- The most fun you'll ever have in a family hatchback: say hello to the Delta Integrale Evo II

Lancia Delta HF Integrale: the Hope Classic Rally Guide

The Delta Integrale remains the stuff of legend to this day, a humble family hatchback that became a World Rally Championship hero.

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Some of us on the Hope Classic team are old enough to remember when the saying 'Delta Integrale' was the automotive equivalent of a solemn religious incantation. Say it, and rooms would fall silent in reverence. It was the distillation of the hot hatch dream - a racing thoroughbred that took the WRC world by storm, but with the most humble of family origins (it was, after all, a mere family hatchback from a relatively mass market manufacturer).

You can, we're reliably informed, pick up a latter-day Evo II Integrale (the version that featured in this year's Hope Classic Rally and at our subsequent Driving Through The Ages day at Goodwood) in excellent condition for £30-£40k. Admittedly, finding one may take time, but you'll be rewarded with a legend that had grown into its skin, whose performance and agility had only improved with time.

What the experts say...

Car magazine

The Integrale bridges the apparent dichotomy between precision and looseness.

car magazine

"The Integrale bridges the apparent dichotomy between precision and looseness. It’s focused yet scrabbly. As the rather uncouth turbo four-cylinder snarls, whoops and screeches ahead of you, you plot a course with unerringly accurate steering, full of feedback that’s gloriously undiminished by the slim-rimmed, airbagless Momo wheel."

Evo

"Though more than capable of blinding speed across challenging roads and in dire conditions, the Integrale’s other attributes are what have helped it endure – and remain adored."

TopGear

"The Alcantara Recaros and functional dash add to a sense that this really is a serious bit of kit and not a hot-hatch pastiche designed to look good on the high street."

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The Delta HF Integrale at Driving Through The Ages

For one day in September, a lucky group of charity auction winners assembled at Goodwood for Driving Through The Ages, a chance to drive a collection of incredible classics - including our 1995 Delta HF Integrale...

The Delta HF Integrale at this year's Hope Classic Rally...

Oh, and before you go...

The Hope Classic Rally turns a love of classic cars into support for vulnerable children in Southern and Eastern Africa through the WeSeeHope charity.

The incredible collection of famous classics at this year's Hope Rally.

The incredible collection of famous classics at this year's Hope Rally.

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