The Lancia Thema is hardly a Lancia in the traditional sense, but somehow its generic Italian sport sedan credentials add up to something very appealing. Take a competent FWD sedan chassis developed with the deep pockets of Fiat, drop in a venerable 3.0L Busso V6 from Alfa Romeo, and tack on some Lancia badges and you have the Lancia Thema V6.

Lancia also offered the Thema in 8.32 form with a 2.9L Ferrari V8, so why bother with the V6? Head to Youtube to find out, or just take our word for it: the Busso V6 sounds better than the detuned Ferrari V8. Add to that the serviceability of the Alfa power plant compared to the Ferrari unit, the major price discount, and the sleeper appeal, and the case for the Thema V6 is strong.