Lancia Stratos - looks like it's actually coming back

[muppet42]

Been watching this story develop over on Pistonheads the past wee while and looks like it's actually going to come to fruition. They've also done a full size rally mock-up...

...but the standard car looks, well, interesting :grin: ...

...and like the original, it'll have a Ferrari derived engine, this time from an F430 but with 533hp. Should make it quite nippy I'd imagine :laugh:

So what does everyone reckon? Not bad or a bad cover of a brilliant original?

 

[imported_richard33dees]

Not my cuppa tea tbh, much prefer the original. The bad copy is too flat and square in the wrong way. Headlights are just wrong imo

Saying that, it does look fairly respectable in the Alitalia livery

 

[mrcinquecento]

love the rally version, looks like a well updated classic

the road version looks like a cheap japanese knock off though IMO

 

[Andi9386]

love the rally version, looks like a well updated classic

the road version looks like a cheap japanese knock off though IMO

I was actually thinking it looks a bit Jap Mark.
Sort of Toyota MR2 meets Nissan GTR, then has an offspring....

Put it in the Rally colours, the I'd buy it if I could afford it.

 

[muppet42]

Found some less awkward pics via Google, I don't think it actually looks that bad...

AND I found a video :grin:...

 

[mrcinquecento]

the back is awesome

the front though.....no. looks like a kit car or something, needs a slight reprofile and nicer headlights IMO

 

[M21MFS]

See, I was gonna say. Not liking that rally mock up (cos it is, ultimately, faked) but yeh...the black one...I'd have a shot of one!

Still, prefer the original though!

 

[L1MAD]

The front looks a bit wierd, but from the back...wow

Imagine that driving down the street, poping, burbuling and banging as you lift of the throttle.

 

[Andi9386]

The front looks a bit wierd, but from the back...wow

Imagine that driving down the street, poping, burbuling and banging as you lift of the throttle.

Never mind that Callum, imagine the amount of accident's you'd cause with people stopping & staring.......

 

[muppet42]

I reckon it's down to the headlights that the front maybe doesn't work. Therefore, mucked around for a bit and did 2 modded versions. One with reshaped lights, one with pop ups with the original pic as well to give a comparison :smile:...


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[mrcinquecento]

2 and 3 are excellent, shame they arent allowed pop ups these days, damn eu regulations

i went for

 

[muppet42]

Yeah, I miss pop up headlights too. Killed off the nice Elan look the mk1 MX5 had and lead to the Diablo having awkwardly integrated Nissan 300ZX headlights. Oh well, at least they haven't outlawed buying second hand cars with them. Yet

 

[ycming]

Hmm, do you know how much will the be pricing this thing? As i think the Abarth coupe looks better !

 

[Andi9386]

If only they could build the new Stratos with Popup headlights..... if.....
Although No2 looks quite decent Rob.

 

[muppet42]

Haven't seen the exact costs but given the underpinnings and the performance, I'd guess pretty near or past the £100k mark. It would easily top 200mph, but from the PH article it looks like it's more geared for acceleration than all out speed. Saying that though, I wonder how a car with such a short wheelbase would handle at 200mph+ :grin:

 

[Venters]

I personally think it's stunning. I'm struggling to decide wether I'd rather be inside it or Salma Hyak.

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

, I wonder how a car with such a short wheelbase would handle at 200mph+ :grin:

Ill lend you my cinq if u want

 

[muppet42]

Ill lend you my cinq if u want

Sounds like a plan, though I can see the attempt to find out resulting in some sort of high speed spin (times a hundred) followed by a rather large explosion :laugh:

 

[mrcinquecento]

Sounds like a plan, though I can see the attempt to find out resulting in some sort of high speed spin (times a hundred) followed by a rather large explosion :laugh:

bad news, if james cinq blows up mine will two days later

 

[ycming]

Ill lend you my cinq if u want

aye mate just push him off the cliff.