Lancia’s Thesis is promoted as ‘a refined car for refined motorists’. Certainly it’s presence; a large, prestigious saloon having a typically Lancia mixture of retro-modern styling, a great selection of engines (with almost sixty-six per cent of buyers opting for the 2.4 turbo-diesel variant) and also the expected degree of craftsmanship that’s been a hallmark of the trademark since its creation in 1907.

New for 2005 is a six-speed manual transmission; continuing would be the satisfaction of owned by a comparatively elite club. This type of pity drivers in fewer countries than ever before can purchase one.