Return of Lancia Stratos?

[Brix]

That's a Group A car.

Overrated in the sense of evryone considering it the best era ever. When it isn't.

Nope was converted into an Group A car, but debuted as a B car

[Matra et Alpine]

That's a Group A car.

Overrated in the sense of evryone considering it the best era ever. When it isn't.

S4 was the GroupB, full space frame with plastic body parts laid on top.
HF came when GroupB was banned then from that grew the integrale

In terms of spectator sport it was WAY best.
Long wheelbase, short wheelbase, front engine, mid engine, rear engine.
Locked centre difs, variable torque diffs.
NO two came at a corner the same way.

Modern rally cars are too formulaic. They all tend to the same design, the same features, the same basic handling and the same line/performance.
Just as F1 was better before the modern computer-designed, wind-tunnel-refined eacha copy era

[DigitalLuke64DD]

Would be great if Lancia release a new Stratos. Since they're owned by Fiat, all they have been producing lately is garbage Fiat Punto's and Bravo's with different bodywork and badges. But Fiat also own Ferrari, so maybe they could build a re-modernized design on a 458 Italia chassis...