In this respect creative freedom to the engineers was granted as far as possible. At the beginning of the seventies front wheel drive was a feature of only the most daring manufacturers. Whereas Lancia had already fitted out the predecessor types Flavia and Fulvia in early sixties with this concept of drivetrain. Also disc brakes at all four wheels were a matter of course! It goes without saying that the Beta also was to have those constructional features. As usual, Lancia mounted the engine and transmission on a subframe, to which an anti-roll bar was also attached. This total unit was mounted bottom-up to the engine bay. The suspensions was a spring-damper combination, based as a matter of principle on the Mc Pherson struts construction. This approved concept was adopted by Lancia for all successor types.