The awkward gauge placement actually makes sense in a rally car. Don't need to look at the speed, because there aren't speed limits in rally and the stage layout determines how fast you can go. Don't need to look at the tach, because you can hear and feel the revs. But if the oil pressure drops or the temperature shoots up, you have to stop immediately so you can save the car and possibly avoid a massive crash into the trees. Pedals being over to the right is probably because the car wasn't meant to have road seats, either; a rollcage would push the seat placement to the right just a bit and a racing seat doesn't anchor the same way anyways.
Gordon Murray, talking about race car design once used the phrase "the space where the man goes" - It was a LONG way down the list of design priorities 🙂
Lancia's heritage is very different to most . Cutting edge engineering and quality, their way. Copy nothing , always their fresh designs. They then have haute couture styling , intense driving experience. This makes for an elegant car which will always be in fashion, you can race them as well as they always did. Beyond that they have a personality that is very different.
It is sad that those same qualites which made it great killed it at the end. In that regard tne story of lancia is similar to saab. The sad and ugly truth is you must made cars that people want to buy.
It’s a shame as to what brought Lancia to its greats to see them today producing a car that doesn’t fit them as a brand- some rebranded shitty Fiat. I’d love to see a revival of their rallying heritage once again.
If you guys want to see a 16ish minute long video of the Stratos, a journalist named Derek Tam-Scott made a video about it a little while back. He’s not as charming as Jeremy or Richard but his genuine reaction to driving the car towards the later half of the video will bring a tear to your eye, it’s THAT emotional…
That is one of the most beautiful things humans have ever created. Inside and out. As a purpose-built rally monster, and as an exquisite piece of art. This is automotive brilliance and pure genius. What a legend.
One of the most beautiful moments in Top Gear history is when Jeremy explains why it's perfect, and Richard agrees with him on this being one of the best cars of all time.
@@michaelmeliambro5117 As a thoroughbred rally car and rolling art, it was, especially compared an American floatboat. Considering the technology of the day. It is as good as humanly possible, judging by the times they achieve on rally stages. Meanwhile, the Americans have an 8l engine that produces 250hp, and only 140 of it goes to the wheel, and the body weighs 3 tons. Not even counting the malaise era. The landyacht will also have a separate chassis and trampoline suspension that makes the handling rubbery, and the heavy engine makes it massively front-heavy even with 3 tons of chrome in the back. It will unsafe to turn right while going faster than 20mph, and a careful driver can get 7 miles per gallon. Sounds real good to me.
@@charlesc.9012 At least said "land yacht" would be built to last. When was the last time you heard of an Italian car that was reliable??? And besides that, the Lancia could only develop a pitiful 190 HP, at best, compared to 250 from the Yankee-mobile.
@@michaelmeliambro5117 Italian cars before computers were average in reliability. There was nothing wrong with them until the Japanese raised the bar. Land yachts were still only built to last about 200k miles, so they weren't actually better. They were actually worse because American fit and finish was always inferior in the age. It doesn't matter that Yankee-mobile makes 260hp because only 140 of it would reach the wheels. This is fact because that is what happened when horsepower was no longer measured at the flywheel in the malaise era, leading many engine models to lose half their rated power overnight. Land yachts also weigh 3 tons, while italian cars weight about 2000lbs. That makes a huge difference in reliability as well as performance. American engines always had unusual amounts of torque, but still underwhelming for an 8 cylinder engine, and worse than diesel engines. Italian powerplants definitely rev more freely, so they actually get peak horsepower more consistently. Remember that power and torque on paper is only real at a certain engine rpm, so American engines are really not getting close to touching European or Japanese engineering. The Italian car always had the higher power-to-weight ratio, which is the actual thing that determines acceleration. So Italian cars could really keep up while consuming less than half the fuel a fatmobile needs
One of the most jaw-dropping cars of all time, the Stratos combines georgeous design with unbelieveable handling in a high performance package that trounced the opposition in the world of Rallying. WHAT A CAR!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for featuring the Lancia Stratos on Top Gear. I've wanted one since I first saw it in 1974 and I will likely die without realizing that dream but, damn it, I watched two of my favorite drivers have a hell of a time with it.😊
+AsTheSeasonsGray They used to have it? Arrgh! I guess I signed up just too late. Typical! I guess I better go finish the last season and cancel my subscription then.
Blame the BBC for jumping on the streaming bandwagon. Everything made by themselves and ITV also (cos they are involved in it too) will be disappearing from all other platforms, and will only be available on bloody BritBox.
1:50 Swiss number plate (from Lucerne, Switzerland). Nice car, lovely, dreamcar of my youth, together with early 911, 037, Renault Alpine... thank you for the feature!
I had the white Stratos rally version car. Yes ok it was a die cast toy model when I was maybe 9 years old. That car has never aged for me it is simply beautiful from any angle.
This clip sums up the petrolhead's love for the Stratos. It cuts 5 frames before it shows it breaking down. Like all Lancias, it had equal amount of greatness and flaws. And it is a part of why petrolheads love them so much.
This along with the Miura are the 2 most beautiful cars. Can you imagaine how cool it would have been driving one of these in the states back then? Suddenly having a Mustang or Vette wouldn´t have been so awesome at that stoplight.
@@jackie182-r6s Bertone were responsible for more than assembling. They were both responsible for their creation, along with my own more humble Fiat X1/9.
@@jackie182-r6s I think Gandini also penned the Countach. Given the choice I would take the Miura over a modern Lambo any day. My first car was a Fiat Bertone 850 spider. The rear lights are identical to those on a Miura.
Obviousely oil pressure is much more important than rev counter because you cannot hear oil pressure. This car's designs is perfect don't make up problems...
This was the first episode of top gear I ever watched. I was 4 years old on a holiday in wales and I remember turning on the to which was tuned to bbc and top gear was on. I remember clarkson struggling to fit into the car and the cars plus clarkson’s humour made me not only love the show but it made clarkson my role model
You can feel the traction. You can hear the revs. You don't know how much oil pressure there is in the crankcase, or how much manifold pressure is there in the turbo/supercharger. Those are the gauges you need on a race car to glance at every now and then to ensure you're treating the engine well. So Clarkson and Hammond, this tells me that the Stratos was built only to race.
Don’t know if you are aware but the engineer who worked on the design of this car was Nicola Materazzi, the same man who designed the famous Ferrari F40 all on his own. You can look at his interviews on Davide Cironi channel where he explains the creation process of the Stratos and its similarities with F40. Activate subtitles.
This is my ultimate dream car. I cannot express that enough, It is higher on my list than a GTR Nismo, Mclaren F1, or any other car ever. To put my admiration in perspective, I would choose it over every other car in existence. Combined. I would rather have this than ownership of all other cars in existence all at once. Yes, I value it more than the entire automotive industry.
It amazes me that human can achieve such an extraordinary feats on engineering like one expressed in Stratos.. Furthermore, what amazes me is that such machine can be combined with perfectly beautiful aesthetic of it.. It looks like God has personally helped mankind build this monument of achievement.. So beautiful..
( I think its more correct this way) "It amazes me that humans can achieve extraordinary feats of engineering like the one expressed in the Lancia Stratos.. Furthermore, it amazes me that such a machine can be combined with perfectly beautiful aesthetics.. Like God has personally helped mankind achieved this very beautiful monument.." ( just my opinion, have a good day!)
The Fiat X19 had the same off set peddle arrangement. Took me a while to get used to it. After a few miles and auto cross races it became second nature.
I think this is my all time favorite car. I also like Dodge M4S. however i think you have to be very rich to own a Lancia. I had Lancia Thema myself, it was sporty and fast for a 4-door sedan, but it had one dumb problem after another. First the starter motor broke somehow ... had to switch that, then water pump broke and also rear wheel ball bearing broke. all that in less than a year and when i bought it, it just had the technical inspection done.
There may be faster, more reliable, more practical cars now...but there arent many cars present or past that make you feel alive like the Stratos...what a gem
It could be standing I I would still love it, even if I could never tell anyone I own stratos, even if I could never touch it, I would love seeing it every day, knowing that I own something that special. It is perfect, I don't think that there is anything wrong with it.
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I do wholeheartedly agree with Jeremy and Richard on this one. This car is far from perfect, but the Stratos is one of the greatest cars ever made. It has the X factor to it that makes you feel alive when you look at it and when you drive it
The engineer who designed it had in mind the phylosophy of building cars where every single piece has a porpuse to achieve the main goal: win races. Enzo Ferrari said that the ugliest car in the world becomes the pretiest after winning races, and one of his favourit engineers was the one who designed the Stratos.
The last part of the video is in South Wales on the road between Penderyn and the A470. It joins the A470 by the last Brecon Beacons reservoir going north. It’s an exceptional piece of road for a fast car with open fast sweeping bends and some very fast straights. Arguably the best road of its type in the UK. Main problem is there can be a lot of sheep in the spring and summer - its nickname is dead sheep road!
Bought the kit from Litton Cars in 1988 and then lack of finances halted the project until 6months ago. The kit is a Litton Corse S, which is an evolution of the original Stratos chassis encompassing updated suspension along with a stiffer chassis. Rights to the Corse replica are now with NapierSport. We're using an 8v 2.0L Lancia Beta engine tuned by Guy Croft developing around 175bhp. Completion date should be Autumn 2012. It'll be awesome.
Rest in peace, Marcello Gandini, the designer of Stratos. This is still one of the prettiest car ever made.
Yea but lights , eh I've never liked pop ups. I like the new Lotus though. 🤷
"I am going to change gear now. This will involve man-touching..."
-- Jeremy Clarkson
The tiniest leprechaun in all the British Isles should have had no trouble finding someplace else to put his leg.
I laughed too. This is the funniest part.
Hur hur, fackin benders, hur hur
It is called "cock pit" for a reason.
@@ThorneyedWT who are you and why are you verified
The awkward gauge placement actually makes sense in a rally car.
Don't need to look at the speed, because there aren't speed limits in rally and the stage layout determines how fast you can go.
Don't need to look at the tach, because you can hear and feel the revs.
But if the oil pressure drops or the temperature shoots up, you have to stop immediately so you can save the car and possibly avoid a massive crash into the trees.
Pedals being over to the right is probably because the car wasn't meant to have road seats, either; a rollcage would push the seat placement to the right just a bit and a racing seat doesn't anchor the same way anyways.
Exactely.
Good analysis. Thank you.
Pedals to the right is most likely because there's front suspension components in the way.
ITALIAN BEAUTY 🎉🎉🎉
Gordon Murray, talking about race car design once used the phrase "the space where the man goes" - It was a LONG way down the list of design priorities 🙂
Stratos is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cars ever made. Was my dream car when I was a little kid (and still is of course) :)
Stratos and miura
It looks...striking. I don't know if I'd call it beautiful.
The Sprawl aye, that’s the best word to describe it. not “beautiful” like other cars, but just so absolutely different that you cant help but love it.
@@redoxam That's nearer the mark yeah. I still prefer the Stradale though
The Sprawl each to their own, i guess! the stradale is an awesome car.
Lancia's heritage is very different to most . Cutting edge engineering and quality, their way. Copy nothing , always their fresh designs. They then have haute couture styling , intense driving experience. This makes for an elegant car which will always be in fashion, you can race them as well as they always did. Beyond that they have a personality that is very different.
You wrote a clear and competent definition of what Lancia was and still is for people who know this historical Italian car brand. Really appreciated
cloridan Beauchamps He didn't say *build* quality.
My father has a lancia beta zagato,and may i tell you she has a soul of her own
It is sad that those same qualites which made it great killed it at the end. In that regard tne story of lancia is similar to saab. The sad and ugly truth is you must made cars that people want to buy.
It’s a shame as to what brought Lancia to its greats to see them today producing a car that doesn’t fit them as a brand- some rebranded shitty Fiat. I’d love to see a revival of their rallying heritage once again.
The pure joy in both of their faces when Clarkson revs it is just so good. One of the greatest segments they ever did.
The greatest segment...
...in the world.
If you guys want to see a 16ish minute long video of the Stratos, a journalist named Derek Tam-Scott made a video about it a little while back. He’s not as charming as Jeremy or Richard but his genuine reaction to driving the car towards the later half of the video will bring a tear to your eye, it’s THAT emotional…
I pull the exact same face when I rev my Alfa 147 GTA. There’s a good reason that just about every Stratos kit car uses that Alfa V6 Busso
if you don't like the stratos there is something wrong with you
Totally agreed!!
Ben Walker ITS FUCKIN BERTONE!!!! EVERYTHING HE EVER DESIGNED WAS A PIECE OF ART IT WAS LITERALLY A SACRED AUTOMOBILE
The Rusty Hubcap US trouble is if something is to be classed as art it must server no purpose.
The stratos certainly served a purpose
A Mark III Lincoln was more beautiful than anything Lancia ever built.
Michael Meliambro You must have some kind of ocular disease.
God damn that's a beautiful machine.
Shazbotacus pretty but poor
Do you need ur eyes checked???? LOOK AT IT!!!! IT'S PURE EYESORE!!!!
And the car's also not bad
@@gggggggggggggggggg161 Well, you're certainly a lost cause.......
@@michaelmeliambro5117 Are super cars supposed to be good? I thought it was kind of a requirement to be bad.
That is one of the most beautiful things humans have ever created. Inside and out. As a purpose-built rally monster, and as an exquisite piece of art. This is automotive brilliance and pure genius. What a legend.
This car is Legend
After I had a Lancia Beta coupe 2 litre in early 80’s,it has remained my favourite car manufacturer;what a heritage
The Lancia Stratos Rally cutscenes plus Yes’ Roundabout has to be one of the most incredible things ever devised.
I'm guessing the music is replaced in the rebroadcast versions... Sad!
One of the most beautiful moments in Top Gear history is when Jeremy explains why it's perfect, and Richard agrees with him on this being one of the best cars of all time.
Except it ISN'T perfect. You can't trust a word coming out of their mouths.....
@@michaelmeliambro5117 piss off
@@michaelmeliambro5117 As a thoroughbred rally car and rolling art, it was, especially compared an American floatboat. Considering the technology of the day. It is as good as humanly possible, judging by the times they achieve on rally stages.
Meanwhile, the Americans have an 8l engine that produces 250hp, and only 140 of it goes to the wheel, and the body weighs 3 tons. Not even counting the malaise era. The landyacht will also have a separate chassis and trampoline suspension that makes the handling rubbery, and the heavy engine makes it massively front-heavy even with 3 tons of chrome in the back. It will unsafe to turn right while going faster than 20mph, and a careful driver can get 7 miles per gallon. Sounds real good to me.
@@charlesc.9012 At least said "land yacht" would be built to last. When was the last time you heard of an Italian car that was reliable??? And besides that, the Lancia could only develop a pitiful 190 HP, at best, compared to 250 from the Yankee-mobile.
@@michaelmeliambro5117 Italian cars before computers were average in reliability. There was nothing wrong with them until the Japanese raised the bar. Land yachts were still only built to last about 200k miles, so they weren't actually better. They were actually worse because American fit and finish was always inferior in the age.
It doesn't matter that Yankee-mobile makes 260hp because only 140 of it would reach the wheels. This is fact because that is what happened when horsepower was no longer measured at the flywheel in the malaise era, leading many engine models to lose half their rated power overnight.
Land yachts also weigh 3 tons, while italian cars weight about 2000lbs. That makes a huge difference in reliability as well as performance.
American engines always had unusual amounts of torque, but still underwhelming for an 8 cylinder engine, and worse than diesel engines.
Italian powerplants definitely rev more freely, so they actually get peak horsepower more consistently. Remember that power and torque on paper is only real at a certain engine rpm, so American engines are really not getting close to touching European or Japanese engineering.
The Italian car always had the higher power-to-weight ratio, which is the actual thing that determines acceleration. So Italian cars could really keep up while consuming less than half the fuel a fatmobile needs
0:39
What's so funny, I don't get it
PissAllOverMyAnusWhileMaintainingProperHomeostasis it's a meme
It's a meme, so it's funny
JOJO
ANOTHER JOJO'S REFERENCE! =D
The song at 2:24 is: To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra
You're a god, sir
And at the beginning it is Roundabout by Yes
ugh I wish I saw your comment sooner... i could have saved 15 mins lol
If you know cars....then you know that this car was something special...very special
0:38 that moment when u realise Yes - Roundabout is playing...
I noticed that too
BUT IT WAS ME, DIO
yes
Is the Stratos a Jojo reference? Or is Jojos a Stratos reference? xD
For crying out loud
1:06 is everything that being a driving enthusiast is. I connect with this moment every time I watch it. They have or had the best job ever
I REJECT MY FERRARI JOJO
ijust look at the comments waiting for someone to say something about JOJO jajajajaja
JOJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I peed my pants
who or what is this "jojo" you people are talking about ?
*_KONO LANCIA DA!_*
The Stratos is just glorious in every way-it looks absolutely stunning and that Ferrari V6 sounds heavenly
One of the most jaw-dropping cars of all time, the Stratos combines georgeous design with unbelieveable handling in a high performance package that trounced the opposition in the world of Rallying. WHAT A CAR!!
Both this and the Miura look best with that color combination. Simply stunning.
I'm amazed to hear such high praise from Clarkson for a car I see nearly everyday. A guy I know dailys one whenever the weather is good.
it's amazing how Roundabout attracts Jojo's fans like bees to pollen, even if the video is about a sports car
tumours tend to spread in weird ways that we don't understand
@@AleK0451 lmaoo
NaLancia Stratos
Hopefully this good taste in cars attaches to them.
Car guys who are also Jojo fans: "Sup?"
Roundabout is a good racing song.
One of the most iconic Rally cars ever.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for featuring the Lancia Stratos on Top Gear. I've wanted one since I first saw it in 1974 and I will likely die without realizing that dream but, damn it, I watched two of my favorite drivers have a hell of a time with it.😊
Seriously bitter at netflix for getting rid of seasons 1 - 16.
+AsTheSeasonsGray They used to have it? Arrgh! I guess I signed up just too late. Typical! I guess I better go finish the last season and cancel my subscription then.
AsTheSeasonsGray amazon prime
What's annoying was the older TG seasons were removed just after i finished series 1. >_
Blame the BBC for jumping on the streaming bandwagon. Everything made by themselves and ITV also (cos they are involved in it too) will be disappearing from all other platforms, and will only be available on bloody BritBox.
LOL Bet u don't know Netflix just saved ur life!!!
One of the coolest wedge supercars. I love the fact that it was also a rally car. Beautiful machine.
What an absolutely gorgeous car.
1:50 Swiss number plate (from Lucerne, Switzerland). Nice car, lovely, dreamcar of my youth, together with early 911, 037, Renault Alpine... thank you for the feature!
Hans Habluetzel great list!
Oh, the 037. I love that car.
Renault Alpine... That car has something special just like so many Lancias...
One of the most Beautiful cars Ever Made... Just Gorgeous.
New favorite retro super-car!
The sound....the fashion...the motor....all is a part of the legend cars!!!
I used to love this car since I was a kid when I first seen it on Gran Turismo on my PS2, I loved the gold rims
The most beautiful racing car shape, just perfect
this is one of my favourite models !!! 1/24 and hotwheels scale !!
One of Marcello Gandini's many beautiful creations.
Been lucky to see a genuine stratos such a beauty
to be continued - lancia
Can't undo the maymay
Stratos is my spirit animal
Stand User: Jeremy Clarkson Stand Name: Lexus LFA
I had the white Stratos rally version car. Yes ok it was a die cast toy model when I was maybe 9 years old. That car has never aged for me it is simply beautiful from any angle.
This clip sums up the petrolhead's love for the Stratos. It cuts 5 frames before it shows it breaking down. Like all Lancias, it had equal amount of greatness and flaws. And it is a part of why petrolheads love them so much.
I had a toy car Lancia Stratos when i was a kid. I love this car.
WRYYYY!!!
TO BE CONTINUE...
neill hawel to the jojomobile. #posing
Good God. From :05 to :25 It just sends tingles down your spine.
Such a pretty car and the cinematography shows it perfectly.
Jeremy is absolutely in love with Lancia. It clearly show in this and the segment on the 037 in the Grand Tour
the noise of that car is simply epic. best noise to ever come out of a car.
To all those asking what is the music from 1:00:
A FERRARI V6!!!!
With "Roudabout" of Yes as background music.
RastaSaiyaman No, that's not Roundabout.
It’s trash from motorstorm
@@__-po7bm Yes it is.
@@killzor7714 Nope.
My first hotwheel ever :) a red lancia stratos and I got a picture with one a year or so ago! My childhood dream car!
This along with the Miura are the 2 most beautiful cars. Can you imagaine how cool it would have been driving one of these in the states back then? Suddenly having a Mustang or Vette wouldn´t have been so awesome at that stoplight.
Both designed by the now sadly gone but not forgotten Bertone.
@@mrradman2986 both Miura and Stratos were assembled by Bertone but were designed by Marcello Gandini, one of the greatest of all time.
@@jackie182-r6s Bertone were responsible for more than assembling. They were both responsible for their creation, along with my own more humble Fiat X1/9.
@@mrradman2986 yeah, they both contributed to create awesome cars indeed.
@@jackie182-r6s I think Gandini also penned the Countach. Given the choice I would take the Miura over a modern Lambo any day. My first car was a Fiat Bertone 850 spider. The rear lights are identical to those on a Miura.
...can't ever watch this clip without welling up. Bloody hell, I love Lancias.
Obviousely oil pressure is much more important than rev counter because you cannot hear oil pressure. This car's designs is perfect don't make up problems...
You will hear it when oil pressure is too low -.-
bugimaki When you hear it it's already too late.
Thats what i meant :D
bugimaki Lol :D
Yeah its perfect, that's why most cars dont even have an oil pressure gauge lol. It is not perfect in reliability, deal with it.
This was the first episode of top gear I ever watched. I was 4 years old on a holiday in wales and I remember turning on the to which was tuned to bbc and top gear was on. I remember clarkson struggling to fit into the car and the cars plus clarkson’s humour made me not only love the show but it made clarkson my role model
"A gynecologist would get in here and say 'God, I'm at work!'"
You can feel the traction. You can hear the revs. You don't know how much oil pressure there is in the crankcase, or how much manifold pressure is there in the turbo/supercharger. Those are the gauges you need on a race car to glance at every now and then to ensure you're treating the engine well. So Clarkson and Hammond, this tells me that the Stratos was built only to race.
theres no other car that brings tears to my eyes.
Don’t know if you are aware but the engineer who worked on the design of this car was Nicola Materazzi, the same man who designed the famous Ferrari F40 all on his own.
You can look at his interviews on Davide Cironi channel where he explains the creation process of the Stratos and its similarities with F40. Activate subtitles.
The stratos is one of the cars i would show an alien to explain what cars are about. Absolutely magnificent.
It's not though.
@@ngc-fo5te explain why then
@@thisisnotmyname4970 he probably drives a VW…
@@jackie182-r6s but I drive a VW (๑•﹏•)
@@thisisnotmyname4970 bruh I drive an Audi wtf… I should hate Lancia but here I am defending it. Lolz
What an amazing job they have
The Stratos will always be my favorite car, nothing can beat it for looks. It's absolutely stunning, exquisite.
This is my ultimate dream car. I cannot express that enough, It is higher on my list than a GTR Nismo, Mclaren F1, or any other car ever. To put my admiration in perspective, I would choose it over every other car in existence. Combined. I would rather have this than ownership of all other cars in existence all at once. Yes, I value it more than the entire automotive industry.
+UGU Zach Sigh...the GTR Nismo? Oh, to be 13 again...
+justforever96 yes, the GTR nismo.
You sir have a good taste in cars
+Gamestyle2004 thanks. I just love the stratos.
+UGU Zach as do I :)
"I've got a bit of a soft spot for all old Lancias. But in this, it's not soft."
It amazes me that human can achieve such an extraordinary feats on engineering like one expressed in Stratos.. Furthermore, what amazes me is that such machine can be combined with perfectly beautiful aesthetic of it.. It looks like God has personally helped mankind build this monument of achievement.. So beautiful..
Agustinus Aryo Wisnuwardhana thanks to ing. Materazzi, who made ferrari f40 and the edonis
Agustinus Aryo Wisnuwardhana keep that fucker of god out of this, this is US, jesus fucking christ
Hmm, but something gone wrong and it ended up few people's death..
( I think its more correct this way) "It amazes me that humans can achieve extraordinary feats of engineering like the one expressed in the Lancia Stratos.. Furthermore, it amazes me that such a machine can be combined with perfectly beautiful aesthetics.. Like God has personally helped mankind achieved this very beautiful monument.." ( just my opinion, have a good day!)
@@RandomAndre13 thanks a lot for the correction! It’s been 7 years since I wrote that comment, and definitely my English was worse back then 😂
Its much more epic to have a rally car than a super car
"so, not perfect. But then you look at it. And there is the thing.... cause it just sort of is". Damn, i liked that line.
Simply stunning car.
What a car.....unbelivable
Lancia Stratos, defining the quote "there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion".
I love lancias
This is a eargasm machine
"This will involve man-touching..."
*I REJECTED MY HETEROSEXUALITY HAMMOND!!!*
ARB6769 0:48 to be continue...
THIS SHOW IS DISGUSTING!!!
@@michaelmeliambro5117 ok
@Zack Smith Am I supposed to pretend like I give a f*ck??? Bcuz I DON'T.
@@michaelmeliambro5117 if you didn’t care you wouldn’t reply
1:02 :The song is called Trash by The Whip
*MC:LA Intensifies*
ILL BEEE THE ROUUUUUUUNDABOOUT
0:39
@silverbird58 You mean Fragile from 1971
Lancia Stratos is just like a wife. Sometimes unreliable, but heck they are gorgeous and you can't live without
rajdowa królowa, też jestem fanem ...
lancia stratos and yes- roundabout, favorite video ever
ILL BE THE ROOOOOOUUUUNNDABOOUTTT
딴따란따든따딴따루
The Fiat X19 had the same off set peddle arrangement. Took me a while to get used to it. After a few miles and auto cross races it became second nature.
Me, Joseph: DIO I GOR A LANCIA STRATOS
Dio: GOOD BUYYY JOJO!!!!
what in the fuck
Did you notice roundabout playing in the background when they showed it rallying
@@jordini3381 indeed, i however do not understand the original comment, please clarify if you are able to
@@scoobydooby4762 is roundabout so it is jojo reference so by logic all jojo references are fair game
@@jordini3381 what is a jojo
I think this is my all time favorite car. I also like Dodge M4S. however i think you have to be very rich to own a Lancia. I had Lancia Thema myself, it was sporty and fast for a 4-door sedan, but it had one dumb problem after another. First the starter motor broke somehow ... had to switch that, then water pump broke and also rear wheel ball bearing broke. all that in less than a year and when i bought it, it just had the technical inspection done.
Stratos from Ancient Greek "στράτος" meaning "forces gathering"
Gathering in a pringles can.
Sorry to correct you, however I believe it's from the Greek for
"My chariot is faster the yours, cretin!"
@@logoseven3365 lmao!!
It's also a common name in Greece.
What a fucking beauty
User: Lancia
Stand: Stratos
Power: C
Speed: B
Range: A
Durability: B
Precision: D
Potential: A
*ahem* ORAORAORA
Durability: D
Precision: A
Precision D? That thing won the world rally championship
@@ashkandi1337 everyone likes to act like they're the best judge of everything in the world apparently
There may be faster, more reliable, more practical cars now...but there arent many cars present or past that make you feel alive like the Stratos...what a gem
I actually got the chance to sit in one of these today at an Italian car show. My life is now complete.
0:58 my meme instinct thought something was gonna happen cause of the song 😭
I had a Lancia Stratos, it was two inches long and was made in England by Matchbox.
Bellissima!
the fathers of lancia Stratos...Marcello Gandini , Nuccio Bertone, Nicola Materazzi.. THE BEST❤
It could be standing I I would still love it, even if I could never tell anyone I own stratos, even if I could never touch it, I would love seeing it every day, knowing that I own something that special. It is perfect, I don't think that there is anything wrong with it.
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I do wholeheartedly agree with Jeremy and Richard on this one. This car is far from perfect, but the Stratos is one of the greatest cars ever made. It has the X factor to it that makes you feel alive when you look at it and when you drive it
The engineer who designed it had in mind the phylosophy of building cars where every single piece has a porpuse to achieve the main goal: win races.
Enzo Ferrari said that the ugliest car in the world becomes the pretiest after winning races, and one of his favourit engineers was the one who designed the Stratos.
When yes roundabout start playing : to be continued
Does anybody know where they filmed this video , especially the scene at 0:31 ?
Apprish :)
The last part of the video is in South Wales on the road between Penderyn and the A470. It joins the A470 by the last Brecon Beacons reservoir going north. It’s an exceptional piece of road for a fast car with open fast sweeping bends and some very fast straights. Arguably the best road of its type in the UK. Main problem is there can be a lot of sheep in the spring and summer - its nickname is dead sheep road!
I see this car and i just think to myself: "Hello Wheeljack."
Wheeljack's bio card says he was the most adept at driving in vehicle mode, maybe that's why Lancia won 3 championships lol.
Fun fact: Wheeljack was based on the group 5 Stratos!
Oh good, so i'm not the only one then
There have been many beautiful cars, but none more so than the Lancia Stratos.
I cannot think of a car I would rather have than one of these.
0:39
three of my favourite things in the world
The Glorious Lancia Stratos Ferrari engine
Clarkson's voice
and lastly
A JOJO REFERENCE
Prog rock at its finest
Espectacular stratos ,,,,jorgue de bragation ,,criteriun Rioja
Fucking Love this car!
Okay, was it your first big love in life?
Bought the kit from Litton Cars in 1988 and then lack of finances halted the project until 6months ago. The kit is a Litton Corse S, which is an evolution of the original Stratos chassis encompassing updated suspension along with a stiffer chassis. Rights to the Corse replica are now with NapierSport. We're using an 8v 2.0L Lancia Beta engine tuned by Guy Croft developing around 175bhp. Completion date should be Autumn 2012. It'll be awesome.
When u hear that background music u know its a jojo reference
i fell in love with this car after this episode