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The Nuova Stratos one-off by Pininfarina.
The Lancia New Stratos is an exclusive sports car. It has been developed and built for German businessman Michael Stoschek, who commissioned it from Pininfarina, asking the company to design and build a modern interpretation of his favourite car, the legendary Lancia Stratos. The designers have succeeded in translating the original stylistic message of Bertone’s Stratos of the Seventies into a modern one-off, guaranteeing truly extraordinary performance and an incredibly enjoyable drive. Although it is a real dream car, it lives and breathes thanks to a 4.3 litre V8 engine, which accelerates to a speed of 200 km/h in less than 10 seconds. Eventually, a small production series was made by MAT from Turin. A design proposal was also made by Bertone.
The New Stratos is a sporty and exclusive car. The first speciment was developed and built for the German businessman Michael Stoschek who commissioned it to Pininfarina which design and build a modern reinterpretation of his favorite car, the legendary Lancia Stratos. Manifattura Automobili Torino took the challenge to built it into a limited series of 25 speciments. Riccardo Garella explains why the New Stratos is so special.
The origin of the Lancia Stratos Before the Lancia Stratos, if we exclude the “fuoriserie” of the past, Bertone had never officially collaborated with…
