Italian automotive company
Stola Spa
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Founded
| 1919
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Headquarters
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Owner
| Blutec
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Number of employees
| 3,500 (2006)
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Website
| www.stola.it
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Stola
is an
Italian automotive company
founded in 1919. From its start it realized
concept cars
, prototypes and style models, master models and engineering consultancy for some of the biggest manufacturers in the automotive industry.
[1]
In 2004 it was acquired by RGZ group, along with subidiaries: Estival, Tecnocars and Stola do Brasil. By 2014 was sold to
Blutec
, part of the
METEC
group. As for 2006 it had more than 3.500 employees. Currently its activities are focused around production of limited edition exclusive cars.
[2]
Cars and models
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Alfa Romeo Proteo
Porsche C88
Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination
Mercedes-Benz F300 Life Jet
Toyota Funcoupe
SEAT Formula
Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR
Alfa Romeo Nuvola
Alfa Romeo Kamal
Maybach Exelero
Fisker Tramonto at the 2006 Paris Auto Show
List of master models, mock-up style models, prototypes and concepts realised by Stola:
[3]
- 1960
Lancia Flavia Coupe
(master model)
- 1964
Alfa Romeo Spider
(master model)
- 1965
Fiat 124 Coupe
(master model)
- 1965
Autobianchi A111
(master model)
- 1965
Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
(master model)
- 1966
Isuzu 117 Coupe
(master model)
- 1967 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Coupe Giugiaro (master model)
- 1980
Lancia 037
(master model)
- 1981
Ferrari Testarossa
(master model)
- 1985
Cadillac Allante
(master model and engineering)
- 1987?1988
Saab 900 NG
(mock-up style model)
- 1989
Saab 9000
CS (master model)
- 1989
Bugatti EB 110
(style model)
- 1989?1990
Ferrari 456
(engineering)
- 1989?1993
Lancia Kappa
(master model, engineering and styling models with Autec)
- 1990?1991
Alfa Romeo Proteo
(concept car, with Centro Stile Alfa Romeo)
[4]
- 1991
Fiat Barchetta
(style model, with Centro Stile Fiat)
- 1991, 1993
BMW Z13
(2 concept cars)
- 1991?1992
Fiat Downtown
(2 show cars)
- 1991?1992
Fiat Cinquecento
Cita
(concept car, developed for Fiat with Itca and
Maggiora
)
- 1991?1992
Ferrari 348 Spider
(engineering and 3 prototypes)
- 1992?1993
Ferrari 550 Maranello
(engineering)
- 1992
Lancia Ypsilon (840)
(style models)
- 1992?1994
Alfa Romeo 166
(style model)
- 1992?1994
Fioravanti
"New Large" (with Fiat) and "Nuova Piccola" (style models)
- 1993
Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster
(master model)
- 1994 Mercedes-Benz FCC (show car)
- 1994
Porsche C88
(concept car)
- 1994?1995
Alfa Romeo 156
(style models and engineering)
- 1995
BMW 3 Series (E46)
(style model)
- 1995
Saab 9-5
(mock-up style models)
- 1995
Mini Spiritual and Spiritual Too
(concept cars)
- 1995?1997
Maserati 3200 GT
(engineering)
- 1995?1996
Mercedes-Benz C-Class SportCoupe
(CL203, six different style models)
- 1995?1996
Mercedes-Benz Vision F 200 Imagination
(concept car)
[5]
- 1995?1996
Bitter Berlina
(show car, intended for limited production)
- 1996
Fiat Multipla
(show car)
- 1996
Alfa Romeo Nuvola
(concept car, with Centro Stile Alfa Romeo)
- 1996
Saab 9-3
(mock-up style models)
- 1996?1998
Lancia Lybra
(style models)
- 1996?1997
Ferrari 456M
(style model)
- 1996?1997
Mercedes-Benz Maybach
(concept car)
- 1997
Alfa Romeo 147
(style model, with Centro Stile Alfa Romeo)
- 1997 Mercedes-Benz F300 Life Jet (show car)
- 1997
Mercedes-Benz SLK
(R170,
shooting brake
style model)
- 1997
Toyota Funcargo
(concept car)
- 1997
Toyota Funcoupe
(concept car)
- 1997
Toyota Yaris Verso
(style models)
- 1997
Nissan Cedric Y34
(mock-up style model)
- 1997
SEAT Bolero 330 BT
(concept car)
- 1997?2000
Perodua Kancil
(engineering)
- 1997?1998
Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR
- 1997?1998
IED Crab
(mock-up style model)
- 1998
Eurovans
(Lancia Phedra, Citroen C8 and Fiat Ulysse, style models)
- 1998
Mercedes-Benz A-Class
(W168, show car)
- 1998?1999
Porsche Cayenne
(style models)
- 1998?1999
Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon
(engineering)
- 1998?1999
Lancia Thesis
(style models)
- 1998 Ford FC5 (mock-up style model)
- 1998?1999
SEAT Formula
(concept car)
- 1999
Mercedes-Benz A 38 AMG
(W168, show car)
- 1999
Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR Roadster
- 1999
Mercedes-Benz Vision SLA
(show car)
- 1999
Smart Roadster
(show car)
- 1999
Maserati Quattroporte V
(engineering)
- 1999?2000
Maserati Coupe and Spyder
(engineering)
- 2000
Ferrari 575M Maranello
(style models and engineering)
- 2000 Nissan Fusion (concept car, with F&S)
- 2000
Smart Roadster Coupe
(show car)
- 2000
Lancia Ypsilon (843)
(style models)
- 2000?2001
Lincoln MK9
(concept car)
- 2000?2001
Alfa Romeo 156 GTA
(styling models/prototypes)
- 2000?2001 Nissan Crossbow (concept car)
- 2000?2001 Nissan Kino (concept car)
- 2000?2002
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
(engineering)
- 2001
Saab 9-X
(mock-up style model)
- 2001
Mitsubishi CZ2
(show car)
- 2001
Mercedes-Benz CLS
(C219, three styling models, one as a station wagon)
- 2001
Smart Forfour
(show car)
- 2001
Smart Crossblade
(show car)
- 2001
Alfa Romeo 166
(facelift style model)
- 2001
Alfa Romeo 159
(style model of Centro Stile Alfa Romeo proposal)
- 2001
Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon
(engineering)
- 2001
Porsche Cayman
(mock-up style models)
- 2001?2002
Mercedes-Benz Vision Grand Sport Tourer
(1st show car)
- 2002 Kia KCV-II (concept car)
- 2002
Lincoln Navicross
(concept car)
- 2002
Mercury Messenger
(concept car)
- 2002
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
(engineering)
- 2002
Maserati MC12
(engineering)
- 2002?2003
Alfa Romeo Kamal
(mock-up style model, with Centro Stile Alfa Romeo)
- 2002?2003
Range Stormer
(concept car)
- 2003
Proton GEN?2
(engineering)
- 2003
Mercedes-Benz Vision Grand Sport Tourer
(2nd show car)
- 2003?2004 Hyundai E3 (concept car)
- 2004
Ford Focus Vignale Cabriolet
(concept car)
- 2004
Maybach Exelero
(show car)
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- 2006
Citroen C-Metisse
(concept car)
[7]
- 2007
Fisker Tramonto
(production of a small series of 17 cars)
[8]
Stola S81 Stratos
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Stola S81 Stratos was a concept car designed by
Marcello Gandini
and shown at the 2000
Turin Motor Show
.
[9]
Its exterior design was a hommage to Gandini's original 1970
Lancia Stratos HF Zero
exactly at the 30th anniversary of the 1970 Turin Motor Show presentation. Development began in autumn of 1999 to create a static show car. The front was meant to have a Lancia shield but with protest from Fiat management, a stylised
mg
logo appears in honour of the designer instead. Vivid orange paint colour chosen mirrored that of a prototype Stratos HF. "S81" in its name commemorates the 81st anniversary of the company founding by Alfred Stola. From 2009 concept resides in the Lopresto automobile collection, where in 2014 it received an electric motor.
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Stola S82 Spyder
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In 2001, at the Milan Motor Show, Stola presented a prototype model S82 Spyder built on the
Porsche Boxster
(986) basis.
[11]
Exterior was designed by
Aldo Brovarone
.
[12]
Stola S85 Thesis Limousine
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Stola S85
During the engineering consultancy work done for the
Thesis
model in 2000, Stola proposed a stretched
limousine
version, similar to the previous Thema and Kappa. Fiat Group CEO Paolo Cantarella agreed to the project but under the supervision of Giancarlo Concilio of Centro Stile Lancia and engineer Nevio Di Giusto.
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Initially Stola planned to showcase the blue-gray painted prototype at the 2001
Frankfurt Motor Show
but at the last minute Fiat management decided to postpone the presentation. Although the show car was ready earlier and would be named as "S82" it was ultimately presented at the
2004 Geneva Motor Show
repainted in burgundy bi-colour and renamed as the "Stola S85" to celebrate the Stola company's 85 years.
[14]
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The car is equipped with a beige leather interior and electrically adjustable rear seats. The car has also a minibar with
refrigerator
, multimedia system with GPS navigation system, internet access, fax machine and a DVD player.
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With 230 PS (169 kW; 227 hp) and all these extra features the converted car weighs 2,030 kg (4,475 lb) and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 9.2 seconds, with a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph).
[16]
In 2002 Fiat ordered another stretched limousine for President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and further two examples which would ultimately be cancelled. Presidential limousine would receive an armour plating by specialist shop Repetti and be delivered in 2003.
[13]
Stola S86 Diamante
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Stola S86 Diamante
Stola S86 diamante is a concept car designed by
Marcello Gandini
and presented at the 75th Geneva Motor Show in 2005. It is a static model of a coupe, created in just 5 weeks to demonstrate Stola's ability and speed in development and construction of automotive prototypes in a "tailor-made engineering" perspective.
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The name is also a reference to the company's 86 years of activity.
Stola Phalcon
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At the 2007
Geneva Motor Show
, Stola introduced the Phalcon, a 2-door coupe with a similar design as the
Maybach Exelero
that Stola had in 2004.
[18]
The car was presented with a
Mercedes-Benz
V12 and a one piece windshield extending all the way to the back of the car. The plan was to produce 25 units.
[19]
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