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New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:10 pm
by Mr Kleen
New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
AKA: a proper use for your fortune,
Mr Billionaire.
It'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.
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:19 pm
by PGT
Castriota just joined Saab as its Design Director. Should be interesting
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:52 pm
by Sabre
I have to admit, I didn't see this one coming!
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:49 pm
by zaxrex
The even have a website about it.
http://www.new-stratos.com/en/
Mostly.
I cant seem to get anything past "05" to work, though. Good write up 'till then.
Some super hi-rez shots in the download section.
http://www.new-stratos.com/downloads/DSC_1784.jpg
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:27 am
by goob_os101
Nice vid of the new Stratos
http://vimeo.com/17676057[/video]
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:38 am
by zaxrex
The Stratos dies again
I has disappoint, but at least reading the comments pick me back up a little.
Fuck Chrysler. And by Chrysler I mean Fiat who owns 59% of Chrysler and 90% of Ferrari.
I wonder if Pinanfarina and Michael Stoschek will allow people who have purchased F430 or 60's to retrofit their private cars to accept the new/old awesome?
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:41 pm
by Sabre
zaxrex wrote:Fuck Chrysler. And by Chrysler I mean Fiat who owns 59% of Chrysler and 90% of Ferrari.
Wow, I didn't know that!
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:27 pm
by avriette
Sabre wrote:zaxrex wrote:Fuck Chrysler. And by Chrysler I mean Fiat who owns 59% of Chrysler and 90% of Ferrari.
Wow, I didn't know that!
Yeah, apparently there is supposed to be some cross-pollination between Ferrari and the Viper via Fiat. But don't expect any hybrid vigor. Any more, that is, than you expected from the Gallardo after Audi moved in on Lamborghini. This haet, it runs deep.
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:57 pm
by Mr Kleen
I'm happy there is one and that I have seen it in person. That a few other billionaires will have to play with different toys doesn't bother me near as much as it should.
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:34 pm
by Raven
I thought the new Stratos was being made by Lancia, I didn't know it was independently backed.
Re: New Lancia Stratos Is Ferrari F430-based
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:26 am
by Mr Kleen
Raven wrote:I thought the new Stratos was being made by Lancia, I didn't know it was independently backed.
You didn't read my initial post???
