Lancia Delta Integrale | Is it actually the Best Car Ever Made?

[@dannymurphy4634]

Loved the bit with your son laughing. So nice he gets to experience all of these great car moments with you.

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah. Makes it much much more special for me. Ade

[@Andrew-ks7zj]

I am with you 100%! Add all of the virtues of that car and at that price. Unbeatable. 👍

[@RevMonkey]

Yep. Great all round package.

[@jameskane6273]

Love it love it love it. Perfect. Sounds beast too which surprised me. 💋

[@RevMonkey]

That will be the straight through exhaust! Otherwise, as a 4cyl turbo car it never did have the sound, stock, to match its looks, heritage and speed.

[@RevMonkey]

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[@RevMonkey]

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[@dannymurphy4634]

Enjoyed that. You need to tour it, Ade!

[@RevMonkey]

@@dannymurphy4634 Umm, well, in principle I would love to but it is such a precious car. I am sure it could handle it but I just can't do it. Like the Ferrari, it is more about a short blast to put a smile on your face! Ade

[@jonaht2330]

Great video mate. Easy to see how much you love that car. DONT SELL IT! 👌

[@RevMonkey]

Ha. Well, one person is interested but I am happy to keep it. 👍 Ade

[@jamey89k83]

My favorite car ever. I quite like the white one with the Martini stripes though like the bit of striping you placed on the rear spoiler.

[@RevMonkey]

Ah yeah, the Martini 5 and Martini 6 versions are super cool and very rare. I also quite the like the white cars covered in the full Martini livery as per the famous rally livery. Ade

[@richardbruna1969]

It would have to be an older Ferrari to get near the experience of that integrale. So cool.

[@RevMonkey]

Yes, exactly right. It has to be manual and have a similar level of engagement, as in , you drive the car, not being driven by it.

[@bishopDavis2115]

I loved the Emira video when you put it up against this grale. I'd quite happily have those two cars for life.

[@RevMonkey]

Me too!! Seriously. I love them both so much and almost every day I am in a dilemma.

[@allensmall5448]

I had an impreza back in the day. Loved it. Felt good when i saw a Lancer Evolution even but I;d shrivel up in a ball when I saw the integrale. Back then they were fairly accessible and a bit cheaper than a new preza/lancer. Mad.

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah, the gap was not so much. Still, special Suburus and Lancers do get similar money.

[@RobertWilliams776-c9k]

That looks mint my friend. SO envious. There is something about the looks that just works.

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah. I cannot really put my finger on how amazing this bloody car looks. It is just works as you say. Ade

[@anthonyward4654]

Enjoyed that. LOLd when you kept getting in the wrong door. 😁

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah, I do it a lot. 😁

[@FV-zc9st]

We have one 16v in black and i drive with my 15 year old son to school with it. We have great fun and sometimes get smiles and thumbs up from young and old. Its a car that somehow makes the driver and other people laugh and feel good, even with its imperfections.

[@RevMonkey]

That's great! The perfect family car!

[@reeceevans3688]

LOL> Made those ferraris in the forecourt look a bit same-o same-o. Lancia all day long.

[@RevMonkey]

Well, I agree. I;d love a NEW Ferrari as well but I would always prefer an older Ferrari. Manual for me. Anything else is selling your soul to the devil. Ade

[@Dumptheclutchevo]

imagine the love mine gets when i drive it around New York City mate! most people just see a hatchback, some, they still don't know what it is, but just know it's special, and then those who know, makes their year!

[@RevMonkey]

Cool. It must really stand out there! Great for some pictures in front of landmark buildings.

[@parker3715]

I think this is one of those cars that every petrolhead has to own, like an Alfa, 911, Ferrari. 👍

[@RevMonkey]

Agreed. I have yet to own a 911 - working on it. Only a matter of time. Ade

[@bebushakya9788]

Looks great. Got the Chakow and it’s fantastic!

[@RevMonkey]

Great! The family loves it.

[@Classic_Drifts]

The Lancia delta is one of my favourite cars. Really cool🔥

[@RevMonkey]

Has been my favourite for almost 30 years! 😁

[@stevenbryant8445]

Bravo. Keep the content coming Ade. Any news on the Porsche mate?

[@RevMonkey]

Nah, still being worked on. Hopefully I can use it to go to events in the summer!

[@sandraLopez901-h9g]

I can see your points. At first I was skeptical but you began to make sense. Just hard not to imagine a Porsche being the best car but the better ones are silly prices.😵

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah/ The GT porsches, especially the older ones or the newer manuals are contenders for the best car ever. BUT they do not have the specific legacy of the integrale, nor are they 'family cars'.

[@nicolasjoseph9446]

Ticks every box and then some. Congrats.

[@RevMonkey]

Cheers.

[@Logical_spock]

Legendary car 🚗 👍

[@RevMonkey]

It really is. To drive one and look after one is an honour really. I feel responsible to keep it clean at all times! 😄

[@oliverh1920]

I had a 16v and loved that. Was too much to keep running for me at the time and, sorry hehe, I gave into the family and bought a bloody Golf. 😫😩🥺😢

[@RevMonkey]

Agh, it happens to us all! At least you have lived the experience and, like me, you can enjoy the car again in later life once the kids have effed off. 😁

[@fredericknewman6338]

Perhaps an M3 Evo, the older one, comes close. 997 GT3? Not too hard to think of epic cars but the practicality bit scuppers most rivals.

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah. All very worthy amazing cars. There are many cars which are epic. This is about a package whilst also having some special magic.

[@jxblack34]

How much has the car cost you so far in your ownership out of interest?

[@RevMonkey]

Nothing at all in the last 7 months in terms of oil, servicing or maintenance. Car tax was about £180 and insurance about £500. All in all - so far so good.

[@mikepowell8044]

I was thinking the FF at the start which you can just get for below 100,000 uk stg but it has not specific heritage other than being a ferrari and is not as nice looking. Maybe more to run too.

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah, will be higher running costs - on average - though a bad Grale will cost a fortune to rectify.

[@billy9245]

Much prefer your car to those modern boring ferraris dude.

[@RevMonkey]

Yeah. I know what you mean. Plus it is of course a manual car.

[@jamey-pl4ez]

Struggling to think of a better car below 100k that covers off everything. I think of the 355, 350, 430, gallardo, r8 but they are not as overarchingly capable as that lancia.

[@RevMonkey]

True. They are fab cars and, as an experience, might even top it but the 'grale wins in other categories. Ade

[@joshuav.d.3777]

It's LHD! 😛

[@RevMonkey]

Absolutely. As nature intended :)

[@michaelkilbride2927]

Had one loved it but it broke my heart with electrical problems and brake calipers locking up and then the rust it was a fabulous car to drive when it worked but just to unreliable I had to sell it

[@RevMonkey]

Ah, sounds grim. The two I have owned were particularly nice and well looked after. So far so good. Ah, apart from the bottom end blowing up on my first one but that was partly my fault. They are many dodgy unloved ones out there though. I know I have been somewhat lucky. After all, this is an Italian car!

[@aggie3344]

I think it’s the best car ever made

[@RevMonkey]

Damn right! 💗

[@normancondell5439]

It Is 7 times world champion in a row

[@RevMonkey]

Is that including some amateur win? The WRC run was 6 in a row from 87 to 92, with 4 Drivers' titles.

[@Farmertadhg]

New it was a lancia

[@RevMonkey]

Amazing that such a relatively rubbish company made a car this amazing.

[@Farmertadhg]

@@RevMonkey I now shure cevlar body panels on the rally car spec and a very hard car to keep on the road when doing 170 to 200

[@mikemarshall2747]

Audi RS6? Ah, no, an RS2!

[@RevMonkey]

Ha. Great point! I have considered buying one of those twice in the past. One had VERY high mileage but was a bargain. Also, really depends on colour for me. A better car than the newer ones. I agree.

[@rhodriedwardwilliams]

Don’t tell anyone but the Escort Cosworth is better than this 🤫

[@RevMonkey]

Not a bad shout. If only it wasn't a Ford. I remember when they came out the insurance was mad. They still look damn good and an unmodified car would be awesome. Rarer than an integrale actually. I will see if I can get hold of one. I doubt it has the feel or handling or the integrale but love to fund out.

[@rhodriedwardwilliams]

@@RevMonkey Both awesome cars when you think Mercedes are selling this in a modern package & calling it an A45 it’s a pretty big compliment to Lancia

[@RevMonkey]

@@rhodriedwardwilliams I can't believe you mentioned an A45 and an integrale in the same sentence. 😁

[@rhodriedwardwilliams]

@@RevMonkeyThink about it It’s just a heavy more powerful version of the same format 😅

[@RevMonkey]

@@rhodriedwardwilliams The A45? Nah, it is rear wheel driven, turbocharged and DCT gearbox. Only thing in common is a 4 door hatchback. Might win in a straight line but won't keep up with the Lancia in the bends. In the wet it is, of course, all over. Perhaps, the Yaris GR is the better modern version.

[@Flixboroughisrandom]

YO I SAW UR CAR PARKED AND I TOOK A PIC OF IT

[@RevMonkey]

Cool!! I take a lot of pictures myself! :D

[@Flixboroughisrandom]

Near London in an outlet

[@RevMonkey]

Can't recall being anywhere near London in the car in the last 6 months. You sure?