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Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione #3 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Tour de Corse 1992 Kyosho 1:18

Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione #3 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Tour de Corse 1992 Kyosho 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Lancia
Model Manufacturer
Kyosho
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
08348H
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About the Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione #3 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Tour de Corse 1992 Kyosho 1:18

TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione #3 reproduces Didier Auriol and Bernard Occelli's 1992 Tour de Corse entry, cast in zinc alloy with widened Evoluzione arches and correct works livery. A tarmac-specification piece tied to one of rallying's most consistent Corsica performers.

Some drivers earn a rally almost as their own. Didier Auriol's name is bound to Tour de Corse the way few other WRC pairings are bound to a single event, and this Delta is his tarmac tool for that job.

Auriol's Tarmac Specialism and the Delta He Drove

A Corsica Reputation Built Over Years

Auriol earned a reputation across the WRC field as a genuine asphalt specialist, a driver whose smooth, precise style suited Corsica's narrow, tightly cambered roads better than the loose, high-commitment driving that worked on gravel events. Bernard Occelli sat alongside him through much of that period, and the pairing became one of the more settled partnerships on the tarmac rounds of the early 1990s calendar. That specialism is part of why a Corsica-liveried Delta carries more weight than a generically chosen rally livery: it represents a driver operating exactly where he was strongest.

Kyosho's Evoluzione Bodywork and Livery Application

The model carries the same widened Evoluzione arches and bootlid spoiler that distinguish the final Delta Integrale development from earlier versions, cast in zinc alloy with consistent panel gaps around the doors and bonnet. The number 3 door graphics and sponsor decals are applied with clean, sharp registration, holding their edges across the flared arches rather than distorting where the bodywork curves outward. Under direct light the paintwork shows real depth rather than a flat single-tone finish, and the roof-mounted lighting and underbody skid detailing reflect a car genuinely configured for sustained tarmac use.

Tour de Corse Within the Delta's Wider Story

An Asphalt Round Inside a Gravel-Dominated Championship

Most of the WRC calendar through the Delta Integrale's championship-winning years ran on loose surfaces, which makes Tour de Corse's all-tarmac route the exception rather than the rule. Lancia's tarmac-specification Deltas were set up differently from the gravel cars, stiffer suspension, different aerodynamic priorities, built around sustained grip through Corsica's endless hairpins rather than absorbing rough terrain. A 1992 entry sits within the tail end of Lancia's six consecutive manufacturers' titles, still a serious contender rather than a fading effort.

Why the Tarmac Cars Read Differently on a Shelf

Because gravel-liveried Deltas dominate most collections built around the Integrale's title-winning seasons, a tarmac-specification car like this one offers genuine visual variety alongside them: different lighting configuration, different underbody protection, a livery built for a completely different kind of stage. Collectors who already own a gravel-spec title car often add a tarmac entry specifically for that contrast rather than duplication.

Where This Delta Fits a Rally Collection

At roughly 24cm long, this Evoluzione shares its footprint with other 1:18 Delta Integrale releases, so shelf planning comes down to which drivers and surfaces a collection wants represented rather than physical space. Auriol's Corsica pairing gives a rally-focused display a genuinely driver-specific story rather than a generic championship-year entry, and Kyosho's zinc alloy build delivers that story at a standard mid-tier finish: correct livery, consistent panel work, and enough paint depth to hold up under normal cabinet lighting. For collectors already running a gravel-spec Delta, this tarmac car is the natural next addition rather than a straightforward repeat.

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