Lancia has introduced at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show its new concept car which features high-quality materials and the use of refined paints and varnishes. The Lancia Ypsilon Diamond comes in a peculiar ‘eco-chrome’ color, a result achieved after replacing the traditional electroplating bath technique with varnishing. This luxurious nuance can be defined as resembling white gold and covers most exterior elements such as the roof, the mirrors, the beams’ frames, the bonnet, the doors’ handles, the logos, the spoiler and the alloy wheels. The rest of this show-car is painted with an elegant white tone known as Chiffon Blanc which results in a soft-touch effect.

Interiors feature Galuchat black-bronze leathers for the central part of the seats and for the head-rest, while the soft slightly glittered, paper-embossed Nabuck leather has been employed for the seats’ sides, the dashboard and doors’ panels. The passenger compartment also sports this bi-tone theme, with a light-tint Alcantara contrasting the dark leather of the steering wheel, the handbrake and the gearstick cap.

Very elegant embroideries as well as double-stitchings prove that extreme attention has been paid to every detail. The ‘eco-chrome’ treatment has also been applied to the drawer’s handle, the internal door handles and to the steering wheel’s spokes while the gearstick handle features a crystal-effect methacrylate as a reminder of the vehicle’s name.

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