Two Dallara's IR8 Tribute Edition supercars revealed

New BEAST In the world of racing, the name of the Dallara Automobili is very famous since 1972. In that time, the Gian Paolo Dallara-founded company is known as a manufacturer that only produces single seater racing engines and sports cars.

The first model of the Dallara Stradale IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: Voi.id)

Furthermore, they are the masters of Formula 3 and the sole supplier of the American IndyCar racing events, Japanese Super Formula, to the F2. And some time ago, the Italian company has released two special edition cars known as, the Dallara Stradale IR8 Tribute Edition and Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition to commemorate Dallara's first historical victory in the Indy 500 racing event back in 1998.

The second model of the Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: BlackXperience)

For your info, the Dallara Stradale is the first road car produced by Dallara which was launched in 2018. The car is equipped with a turbocharged 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 400 hp and 500 Nm of torque, so it can deliver car's acceleration from 0-100 kph in just 3.25 seconds.

The Dallara Stradale IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: BlackXperience)

As mentioned above, the special edition cars of Dallara Stradale and EXP IR8 Tribute Editions were built to commemorate the achievements of 25 years ago, and offcourse equipped with a limited edition liveries. And in charge of designing this particular livery is BorromeodeSilva Studio.

The Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: BlackXperience)

As you can see on these special edition cars, there's 23 stars to represent Dallara's Indy 500 winning. In addition, there is also the Roman numeral “XXV” which represents 25 years since Dallara's first Indy 500 win back in the 1998. Dallara also gave some sIn adduches to this car, such as the use of dark gray Alcantara seats, while its paddle shifters, the edges of the seats and the edges of the dashboard are colored in yellow.

The Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition has special touches of the use of dark gray Alcantara seats, while its paddle shifters, the edges of the seats and the edges of the dashboard are colored in yellow. (Picture from: MotoriOnline)

Not only changing the cosmetic part, Dallara also made technical changes to the machine. Basically, this car still relies on a 2,300 cc, 4-cylinder Turbo engine which now produces up to 400 hp and 500 Nm of torque. The power and torque are channeled to the rear wheels with the use of a new AMT transmission which promotes faster gearshifts and faster acceleration.

All-new Dallara Stradale variants you can choose were launched back in the 2018. (Picture from: Autography.co)

In addition, the braking system is also made more precise and powerful. And what is no less important, the presence of the use of a new intercooler that has been through the development process on the circuit track for months.

Meanwhile for the Dallara EXP Tribute Edition, there's important changes related to the weight of the car and the aerodynamic system are also given more attention. For example, the Dallara EXP has a weight of 890 kg, thanks to the use of lightweight carbon materials and the open roof. So no wonder if the EXP is about 360 kg lighter than Stradale.

Furthermore, both these special Dallara's Tribute Editions are only available for 25 units. For the price of these two special cars itself, so far Dallara has not announced yet. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DALLARA AUTOMOBILI | MOTORIONLINE ]

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