It is the ancestor of all the rally Deltas (excluding the S4): the 4WD Group A was born after the FIA's decision to exclude the Group B cars, too dangerous, from the rallies. The Fiat Group was not caught unprepared, having already in the pipeline a Group A project based on the Lancia Delta. The car was equipped with a 2000cc turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive whose construction had been entrusted to Steyr. The car, which debuted in 1987, had a rather short but successful career. This first version was followed by increasingly extreme configurations that brought the Lancia to six years of unchallenged dominance in rallies. The 4WD also had a Group N configuration, a class in which it managed to repeat the successes of Group A.
Kyosho was founded in Japan in 1963 and began producing RC model cars in 1970, becoming one of the world's leading manufacturers in this sector. Since 1992 the company also began to appear in the world of diecasts, with products in various scales, including 1:43 and 1:18. The Kyosho models, made in China, are very well detailed, with opening parts and accurate reproduction of mechanics and interiors.