Start with what the Lancia Stratos Zero is: a Hatch-top coupé with 1584 cc Lancia Tipo 818.540 V4, built from 1970, as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Marcello Gandini at Bertone.
How it came about
The Lancia Stratos Zero or Lancia Stratos HF Zero is a concept sports car from the Italian automobile manufacturers Bertone and Lancia. It was presented at the 1970 Turin Auto Show, predating the introduction of the Stratos HF prototype by 1 year, and the production Lancia Stratos by three years. It is currently owned by Phillip Sarofim.
The hardware
The engine is 1584 cc Lancia Tipo 818.540 V4. Drive goes through a 5-speed manual. The wheelbase is 2220 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the American Motors Corporation AMC Gremlin, the Chevrolet Impala, the Suzuki Jimny. Its Lancia stablemates include the Lancia 037 and the Lancia 2000.
Owning one today
There is no federal ownership record for the Lancia Stratos Zero — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.
Lancia Stratos