New Stratos Manufacturer in USA..

**Guy Mayers** · 14-02-2021, 13:15

There might be a new manufacturer on the block (in the USA) but I really think it'll be difficult to get it through a UK IVA test even if it is based on a Porsche Boxter chassis...

This one is 10% larger than the original though.

https://hooniverse.com/someone-is-bu...-stratos-zero/

Guy

**Guy Mayers** · 14-02-2021, 13:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqeXYtGxVtw

**Normb666** · 14-02-2021, 15:21

Now why would you swap the standard flat-6 Porsche motor for a BMW V12?? Pain in the a*se to engineer, pain in the a*se to subsequently work on. Other than that, good luck to 'em! Just gotta hope Jaguar Land Rover don't take exception and come after them tho.

**Guy Mayers** · 14-02-2021, 15:36

Because they can? I'd leave the Porsche motor in there personally. Looking forward to seeing how they deal with instrumentation! It was in a wacky panel to the left of the driver and was all functional on the original!

**john** · 14-02-2021, 17:22

If it was an unmolested Boxster chassis then surely it wouldn't need IVA testing?

**Guy Mayers** · 14-02-2021, 17:43

You may be right but I think It'll be such a heavily modified car it's be unavoidable! Not that the builder is suggesting a production run.

I think any replica of Stratos Zero would end up as a garage/trailer queen. Totally unusable in reality!

Guy