The Lancia Delta Integrale, in all its variants, won six consecutive World Rally Championships from 1987 and 1992, becoming one of the most successful rally cars ever built. In 1993 the EVO2 was officiall introduced in the Swiss and German market, to distinct the model from the previous EVO1 series, which officially was onyl sold, due to emission regulations, with the 8V catalitic engine in the swiss but also in the german market. The non catalitic EVO1 with the 16V engine found it's way to germany only trough the grey import market.
To get a clear distinction from the previous model the german Lancia marketing department decided to call the EVO2 "sedici" derived from the italian "sixteen" denominating the 16V valves, with bespoke side emblems, in conjunction with the catalitic converter.