Legendary Lancia Stratos makes a comeback!

theragingbull · 6th August 2010, 17:36

One of the most beautiful rally cars of all time is set to make a comeback! The Lancia Stratos was an engineering marvel which made it a very successful rally car during the 1970s and early 1980s.

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Taken by an anonymous photographer, these spy shots were allegedly snapped on a Fiat test track near Milan.

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And these are the renderings of the same.

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BANDHAV · 6th August 2010, 18:05

This thing looks so modern in its outlook yet you feel an immediate connect with old one, thumbs up from my side. I would have loved to see some renderings in rally trim also.

bivin · 6th August 2010, 20:06

looks like the tazmanian devil in tuxedo!! doesnt look as mental as its ancestor but definitely a looker!!

scuderiamania · 6th August 2010, 20:14

Car looks pretty good in my opinion. Modern, yet looks similar to the legendary statos

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Originally Posted by theragingbull

Taken by an anonymous photographer, these spy shots were allegedly snapped on a Fiat test track near Milan.

In Lancia anyway related to the FIAT group? Why is their concept car on FIAT's track?

theragingbull · 6th August 2010, 20:53

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Originally Posted by scuderiamania

In Lancia anyway related to the FIAT group? Why is their concept car on FIAT's track?

FIAT is Lancia's parent company ever since 1969!

absynthguzzler · 6th August 2010, 21:00

The gills on the bonnet, please have them on the new one as well even if they are for aesthetics/form more than function.

avishar · 6th August 2010, 21:11

This might just a one-off concept for a car show.Also the car would look better if they made the lines a bit more simpler especially the front.

vinaydas · 6th August 2010, 23:11

Lancia's were always beautiful and exciting to drive this one will also surely live up to the rally bloodline of the original.

AyAn! · 8th August 2010, 00:27

This is brilliant! And looks totally production ready.Really hope it sees the light of the day!

SPARKled · 9th August 2010, 13:44

Very nice!! Futuristic and modern, with the original classic car design carried forward. Not many designers can do this successfully.

suhaas307 · 11th August 2010, 22:11

It desperately needs bonnet louvres and scoops/slats around the wheel-arches! Oh, and a limited edition draped in the original 'Alitalia' livery!

It looks like a lovely little perky super-car of sorts! Let's just hope that it isn't a one-off.

theragingbull · 11th August 2010, 22:44

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Originally Posted by suhaas307

It looks like a lovely little perky super-car of sorts! Let's just hope that it isn't a one-off.

Well it doesn't seem to. Check this out: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/10/r...-production-p/

theragingbull · 14th August 2010, 23:31

The all new Lancia Stratos revealed!!
Like the 1970s-era Stratos, power reportedly comes from a Ferrari engine, this time a V8 probably donated from the F430. (The original used the 2.4-liter Dino V6.)
The bodywork has apparently been crafted in carbon fiber and as many as five prototypes may already be running. If so, this is not likely the one-off that was originally speculated, but a car that could see a limited production run like the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.

DocG · 17th August 2010, 22:57

Looks great, but will it perform as well as the original did in it's time? What I mean by that is will this thing wow us in 2010-2012 as much as the original stratos did in it's time?!

suhaas307 · 17th August 2010, 23:11

Can't wait to see how this thing performs. I'm sure it would give some of the 'lesser' sports cars a hard time, considering the fact that it's a small, little thing! The Porsche Boxster better watch out, this thing might well and truly be a handful!

P.S. The picture before the last one reminds me of a small toy that I had as a child!

6th August 2010, 17:36	#1
theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 646 Times View My Garage	Legendary Lancia Stratos makes a comeback! One of the most beautiful rally cars of all time is set to make a comeback! The Lancia Stratos was an engineering marvel which made it a very successful rally car during the 1970s and early 1980s. Taken by an anonymous photographer, these spy shots were allegedly snapped on a Fiat test track near Milan. And these are the renderings of the same.
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6th August 2010, 18:05	#2
BANDHAV Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 1,401 Thanked: 2,859 Times View My Garage	This thing looks so modern in its outlook yet you feel an immediate connect with old one, thumbs up from my side. I would have loved to see some renderings in rally trim also.
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6th August 2010, 20:06	#3
bivin BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: India Posts: 982 Thanked: 230 Times	looks like the tazmanian devil in tuxedo!! doesnt look as mental as its ancestor but definitely a looker!!
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6th August 2010, 21:00	#6
absynthguzzler BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 651 Thanked: 245 Times	The gills on the bonnet, please have them on the new one as well even if they are for aesthetics/form more than function.
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6th August 2010, 21:11	#7
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	This might just a one-off concept for a car show.Also the car would look better if they made the lines a bit more simpler especially the front.
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6th August 2010, 23:11	#8
vinaydas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,399 Thanked: 148 Times	Lancia's were always beautiful and exciting to drive this one will also surely live up to the rally bloodline of the original.
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8th August 2010, 00:27	#9
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	This is brilliant! And looks totally production ready.Really hope it sees the light of the day!
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9th August 2010, 13:44	#10
SPARKled Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 1,110 Thanked: 656 Times	Very nice!! Futuristic and modern, with the original classic car design carried forward. Not many designers can do this successfully.
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11th August 2010, 22:11	#11
suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,251 Times	It desperately needs bonnet louvres and scoops/slats around the wheel-arches! Oh, and a limited edition draped in the original 'Alitalia' livery! It looks like a lovely little perky super-car of sorts! Let's just hope that it isn't a one-off.
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14th August 2010, 23:31	#13
theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 646 Times View My Garage	The all new Lancia Stratos revealed!! Like the 1970s-era Stratos, power reportedly comes from a Ferrari engine, this time a V8 probably donated from the F430. (The original used the 2.4-liter Dino V6.) The bodywork has apparently been crafted in carbon fiber and as many as five prototypes may already be running. If so, this is not likely the one-off that was originally speculated, but a car that could see a limited production run like the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. Attached Thumbnails
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17th August 2010, 22:57	#14
DocG BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai - Singapore - Cali - Sydney - S.Korea Posts: 870 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Looks great, but will it perform as well as the original did in it's time? What I mean by that is will this thing wow us in 2010-2012 as much as the original stratos did in it's time?!
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17th August 2010, 23:11	#15
suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,251 Times	Can't wait to see how this thing performs. I'm sure it would give some of the 'lesser' sports cars a hard time, considering the fact that it's a small, little thing! The Porsche Boxster better watch out, this thing might well and truly be a handful! P.S. The picture before the last one reminds me of a small toy that I had as a child!
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