Second series changes were light; the car now incorporated modified engine mountings to reduce noise and vibrations.
[3] At the beginning of World War II, the Artena was put back into production at the request of the Royal Italian Army.
[4] Three body styles were made for official usage, all three 6-seaters featuring a roll-down partition between the driver and the passenger compartment: Chassis type 441 was a modified version, to be outfitted as an ambulance.
[4] Lancia offered the Artena and Astura in saloon form only, and left its other body styles to third-party coachbuilders.
Viotti made two special Artena mobile studios for the Italian public service broadcaster, EIAR.
This was to provide a suitable basis for coachbuilders to work on, as at the time bespoke coachwork was common on luxury cars such as the Astura; unibody development continued on small Lancias like the Augusta.
Bore and stroke measured respectively 82.55 and 90.0 mm (3.3 and 3.5 in), for a total displacement of 1,924 cc (117.4 cu in); maximum power was 55 hp (41 kW) at 4,000 rpm.
[3] Noteworthily the engine was not directly attached to the chassis, but rather suspended via two leaf springs in order to dampen vibrations.