【Speedhunters译起看车】Lancia Stratos HF Zero：来自过去的未来狂想

原作者：Chaydon Ford

原标题：Lancia Stratos HF Zero: The Future, From The Past

Imagine for a moment, we’re living in the year 1970. The Boeing 747 has completed its maiden commercial flight; English rock band The Beatles have just announced their breakup; and NASA’s Apollo 13 has made its way back to earth after major issues. The average family car is a three-box design and enthusiast models generally offer performance by increasing engine capacity over their commuter-based siblings.

想象一下，我们身处上世纪70年代。波音747完成了它的首次商业飞行;英国摇滚乐队披头士刚刚宣布解散;NASA的阿波罗13号在发生一系列重大问题后返回地球。那时，一般的家用汽车都是三厢设计，而高性能车型通常通过增加发动机排量来提供比普通汽车更高的性能。

Prior to the Turin event, Italian automotive design houses Bertone and Pininfarina had, for a short while, sought to outdo one another, each revealing their own concept car. The Bertone-designed Lancia and Pininfarina-designed Ferrari 512S Modulo squared up in 1970, but the Lancia was ultimately the more extreme vision of the future. It was also a fully running concept, whereas the Ferrari was not.

在都灵车展之前，意大利汽车设计公司Bertone和Pininfarina曾有一段时间试图互相超越对方，并且在1970年各自推出了自己的概念车：Bertone设计了Lancia，而Pininfarina设计了Ferrari 512S Modulo，但Lancia车款对未来的设想更加极，同时也是一个完全可以操作的概念，而法拉利则不然。

The Zero measures a scant 84cm (33in) to its roofline, a challenge that Bertone took on to see how low a car could be built. This had a practical significance as well, aiding aerodynamics. Bertone sought to not only break the predefined rules of what a car should look like, but also give an insight to, and ultimately usher in a new era of automotive design.

Zero的车顶到地面距离只有84厘米(33英寸)。实际上，Bertone把其视为一个挑战。他们想看看一辆车能造得多低，因为这对空气动力学也有实际意义。Bertone不仅试图打破预定义的汽车外观限制，但也进行了深刻的洞察，并最终迎来一个汽车设计的新时代。

The headlights comprise of numerous bulbs along the front edge, with the taillights hidden in the circumference of tinted red plastic around the rear.

前灯包括许多在前保险杠上排列成行的小灯泡，而尾灯隐藏在周围的红色塑料包围下。

Rearward vision is somewhat limited, with an external central mirror and small side mirrors tucked into the back of each wheel arch.

不得不承认，由于巨大的后轮拱和近乎迷你的后视镜，后方视野是有些受限的。

Lifting the triangular engine cover exposes the 1.6L V4 engine good for 115hp. The engine, gearbox and entire subframe assembly along with suspension was taken from a crash-damaged Lancia Fulvia at the Lancia factory. This drivetrain was chosen primarily for its low deck height, being canted over at 45 degrees.

掀开三角形的发动机盖，我们可以看到1.6L的 V4发动机，拥有115马力。发动机，变速箱和整个副框架总成以及悬挂都是从一台来自蓝旗亚原厂的一台报废车，Lancia Fulvia上移植的。之所以选择这套传动系统主要是因为其高度足够低，可以达到45度角倾斜。

The interior is no less subdued than the exterior with the hinged windscreen connected to the steering wheel by way of a hydraulic linkage, so as one tilts away so does the other, allowing for slightly easier ingress and egress. No, there aren’t any doors as such.

车的内饰并不比外观逊色。铰接的挡风玻璃通过液压连接到方向盘上，所以当一个倾斜时，另一个也会跟着倾斜，允许稍微的误差。没错，这台车的驾驶舱并没有传统意义上的车门。

Bearing more than passing resemblance to the Lancia Stratos HF is no coincidence. While not a direct forerunner, the Zero generated enough interest for Lancia’s top-floor management to continue the relationship with Bertone and ultimately green-light the Stratos as a production car.

与蓝旗亚Stratos HF的相似度超如此之高，这并不是巧合。虽然不是直接的先驱，蓝旗亚Stratos Zero吸引了蓝旗亚高管的兴趣，使他们决定继续与Bertone合作，并最终为Stratos的量产开了绿灯。

Today, this one-of-one Stratos HF Zero lives with its owner in the USA, who has a penchant for what can best be described as ‘wedge’ cars. The equally outlandish Aston Martin Bulldog also resides in his custodianship. The Zero was in the UK as it had just been given a light restoration here.

现场的这辆独一无二的Stratos HF Zero和它的美国主人住在一起，后者迷恋一切所谓的“楔形”车。同样古怪的阿斯顿·马丁Bullldog也由他保管。Zero现在在英国，因为它刚刚在这里进行了轻微的修复。

I don’t believe we’ll ever live to see another era in which such creative automotive visions for the future take place. While safety understandably takes precedence, most cars nowadays are led by the finance department first and the design department second, which is a shame. This glimpse into what could have been certainly isn’t a bad one.

无论是在什么时代，我都不相信我们能活着看这种创造性的汽车未来愿景得以量产。虽然安全第一是可以理解的，但现在大多数车企都是由财务部门领导，设计部门次之，这是一种遗憾。然而，我们还是有幸目睹一切昙花一现的未来狂想，这总归是一件好事。