931 as a simpler, lighter companion to the Astura, the Artena used a 2-litre V4 engine. Its simple, stiff chassis suited coachbuilders, and the car also served as military staff transport, small vans and ambulances.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Lancia Artena (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Tony Harrison from Farnborough, UK · CC BY 2.0
Lancia Artena (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Ricercastorica · CC0 1.0
Lancia Artena (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Ricercastorica · CC0 1.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The Artena was designed as successor to the Lambda and was offered alongside the V8 Astura. Production ran from 1931 to 1943, with the Astura phased out in 1939.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Artena.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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Lancia Artena & Astura Level C Andrew Cliffe · Omicron Lancia Central (archived page) · 2011-08-10
- the V4 engined 2 litre Artena
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