Tramontana (sports car)

Infobox Automobile


name = Tramontana
manufacturer = a.d. Tramontana
production = 2005 onwards
class = Sports car
body_style = single or two seater
engine = 5.5 Litre V12 twin turbocharger
transmission = 6-speed manual
length = convert|4.85|m|in|1
width = convert|2.08|m|in|1
height = convert|1.30|m|in|1
weight = Auto kg|950|0
wheelbase =
successor =
designer =

The Tramontana is a Spanish single or twin seat sports car with styling inspired by open wheel racing cars and built in Girona on the Costa Brava (Catalonia) and costing from £400,000, 610.000€ or $660,000 and launched at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show.

It features a mid-mounted twin turbocharged, 720 bhp (537 kW), 5.5 Litre, double overhead cam, V12 engine, 6 speed gearbox and rear wheel drive giving a top speed of Auto mph|186|0 and a 0-60 mph time of less than 4 seconds. The body is made of aluminium and carbon fibre, the car weighs in at 950 kg (2094.4 pounds) and the suspension is by double wishbones all round. If the two seat option is chosen, the passenger sits behind and slightly higher than the driver. The bonnet badge is made of solid white gold.

Only 12 a year are planned to be made when production reaches full capacity in 2008. Three were scheduled to be made in 2006.

External References

* [http://www.tramontanagroup.com/ Official Tramontana web site]