Lancia Rally 037 Group B Tribute: Best of Accelerations, Flames, Powerslides & Supercharger Sound!

In all these years I've been lucky enough to see and record many Lancia Rally 037 Group B cars at various events here in Italy. And above all still properly driven.

In early 80s Lancia began the development of the 037 to comply with the then new FIA Group B regulations that allowed manufacturers to race with relatively few homologation models being built (200 road legal units). The car was developed in collaboration between Pininfarina, Abarth, Dallara and the project manager, engineer Sergio Limone.

The SE037 project was born on the basis of the Lancia Beta Montecarlo, from which the monocoque was maintained. Two tubular structures were anchored to the central cell of the standard Beta Montecarlo: the front one holds the wishbone suspensions and the radiators while the rear one holds the engine block in central/rear position, gearbox and differential. The bodywork was made of polyester with fiberglass reinforcements and it was designed by Pininfarina. The engine developed by Abarth was a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder unit fitted with a supercharger instead of a turbocharger to eliminate turbo lag and improve throttle response. Initially, power was quoted at 265 hp but was soon increased to 280 hp.

The car made its competition debut at the 1982 Rally Costa Smeralda in Italy, where two cars were entered but both retired due to gearbox issues. The 1982 season was plagued with retirements for the 037, but the new car did manage to achieve several wins. 1983 season went way better with Lancia winnin the manufacturers' World Championship making the 037 the last rear-wheel drive car to win the WRC.

For the 1984 Constructors' title defence, Lancia introduced an Evolution 2 version of the 037 with improved engine power output and reduced weight (960 kg) but this was not enough to stem the tide of 4WD competition, losing to Audi in both 1984 championships and again to the 4WD Peugeot 205 T16 in its final works season in 1985. The 'Evo 2' is moved by a supercharged 2.1 liter 4-cylinder engine which was able to produce around 320 bhp at 8,000 rpm and a max torque of 333 Nm at 5,500 rpm.

(Evo 2 cars are easily recognizable by their lack of the rear bumper which has been specifically modified to improve engine cooling in the lower part).

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