Lancia Stratos its back!!!!!

[cinco]

http://jalopnik.com/5609510/the-lancia- ... production

http://blog.caranddriver.com/lancia-str ... d-bertone/

When pictures surfaced last week of a newfangled Lancia Stratos prototype undergoing testing at Fiat’s Balocco test track, car enthusiasts worldwide collectively said “Awww, yeah!” But this Stratos really is the proverbial perfect storm of rumormongering, bringing together European automotive websites and their colorful imaginations, grainy spy shots, and, of course, the unpredictable Italian auto industry. The car’s appearance started a flood of questions, speculation, and creative “fact” creation. We can now confirm new information about the Lancia Stratos’s return.

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wish they allowed it to have pop up headlights tho

[MG Man]

BUDUP
I agree
retractable headlights are funner :-p

[Ronaldo95163]

The Rally Version has the pop out lights

[Razkal]

BUDUP
I agree
retractable headlights are funner :-p

i have discovered offence in that!

pop-up lights are only the baddest thing since things were attaining badness.

[MG Man]

razzie,
I was praising retractable headlamps bro


gracen, cinco was referring to the driving lights, not the add on spot lamps
All Stratos had retractable aka pop up headlamps

[Monk BANzai]

BUDUP
I agree
retractable headlights are funner :-p

i have discovered offence in that!

pop-up lights are only the baddest thing since things were attaining badness.

[wagonrunner]

That car is in Dirt (circa 2k7)

[MG Man]

oh mammy I want one soooooooo bad

[cacasplat3]

OOOOH MY...!

[MG Man]

u drive a nissan
go home

[cacasplat3]

[tourniquet]

I drive a Nissan, I don't carry tools.

It's Italian, go get some tools and come back (you might be needing them )

[AYE_SOLDIER]

u drive a nissan
go home

does any have specs on this
on this aight looking car?

[MG Man]

4 wheels
two doors, I think

[GTi Guy]

looking good!

[cinco]

rumoured to be some kinda V6
who cares it looks like sex and if they stick a ferrari derived engine in there it will sound like sex too
i want 2
one to look at and one to drive

[cinco]

http://jalopnik.com/5612430/the-new-lan ... os-says-hi
oh oh oh
my bad
V8

So you fancy this new Lancia Stratos, huh? Well, this baby's got it all, the compact size, the clamshell openings, a tight, race-oriented cockpit and Ferrari power. A few things have changed though. Gone are the pop-up head lights, a victim of the times more than anything, and rather than a V6 mounted midship, instead there's a V8. The only one out there these days is the 4.5-liter from the 458, but who knows what could be lurking in there.Also new are ceramic brakes all around and center locking wheel hubs, along with the undying affection of everyone familiar with the original.

[legoRB]

WOW

[cinco]

MOAAARRR!!!!
http://jalopnik.com/5614255/new-lancia- ... f430+based

t's a simple story: man loves car, man is billionaire, man spends piles of money recreating modern version of car. It's noble. The new Lancia Stratos is a weapon of war mixed with a labor of love... a weapon of love? It's the creation of billionaire car nut and CEO of supplier Brose KG, Michael Stoschek, a long-time Stratos and rally car fanatic. Its creation is a long time coming. Long like 24 years long, like 1986, when Stoschek met Chris Hrabalek in Alta Badia, Italy at a the World Stratos Meet.

Stoschek and Hrabalek met with the designers at Pininfarina to hammer out a car in early 2008. The design started under the hand of rising design star Jason Castriota and eventually moved to the designers at Bertone, which was the studio behind the original Stratos. It's based around the Ferrari F430 chassis and its 4.3-liter V8 engine with an all carbon fiber body, carbon ceramic brakes, a tiny wheelbase like the original, and a weight-to-power ratio of just 5.5 lbs per horsepower.

As of now there is only one prototype vehicle, but there may be as many as 25 copies built when the design is finalized.

from http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... l=de&tl=en

[tourniquet]

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/255988/new_lancia_stratos_its_official.html
i love everything about this .....except for the front headlight design; it makes it look sad/ worried:

the old one looks so bright eyed and eager to go for a drive:
the new one looks like it noticed it's owner lusting over an Alfa 8C:

[MG Man]

reminds me of the F40 a lil bit from this angle
Sadly the days of retractable (pop-up) headlights are gone
Seems they too heavy and not aerodynamic in this age of itty bitty projectors and LEDs
Sad because I remember when retractables were a pre-requisite for an exotic
I have to say tho, I havent been this excited about a new car as I am over this Stratos in a very long time

If I had the money I would definitely buy a Hawk Stratos replica!

[MG Man]

http://www.hawkcars.co.uk/

http://www.hawkcars.co.uk/hf3000/index.html

Powerplants

A choice of engines - from the willing and easily tuned Lancia 2 litre (with Turbo or Supercharged options as well!) through to the really fabulous power of the 164 3 litre V6 Alfa engine. Of course you can fit an original Ferrari 246 V6 or Ferrari 308 V8 if funds permit.

The following list shows the model designations of these kits:-

HF2000
Two-litre Lancia Beta/Thema/Delta engine, 8v/16v/Turbo/Volumex
HF2400
2.4 litre Ferrari Dino V6 engine
HF2500
2.5 litre Alfa Romeo V6 from the 155 (not the GTV6 or 75/Milano)
HF3000
3.0 litre Alfa Romeo V6 from the 164, 12v or 24v (not the 75/Milano)
HF3000QV
3.0 litre Ferrari Quattrovalvole

Mountings for other engines could be arranged, but for most people this is a large enough list to choose from.
Bodywork

A choice of body styles - from the pretty original Road or Stradale body to the stunning Grp.4 Alitalia style with its cavernous rear wheel arches - or even the really aggressive square wheel arch Grp.4 version. In fact, all the body panels are so accurately made that they are regularly used as replacements for original cars. Why not see for yourself, contact us for a demonstration, see us at a kit show, book a visit to our works or ask for full details on these and other cars in our range. Mono HF pic
Kit Components

The kits include the superbly engineered chassis, with integral roll cage, body tub, floors and bulkheads all fitted. The various wishbones, steering arms, rear hub-carriers, radius arms, rose joints and nylatron bushes etc. are also included to enable the rolling chassis to be completed.

Starter kits are available, where the remainder of the bodywork and window glass are purchased later when the car is ready for them to be fitted. For other kits these components are included in the original purchase price.

It can be seen from the above list just how comprehensive these kits are and therefore what excellent value they represent when compared to many others that offer only the very bare essentials within the kit.

[cinco]

retractable headlights were banned due to pedestrian safety regulations :l
sucks arse
im with you MGMan i would sell myself for this car it makes me all kinda of tingly in my dangly bits

[cinco]

with vid

[MG Man]

too much time spent showin dat man face

[cinco]

he is the man behind the rebirth

[MG Man]

meh
I wanted to see more of the car
looks like a handful to drive tho

[foss]

*squirt*