Showing posts with label Lancia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lancia. Show all posts

Ferrari Says No to Plans for Limited Production New Stratos


�Despite Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo�s excellent assessment of the New Stratos after his test drive at Fiorano, Ferrari does not consent to construction of the planned limited run by either Pininfarina or any other Ferrari-dependent suppliers.�
And with the above short statement, Ferrari announced to Michael Stoschek, the man behind the 21st century interpretation of the famous Lancia Stratos of the �70s, that it won�t let him use its chassis, engines nor allow any of its suppliers to participate in the build.

VIDEO: Michael Stoschek Takes his New Lancia Stratos out for Racing


Unlike many other exotic supercar owners, Michael Stroshek isn�t keen on letting his pride and joy pass its time as a fancy museum piece in a parking lot. The German owner of the much talked about one-off Lancia Stratos wants to enjoy his latest toy where it counts the most: on the race track.
In these latest videos, we see Stroshek taking the Pininfarina-built and Ferrari 430 Scuderia-based Stratos out for racing at the Circuit Spa Francorchamps in Belgium and at the Sachsen Rallyce 2011 in Germany. Hop the jump to see the 540-horsepower Stratos in action for yourself.

Lancia Stratos HF

The Lancia Stratos HF, broadly and added artlessly accepted as Lancia Stratos, is a sports car fabricated by Italian car architect Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity. It was a actual acknowledged assemblage car, acceptable the World Assemblage Championship in 1974, 1975, and 1976.A Bertone advised abstraction car alleged the Lancia Stratos Zero was apparent to the accessible in 1970, but shares little but the name and mid-engined blueprint with the Stratos HF version. An different car alleged the New Stratos was appear in 2010 which was heavily afflicted by the architecture of the aboriginal Stratos, but was based on a Ferrari anatomy and engine.