We've been waiting with baited breath for the
arrival of Dallara's first in-house road car. And while it may take a little
while yet to surface, at least we now know what to call it.
According to Autocar, the racing car constructor has
filed a trademark for the name Stradale, the Italian word for “street” that's
often used to connote a race car for the road. The
Dallara Stradale being
developed from the ground up as an extreme sports car for the road.
Whatever it's called, the sports car is being made
by a company best known for its racing chassis – like the one it builds for the
IndyCar Series, to say nothing of all the other single-seaters and sports
prototypes it has made over the past 45 years. But Dallara also has a wealth of
expertise it has lent to other automakers for their hardcore road cars, like
the KTM X-Bow and Alfa Romeo 4C that will likely be the closest competitors to
the forthcoming Stradale.
Expect a 2.3-liter Ford EcoBoost turbo four to
produce as much as 400 horsepower in a vehicle weighing around just 1,700
pounds to outmaneuver just about anything else on the road. The vehicle is
anticipated to arrive sometime next year, when legendary founder Gianpaolo
Dallara will turn 80 and prepare for his retirement.
Cr : Carscoops
