Racing car maker unveils first road car: lightweight, 405hp Ford-powered, and perfect for trackdays
WE LAST MET GIAN PAOLO Dallara 15 years ago. We’d travelled to Dallara’s Varano de’ melegari factory just outside Parma to talk with him about his part in the development of the Lamborghini miura:a fascinating tale, told by one of the nicest and most charming people i’ve met in the car world. His two heroes of engineering, he told us, were Alec Issigonis and Colin Chapman. ‘one day,’ he said, ‘i would like to make a modern- day version of the lotus seven.’
That day has come. on his 81st birthday, Dallara was presented with the first production Dallara Stradale, the eponymous racing car manufacturer’s first ever road car. it’s a project the company has been working on for decades, though development has often stalled while it concentrated on work for outside clients, such as developing the alfa Romeo 8C and producing the tub for the 4C.
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The Next Small Thing?
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BMW M5 (F90)
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Barely Legal
The new Porsche 911 GT3 is the closest thing to a racing car that can be driven on public roads. Be careful what you wish for.
Red Alert
Scottish mountain roads, alive with the sound of an F355’s flat-plane-crank V8… If you like your red cars compact, lithe and gorgeous, it doesn’t get much better than this.
24 Heaven
No ferries, said Ferrari, or racetracks, and no more than 480 kilometres. And 24 hours maximum. So, what to do with a 780hp F12tdf for the day?
Honda Civic Type R
Honda dragged its feet with the previous-generation Civic Type R. This time we’re getting one almost from the get-go, but how much has changed?
Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
The topless 911 may not be as focused as the more hard-core fixed roof variants but it offers an altogether different driving experience that can be just as enjoyable.
Driving the future of safety
Rear-view mirrors and safety helmets have been the staples of driving and riding safety respectively. BMW reckons it can improve on this technology which has been in place for the past 100 years or so.
Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
The new 911 GTs is the best 991-series carrera that you can currently buy – provided you choose the correct variant and the right options.
