Lancia 037: The Last Era of Racing Romance

What factor most determines if a car is a Supercar?

Price
Top Speed
Acceleration
Horsepower & Torque
Exclusivity (#’s produced)
Styling
Handling (braking, cornering, etc)
Price
Top Speed
Acceleration
Horsepower & Torque
Exclusivity (#’s produced)
Styling
Handling (braking, cornering, etc)

Would you save someone from a burning car?

YES - Stranger has a 90% chance of survival from injuries and you will have a 50% chance.
NO - Stranger burns alive and dies. No one see’s your cowardice, but you have it on your conscience.
YES - Stranger has a 90% chance of survival from injuries and you will have a 50% chance.
NO - Stranger burns alive and dies. No one see’s your cowardice, but you have it on your conscience.

Imagine yourself in Lancia’s position in the early 1980s. Your Stratos has recently won three consecutive World Rally Championships (1974-76) but you can see the writing on the wall, writing which reads “all-wheel-drive.” How do you build on this past success and continue to be competitive in the new decade? For Lancia, the answer was the 037, which would ultimately become, in 1983, the last rear-wheel-drive car to win the WRC Manufacturers’ Championship before AWD competitors like the Audi Quattro and Peugeot 205 T16 completely changed the sport forever. To compete in Group B events, Lancia was obliged to meet homologation rules by producing 200 street versions of the 037. While visually striking and invigorating to drive, the 037 Stradale remains, at heart, a race car and is thus anything but comfortable.

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