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	The Lancia Kappa is an executive car produced by Italian automaker Lancia. It replaced the Thema as Lancia's flagship model in 1994 and was itself replaced by Lancia Thesis in 2001. It shared its platform with the Alfa Romeo 166 and was available as a saloon, estate or coupé. The Kappa was only available in left-hand drive, as Lancia pulled out of right-hand drive markets after the demise of the Thema.

	Kappa is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Greek letters have frequently been used to denote Lancia models. Back in 1919, Lancia had already produced a Kappa (and its later evolutions called Dikappa and Trikappa)[5], but these are far less known nowadays than the 1990s Kappa. In writing, Lancia often referred to the Kappa simply as the k (lower case "k"), which is fairly similar to the original Greek letter.

	The Kappa was not particularly popular, with only 80,000 made in total. [7] Italy remained Kappa's most important market, absorbing the bulk of sales. It is also worth noting that in Poland, where Fiat Auto is the biggest domestic car manufacturer, Kappas served as official government cars (replacing Themas). This boosted the Kappa's profile in that country and gave it a peculiar cachet, which is why the Kappa enjoys a solid enthusiast base there.

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	'''~~Use~~ the ~~following MODEL TEMPLATE~~ as the ~~foundation for~~ the ~~Wikicars' Model page:'''~~		The '''Lancia Kappa''' is an executive car produced by Italian automaker [[Lancia]]. It replaced the [[Lancia Thema\|Thema]] as Lancia's flagship model in 1994 and was itself replaced by [[Lancia Thesis]] in 2001. It shared its platform with the [[Alfa Romeo 166]] and was available as a [[saloon]], [[estate]] or [[coupé]]. The Kappa was only available in [[left-hand drive]], as Lancia pulled out of right-hand drive markets after the demise of the Thema.

			Kappa is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Greek letters have frequently been used to denote Lancia models. Back in 1919, Lancia had already produced a Kappa (and its later evolutions called Dikappa and Trikappa), but these are far less known nowadays than the 1990s Kappa. In writing, Lancia often referred to the Kappa simply as the k (lower case "k"), which is fairly similar to the original Greek letter.

	~~Start off~~ with ~~a brief Introduction to~~ the ~~particular MODEL~~. ~~Please DO NOT use~~ the ~~same Introduction text from~~ the ~~[[Wikicars:Model Review Template\|<MODEL> Review]] page~~, ~~but rather paraphrase ideas relevant to grasp an overall scope of~~ the ~~[[automobile\|vehicle]]~~.		The Kappa was not particularly popular, with only 80,000 made in total. Italy remained Kappa's most important market, absorbing the bulk of sales. It is also worth noting that in Poland, where Fiat Auto is the biggest domestic car manufacturer, Kappas served as official government cars (replacing Themas). This boosted the Kappa's profile in that country and gave it a peculiar cachet, which is why the Kappa enjoys a solid enthusiast base there.

	See Wikicars' comprehensive '''[[{{PAGENAME}} Review]]'''.		See Wikicars' comprehensive '''[[{{PAGENAME}} Review]]'''.
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			{{Lancia}}

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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The Lancia Kappa is an executive car produced by Italian automaker Lancia. It replaced the Thema as Lancia's flagship model in 1994 and was itself replaced by Lancia Thesis in 2001. It shared its platform with the Alfa Romeo 166 and was available as a saloon, estate or coupé. The Kappa was only available in left-hand drive, as Lancia pulled out of right-hand drive markets after the demise of the Thema.

Kappa is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Greek letters have frequently been used to denote Lancia models. Back in 1919, Lancia had already produced a Kappa (and its later evolutions called Dikappa and Trikappa)[5], but these are far less known nowadays than the 1990s Kappa. In writing, Lancia often referred to the Kappa simply as the k (lower case "k"), which is fairly similar to the original Greek letter.

The Kappa was not particularly popular, with only 80,000 made in total. [7] Italy remained Kappa's most important market, absorbing the bulk of sales. It is also worth noting that in Poland, where Fiat Auto is the biggest domestic car manufacturer, Kappas served as official government cars (replacing Themas). This boosted the Kappa's profile in that country and gave it a peculiar cachet, which is why the Kappa enjoys a solid enthusiast base there.

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