Lancia STRATO'S HF Stradale

Lancia STRATO'S HF Stradale (1973)

Engine: Ferrari 2.4 V6 190 PS
Traction: RWD (rear-wheel drive)
Gearbox: manual, 5-speed (H)
Suspensions: dwb + arb (front), strut + arb (rear)
Fuel capacity: 80 liters
Driver's aids: none

At the 1970 Torino Motor Show, Bertone exhibited one design study. This prototype (designed by Marcello Gandini) grabbed the attention of Lancia who were looking for a successor to the Fulvia rally machine. In 1972 it finally debuted in the world as a rally special. This car was the Lancia Stratos.
The wheelbase and tread tells everything about the Stratos's race-bred lineage. At 85.8 inches the wheelbase was considerably shorter than the lightweight Japanese K-cars of today. Nevertheless it had a rear tread of 57.3 inches, close to that of the Skyline GT-R. In other words, the Stratos was a car that combined the pinnacle of steering sharpness with an unforgiving chassis.
The body is a strong, steel plate welded monocoque frame to which are affixed FRP exterior panels. In order to facilitate easy maintenance at the scene of a rally, the front and rear body cowls can be completely removed.
The engine is mounted behind the seats and is the same 2.4L DOHC V6 engine as in the Ferrari Dino 246GT. Its maximum power output of 185 BHP and maximum torque of 23.0 kgf.m were capable of propelling the roughly 980kg vehicle to 140 mph.
It won its first official competition debut in the 1974 San Remo WRC. Thereafter, it proved to be a very competitive car and the Stratos brought about three consecutive constructor's championships for Lancia from 1974 to 1976.
For the purpose of homologation, 500 Stratos were produced through 1978, and an original Stratos is still a valuable car for collectors.


CHANGELOG

v3.0 updated 22.07.2020

Physics
- new engine power/torque figure
- new aero
- new tyres v10
- tweaked suspensions setup
- revised car polar inertia
- slightly increased drag
- corrected steer ratio
- adjusted fuel tank position
- adjusted differential setup
- slightly faster gear change times
- corrected engine max RPMs
- increased max brake power
- corrected Pirelli Cinturato static pressure

Visual
- new materials
- new textures
- new skins with OEM color also for interiors
- new lights config
- replaced gearstick with original one
- corrected tyres and rims dimensions
- corrected brake disks dimensions
- removed flames
- fixed tyres normals and vertex by RealAKP
- added CSP carpaint and glass materials
- added exhaust smoke (CSP only)
- added 3D license plate (CSP only)

Other changes
- new longer wiper by RealAKP
- working wipers by RealAKP
- added wiper vibration with speed
- new collider kn5 file
- regenerated LODs kn5 files
- added differential options in setup screen
- added dash and turning lights functionality (CSP only)
- new license plates numbers
- swapped to 70s driver model
- updated ambient shadows
- updated CM previews



v2.0 updated 01.03.2020
- new aero (ACCR v2)
- new engine config
- new v10 tyres (vintage, semislicks)
- new suspensions setup
- suspension geometry from Kunos
- tweaked roll-bars
- adjusted car polar inertia
- corrected steer assist and ratio
- corrected max litres of fuel
- corrected fuel tank position
- adjusted differential values
- higher gearbox-change times
- adjusted gear ratio to match mod tyre radius
- corrected front weight distribution
- adjusted colliders
- tweaked shaders
- regenerated LODs files
- updated skins with baked AO map by RealAKP
- updated Content Manager previews

v1.3 updated 09.01.2019
- added LODs .kn5 files
- new engine power figure
- new v10 tyres (vintage, semislicks)
- new aero
- tweaked suspensions setup
- reworked lights config
- changed brake bias
- increased force feedback strenghness
- implemented tyres extended ray-tracing
- corrected 1st gear ratio
- adjusted rpm analog instrument
- added brake bias options in setup
- decreased collider ground clearance
- updated ambient shadows

v1.2 updated 11.10.2018
- new internal cameras

v1.1.2 updated 10.09.2018
- corrected car fuel consumption

v1.1.1 updated 25.08.2018
- adjusted tyres shader

v1.1 updated 22.08.2018
- tweaked suspensions

v1.0 released 20.08.2018
- initial release
- redone shaders
- added odometers