Thursday 19th August 2010

Reborn Stratos: New Pics And Details Revealed

New website finally sheds some light on the enigmatic Stratos project

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The mystery of the re-born Lancia Stratos that has caused so much chatter recently in the webosphere has been revealed - as has the man behind the project.

A new website - www.new-stratos.com - has at last revealed some concrete information about the re-born rally supercar. It turns out that the man behind the project is Michael Stoschek, a German automotive parts supply magnate and keen historic racer.

The project is the brainchild of Stoschek - who won the 1999, 2001 and 2004 Carrera Panamericana road races - and his son Maximilian, and was conceived after the pair met the man behind the 2005 Fenomenon Stratos project, Chris Hrabalek.

The car itself has been developed by Pininfarina since autumn 2008 and is indeed based on a shortened Ferrari 430 Scuderia chassis, while the body is made entirely from carbon fibre.

Currently the project is a one-off, but a production run of 25 examples has been mooted.

That's it for technical details, but the website says that "further details concerning the technical specification of the New Stratos will be announced in the coming weeks".

We'll keep you posted...

[SmartVenom]

Really beautiful, the only one thing I'd change is the headlights, but that's just a minor grumble!

[Big Lebowski]

I want one of these so badly that it physically hurts.

[GTRene]

waiting for the first good video with this lovely car.

[308mate]

Pleeeeeeeaase, let it be good.

[Paul 8v]

i agree with the headlight comment but it still looks amazing

[Turbobanana]

(Runs away to hide under stone):
I think that looks even better than the original... and I love the original!

[300bhp/ton]

Really, really like this. But as I said in the post that got Closed. It's just a shame more people don't realise what, why and how the original existed. And to that end the fact that this one won't be seen doing what the original was purposely designed for.

[ceriw]

wish more companies would produce true neo classics like this one.

[Wadeski]

looks great, but it will extraordinarily expensive, which is a shame.

[Mr Fix It]

Looks great apart from:
1 Headlights - need a better shape
2. Its really needs the slats on the rear window
3. Need to make in more numbers with an option for a non Fezza engine, so its affordable for mere mortals to buy, so like the z4MC, 350z etc, Lancia would make a killing.

[vrooom]

Mmm i think that car is perfect apart from headlight, i think it needed be wider and the notches moved to other side of light.

if they made it to production.. i would conisder buying it.

[vrooom]

Oh can i have this HIGH res please. really good wallpaper

http://images.pistonheads.com/nimg/22369/Stratos_6...

[Podie]

It looks so sad...

[kambites]

vrooom said:

if they made it to production.. i would conisder buying it.

Given that it will almost certainly be well into six figures, you might have a bit of saving up to do.

[Roberty]

As others are saying, really need to put a bit more effort in to those headlights.

Ditch the rear screen and put some slats in there and finally I personnally prefer the original rally cars wheels to the aftermarket looking rims on the new car!

Otherwise I'm due a lottery win so where do I sign up?

[Orangecurry]

urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh no - horrible.

The roof-line and curved-scuttle are superb.... the rest is awful.

We are all individuals.

[Roberty]

vrooom said:

Oh can i have this HIGH res please. really good wallpaper

http://images.pistonheads.com/nimg/22369/Stratos_6...

Yeah that's a great pic, especially as you can't see the sad looking headlights in it!

[Frimley111R]

From some angles it looks great, from others not nice at all. The front pic shown in the bottom left image makes it look really odd.

[mk1chopper]

I really hope they make this, it looks great. Audi take note, and reproduce the swb quattro

[sandersc74]

Bring back pop up headlights.