Manufactured year 1992-1993

Originally a run of 75 Hyenas was planned, but only 24 were ever completed.

Classic car builder and collector Paul V.J Koot decided that the somewhat cubic little Delta Integrale hatchback would be infinitely more desirable as a Coupe and produced a series of sketches illustrating his vision. He approached legendary coach builders Zagato with his concept which retained the chassis, power unit, drive train and dynamic abilities of the Evo clothed with a pretty, wheel-at-each-corner Coupe. They were enthusiastic and accepted the challenge and the first prototype, incorporating a number of traditional Zagato styling cues including the ‘double-bubble’ roof, was unveiled in 1992.

The new car, now christened Hyena was well received and the decision was soon made to put it into limited production. Fiat was reported to have refused to have any involvement in the project at all and declined to supply Zagato with bare chassis to build their new creation. Instead of having the chassis supplied by Fiat (Lancia), Koot went out and privately purchased fully finished HF Integrales by himself, had them stripped to a bare shell, before sending them to Zagato in Milan to have the newly developed bodies built for final assembly. To Zagato’s credit, the bodywork was completely handmade from aluminium and the interior featured a new dashboard, console and door skins made from carbon fibre. This use of lightweight materials meant that the new Hyena weighed in at an impressive 120kg lighter than an Integrale. They also squeezed a bit more power from the engine, increasing output to 250hp (184 kW) — achieving 100km/h in 5.4 seconds.

Each one retailed for a price tag of 140,000 Swiss Francs.

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