ATS 2500 GT

Infobox Automobile


name = ATS 2500 GT
manufacturer = Automobili Turismo e Sport
parent_company =
production = 1963–1965
12 producedCite web|url=http://www.vea.qc.ca/vea/marques1/ats.htm|title=ATS (Italy) 1961 - 1964 |accessdate=2008-07-23|work=vea.qc.ca]
assembly =
class = Sports car
layout = MR layout
body_style = 2-door coupe
engine = 2.5 L (2468 cc/150.6 cu in) 90° V8
transmission= 5 -speed manualCite web|url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/628/ATS-2500-GT.html|title=ATS 2500 GT|accessdate=2008-07-23|work=ultimatecarpage.com]
wheelbase = convert|2502|mm|in|1|abbr=on
length = convert|4331|mm|in|1|abbr=on
width = convert|1613|mm|in|1|abbr=on
height = convert|1181|mm|in|1|abbr=on
predecessor =
successor =
related =
fuel_capacity =
designer = Franco Scaglione at Carrozzeria Allemano

The ATS 2500 GT is sports car made by Italian company Automobili Turismo e Sport in Bologna. It was the first Italian and one of the first GT or sports car in the world to have a mid-engine layout.Cite web|url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13388/ATS_2500_GT.aspx|title=1963 ATS 2500 GT|accessdate=2008-07-23|work=conceptcarz.com] The car was introduced in 1963 Paris Motor Show. Designed by Franco Scaglione and engineered by Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini this car was built only in limited numbers before investors withdrew financial support and the project collapsed. The car's drawings were later used for Serenissima sportcars.

With its convert|220|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on and convert|255|Nm|ftlbf|abbr=on of torque it was capable of top speed convert|240|km/h|mph.

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