Lot details Registration No: H722GUE Chassis No: ZLA831B000512144 Mot Expiry: May 2006
The most successful car in World Rally Championship history, it is unlikely that the Integrale's record of six WRC titles and forty-six individual rally wins will ever be beaten. Introduced in May 1989, the road-going '16-valve' version quickly earned a reputation as a fantastic driver's car. Derived from the same basic Giorgio Guigiaro styled monocoque shell as its fire-breathing brethren, it sported specially widened wheelarches and modified settings for its all round independent suspension (Macpherson strut front, double transverse arm rear). Fed by a Garrett AiResearch T03 water-cooled turbocharger (complete with intercooler), its Aurelio Lampredi designed DOHC 1995cc four-cylinder engine developed an impressive 200hp and 304Nm of torque. Deployed via a five-speed manual gearbox, its sophisticated permanent four-wheel drive system (central viscous coupling, torsen rear differential etc) was set-up to give a 47:53 front / rear bias under normal loads. Reputedly capable of 138mph and 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds, it was equipped with ABS-controlled vented front / solid rear discs as standard. Available in left-hand drive guise only, the Integrale 16-valve became an almost instant cult classic.
Finished in dark metallic red with grey cloth upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in excellent overall condition. Said to have been "always owned by an enthusiast" and to have "covered less than 2,000 miles in the last four years", it is also reported that "everything works as it should including the radio / cassette, electric sun-roof, electric windows, central locking etc". Believed but not warranted to have covered 88,000 miles from new, the current owner states that "the 4WD system, gearbox, engine, steering, brakes etc are as good as the overall condition of the car suggests". Riding on correct-type alloy wheels, "this pristine hot hatch" is offered for sale with MOT certificate valid until 30th May 2006.
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