Lancia Delta S4 - The First Tests

[@installshieldwizard3017]

Thank you Marvdogger for time travelling to 1985 and uploading this for us.

[@Marvdogger2]

Thanks for watching. Hard to believe it will be 40 years ago very soon.

[@klasseact6663]

I can't believe you've only got 20.1K subs...nobody and I mean NOBODY bring the people Groupe B like you do Sir, surely there's more Groupe B fans that, even here in the USA 🇺🇸

[@frazerguest2864]

Marv and also Josti (Joost from Holland), are the Dons of all things Group B. Although I don’t think that Josti has posted any new videos for several years now.

[@rong.7768]

You can watch everything on Italian KZbin channels. The first rollout of an S4 and test was much earlier.

[@Marvdogger2]

Part of that is because I only do Group B and not Group A or modern rally so I have that small niche that makes me harder to find. Secondly the youtube algorithm burys my video's so unless your subscribed or specifically search for them they wont appear. Thanks for your support though and kind words.

[@Marvdogger2]

@@rong.7768 Yup the test at La Mandria with Markku Alen are on youtube.

[@frazerguest2864]

@@Marvdogger2 : Hi Marv, I just like you to know that this old man really enjoys and appreciates your videos. They always bring back some wonderful childhood memories for me, especially footage of the RAC, which with my late-Father and my Uncle, we followed for the full week every year. Every one of your videos is always 5*. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2025.

[@ELUSIVEJIM]

Unbelievable insight to the Lancia Delta S4. Another gem. Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@Marvdogger2]

Thanks you. Thankfully Lancia documented it rally programme very well.

[@VascoNunes-n6d]

I met Markku in 2007 Mauritania Dakar Rally! I'm from Sintra end stage Portuguese Rally final control and I had him always practising and Racing at my door and it's ironic that I spoke with him in Africa😊 Life is so ironic! He is a true legend and very humble Champion ❤ I spoke with my childhood champion IDOL in Africa and some words in Suomi 🇫🇮! Thanks for your amazing work and dedication 🙏🏻

[@banemihajlovic6638]

I just automatically like your new video because there is ZERO chanse for it to be anything short of spectacular !

[@Marvdogger2]

Thats really kind.

[@Orvieta]

I know how you do it, how you put the editing, how you put the music in and how you put it all together. But it can't be imitated, it's brilliant. Thank you for Group B.

[@Marvdogger2]

Thank you.

[@AutosportMann]

Very rare footage! Thanks a lot! Didn't know about this version of prototype Lancia!

[@Marvdogger2]

Its interesting to see the body work change. FISA wouldn't allow the rear wing see on the early cars which is why the homologated version was so much smaller.

[@dusankocisevic6823]

@@Marvdogger2 yes, like that armygreen forest monster prototipo from LaMandria tests. Amazing car🔝🔝

[@SpeedHackVideos]

That's some impressive camera work and picture quality for that time period. The slow-mo shots were amazing!

[@HassanIbrahimRally57]

The final 30 seconds of the video is just magical. I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Group B. But with the music in the background and seeing Henri and Sergio win the RAC Rally, it just gives me a feeling I can't describe, I'll definitely start watching the other videos on your channel. Kiitos.

[@pablichor]

Another masterpiece to the collection!!

[@Marvdogger2]

Thanks so much.

[@mjintegrale]

Thank you for this beautiful video. I was serving my time as a lancia mechanic when the car was released. I only worked on the deltas after S4 all grN rallycars.

[@mampe8898]

Amazing video, great era. ❤

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

Another historical masterpiece of a rally video. Thanks so much.

[@nijeboe]

Master piece (again)! Thanks for producing and sharing Marv

[@Marvdogger2]

Thank you. It was fun too make and with it being the holidays I had the time.

[@funkndonut]

thanks for making these, marv. seriously appreciated.

[@swm320tl]

Grazie Marvdogger per il bellissimo filmato sugli esordi della Lancia 038. Saluti da Milano e buon anno 2025 🎉

[@luketaplin42]

Dude this is an amazing video I’m die hard Lancia fan and the Delta S4 was a game changing I was watching Group B back in 1980s as a kid Theses were extremely special cars It’s so sad that Henri and Sergio passed in 86 not forgetting other drivers too Henri would of been champion no doubt about it. I’m going to Goodwood festival of speed in 2025 as I’ve never seen a Delta S4 and I know that this cars will be there I love your content fella Happy new year and always keep up top work for the fans ❤

[@Marvdogger2]

Thanks Luke. Goodwood is the only place in the UK your guaranteed to see an S4 these days sadly. Your right had Henri not had his accident. There would have been a very good chance of him winning the championship. I think he could have gone on to win in New Zealand, 1000 Lakes and Sanremo.

[@nicholasedwards6134]

Marvdogger = legend. Your work to put these together is amazing and so appreciated. Hat tipped to you)

[@CameronGreenwoodCramp]

The Lancia Delta S4, what a beast! :)

[@bmwracing1974]

Would love to have seen Henri getting a full season in the S4. ❤

[@Marvdogger2]

For sure and the S4 would have been a much better car in 1987 had Group B continued.

[@alc-d4163]

There's something majestic about watching slow-mo footage of rally cars. It just feels right. Thanks again for sharing, your channel is a gem!

[@Marvdogger2]

You can see the driver correcting the car and the car reacting to the surface. Thanks for watching.

[@kevatcrewe]

Absolutely epic, thank you so much for this!

[@Marvdogger2]

Thanks Kev.

[@F_A591]

Damn i didn't know Lancia did this testing campaign in 1985 taking start in full on rallies. Epic stuff as always Sir. Marvdogger

[@Marvdogger2]

Markku was ready to sign for Peugeot so Lancia really had to get a move on.

[@davidward3887]

Some great footage, thank you 👍

[@SirTaffy-]

I net Marku Alen years ago. Great guy. S4 was always my dream car.

[@pierovittori1076]

Maddest, coolest, fastest rallie car ever made. Period. And yes, I am italian and proud of those magic years. I grew up during the group B age.

[@monsterkillsports3499]

L'apertura del video con il "turbostar" Iveco che traina il "mondo" Lancia non ha prezzo.

[@raoulb69]

I don't think I have liked a youtube video faster than this one. Thank you!

[@jmfjcas6014]

Iveco Turbo 190.38 Special and Lancia Delta S4 Martini. Two legends in one place. Sadly, those glory days will never happen again.

[@Gonzoman77]

Well, the really FIRST tests were with the alleged "military vehicle", but the pictures here are OF COURSE absolutely GREAT, like everything here on the channel: Thank you SO MUCH for your work ✌️💪🏼

[@Marvdogger2]

Correct the first test were held in private at Fiats La Mandria test track. The car with the camouflage paint was tested in July 1984 to try and throw off any spys that Lancia might be testing a new rally car. Once it become public knowledge that they were the car was then dark grey and tested with Lancia's film crew documenting it. Then came the first pre-homologation test on rallys which my video covers.

[@JUDEEDWARD]

I was there😍, I attended the 1985 RAC rally as a junior/assistant Marshall aged 15 learning the ropes with my dad who was there as a medical officer him being a GP. I remember the howl of the Quattro's most of all which is definitely why I drive a 20V 5 cylinder MkIV Golf today. I still have some of the photo's I took back then on my old point and click camera 😊 Oh and @2.18 - 2.24 appears to be in Ambleside possibly not far from where I was marshalling

[@guygittins]

Another incredible masterpiece, thank you Marv!

[@TheCYBERFUNK]

Simply amazing!! Best regards from italy Marv , thanks as always for your amazing videos

[@andrelucke1436]

The Delta S4 is Just a masterpiece ❤ subbed

[@VHSRallies]

Great video, lovely bit of work. You do deserve many more subs.

[@Marvdogger2]

@@VHSRallies Thanks Sir. This is the kind of work that could be done with the BHP archive.

[@VHSRallies]

​@@Marvdogger2 Absolutely. At least you're still producing something. I'm done!

[@boss12]

Lancia took rally so seriously. They raced 2 cars in Group B, and they developed two Group S cars. And they made the Integrale at the same time. I really hope they do well in their comeback.

[@Marvdogger2]

There competition budget must have been huge. Shows how much money the Fiat Group had to pour into Ferrari in F1 and Lancia in Group B and Group C all at the same time.

[@algaleassi3133]

What great Christmas gift

[@schrauberkoenig83]

Thanks for Special Upload at the turn of the year🎉❤🎉

[@jasperwoodcock1302]

Very nice Marv. Thank you.

[@carlesterradas1469]

Thank you very very much!

[@vsammy_poet]

Best Group B content during many many years.. 🤔

[@savroo]

All of us as fans we love this, I think the only feel we could have with this car is dirt rally v2, but as the documentary shows how it snaps from understand to oversteer it must be scary, the drivers in that time where something special!!! Honestly think about it, the cars where fragile in strength for impact but the driver would give 100 percent always!!!

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

those were the days

[@dannyharris8607]

Bella macchina!🏁

[@anderander1478]

those where the good old years, specially for LANCIA, the stratos, the 037, the DELTA s4, an later the integrale, never more has seen anything like that before...

[@Marvdogger2]

Lancia were committed and had built up an incredible rally team over the years. Shame what happened to them as a company once they stopped rallying.

[@anderander1478]

@@Marvdogger2absolutely agree, the lancia team with cesare fiorio was unbeatable, ( with the little exception of jean todt and the Peugeot rally team….) both had the best group b cars, ( in my opinion) and the best teams

[@fr4gl3]

Just watching the Peugeots 404 and 504 at the start was already worth it :)

[@franciscoromano377]

saw him at the 1985 Lois Algarve rally, his debut in group B in a rally, with Alen "maximum attack" behind the wheel

[@flyingdutchy01]

great video!!!!!

[@Flatoutquattro]

You have best videos of all glory times bgroupe🎉😊

[@cristianmorelli3996]

This car the first Lancia s4 was buy from colector in argentina. The same colector have to Lancia delta 88 winner in Argentina drive to Jorge Recalde. Two very specials cars

[@dusankocisevic6823]

Thanks Marv, this is THE best present for 2025🎉🎉 (man, where do you keep digging this stuff from🙄🙄)

[@BerniWan]

WOW, Excelent vid 🥳🎉

[@phil7301]

Great video 👍😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@mauriziovalsesia3854]

Seguo i rally da 40 anni, anche per lavoro. Alcuni di questi video non li avevo mai visti.

[@hali_sfi]

I've been wondering where do people get these footages from?

[@Marvdogger2]

I asked myself the same question myself over 20 years ago when I first got interested in Group B. I started a world wide search for Group B footage which led me to tracking down footage in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand and even Japan! Which allowed me to build up my own archive of footage which I use to make all the video's on my channel.

[@Graziano-qg7rh]

Quando Lancia era orgoglio italiano ❤

[@alextagli3390]

Auto fantastica, la migliore espressione dell' ingegneria automobilistica ITALIANA....la n.1 al mondo, la S4 era nata per vincere e nessuno era in grado di scavalcarla.

[@IudexDreux]

That’s ferocious

[@enduro500sp]

Great video! Thanks!👍😃 If i remember correctly you had a lot of great Group B videos around 15-16 years ago, that are not currently published? 🤔

[@Marvdogger2]

I did but alot of that has been remade into new videos over the years. I still have some videos temporarily removed so my channel doesn't get closed.

[@danross8565]

This is great

[@stony7827]

hay marvdogger, many thanks for this Video(!) i wish u a HNY-2025 my best regards

[@samuelgonzalez7471]

The best rally car.

[@fr4gl3]

I always had faith that the Peugeot would still rule.

[@panvar8469]

I ve seen all your videos about the S4...I ve read all the technical specs of this car...and after all there is one question that comes into my mind. What if this car had some nowadays technology bits...such as nowadays suspension tyres brakes...active central diff LSD front and rear diffs (so that we could get some handbrake turns in Monte or Corsica) semi auto gearbox...and a nowadays engine management system...how much faster could this car be???

[@mampe8898]

@@panvar8469 what kind fuel did they use in 80s rallyes? 100-200hp with new engine control system...?

[@panvar8469]

@mampe8898 exactly...and how faster could it be with all the rest that I mentioned...I remember Henri and Markku complaining all the time about the tarmac suspension and brakes...

[@mampe8898]

@@panvar8469 in one interwiew markku alen said that the problem with s4 was that car didin't have brakes, "always when i use left leg to brake the brakes "lost" that was the big problem with s4.

[@MIEJ4]

Modern top spec cars have been much much faster for quite a while, even the first R5 cars were faster than any group B car ever was.

[@Marvdogger2]

Modern tyres and suspension alone would make the car faster and easier to handle. Active central diff would be a game changer on tarmac.

[@Fiducioso77]

Like a prescindere 😊👍👍

[@douglasruddick9656]

The good old days when cars were real

[@piotrmalewski8178]

First 'tests' were when Lancia drown an empty ship and said it was most of the new S4 shipment!

[@forcedinduction2918]

Some rare footage from corsica the 1st scene is levie just coming through the chicane going on to the high street shame no sound as you would hear miki hitting the rev limiter

[@Marvdogger2]

The footage from Levi didn't have any sound unfortunately.

[@Alois1975]

Super

[@jjfox1975]

❤

[@francescofranchinex]

E l' Algarve???

[@Marvdogger2]

@@francescofranchinex No footage from the event in my archive I’m afraid.

[@francescofranchinex]

@Marvdogger2 ok... It was very important the Algarve for Delta S4

[@francescor8059]

Turbostar della martini già promette bene

[@Jan_Berlucchi]

S4 in childshoes.

[@NSPlayer]

16th