Lancia Stratos HF – Ferocious Rallying Performance

It’s common knowledge that top-tier competition cars often have little to do with ones we see on the streets, yet there was rarely a car as specific as the Lancia Stratos HF. The wedge-shaped wonder was a continuation of decades of innovation and a forerunner of a new era in the space age; colder, more isolated, and completely detached from the apple pie optimism of the 1950s.

With its sci-fi presence and groundbreaking performance, the Stratos truly lived up to its name, making each of its adversaries dated and prosaic. On the rallies, it didn’t only outshine the Escorts and the BMWs with its looks, but ferocious performance, and those lucky enough to gaze at the car dancing around were blessed to witness one of the most mesmerizing performances in pre-Group B era.