Lancia Delta Integrale Concept Reimagines Hot Hatch EV

Lancia's relaunch has not gone to plan. Sales fell sharply after the 2024 return of the Ypsilon, and Stellantis has restructured the Italian marque alongside DS as specialty brands in a wider group reshuffle announced in May.

Despite the return of Ypsilon in early 2024, Lancia sold fewer than 12,000 units in 2025, a drop of 64 percent. The company has also presented a second revival at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, the Gamma fastback, a premium compact crossover shown in hybrid and electric forms.

The Gamma shares the STLA Medium architecture with DS models No. 7 and No. 8 and offers hybrid powertrains plus three all-electric variants with up to 375 horsepower and a claimed top range of 740 km (460 miles) for the middle EV model. The range-topping variant was presented as the all-electric Lancia Gamma HF Integrale, which revives the historic HF and Integrale nameplates long associated with Lancia performance models.

From Gamma to Delta: a CGI revisit of an icon

That revival mood has inspired digital designers as well as the factory. Car.design.trends recently highlighted a hypothetical new Delta from Andrey Bass, a virtual artist who posts as basstocom. Bass, an exterior designer by training, has imagined the Delta Integrale as a modern, three-door hot hatch that keeps the compact, aggressive silhouette of the original but looks forward rather than backward.

The rendering replaces the Delta's classic twin round lamps with slim horizontal LEDs, and daytime running lights that tuck into the front fender flares. There is no traditional radiator grille or visible exhausts, signaling an electric powertrain. The front receives a pronounced aerodynamic treatment while the profile reads muscular and sharp.

The rear treatment is dominated by a thin LED light bar, a large roof wing and an assertive diffuser and bumper assembly. The design keeps the Integrale spirit in proportion and stance while translating it into contemporary EV details and aero-focused elements.

Car.design.trends credits Bass for the proposal and notes the conceptual nature of the work. Bass has previously worked as an exterior chief designer for GAC, Lynk & Co, the Renault Group and Infiniti.