The Trikappa 4.5-litre V8 is notable as the first of Lancia's narrow V engines, a distinguishing feature the manufacturer only abandoned in the 1970s.

The car was offered as a bare rolling chassis, as torpedo or 6-seater coupé de ville.

[2] Fed by a Zenith twin-choke carburettor,[1] it produced 98 hp at 2,500 rpm, allowing the Trikappa to reach a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).

The first examples produced left the factory with rear wheel brakes only and were upgraded later.

[1] The rest of the mechanicals were as on other coeval Lancia models: ladder frame, solid axles front and rear with semi-elliptic leaf springs and Hartford dampers.