Tramontana (sports car)
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The Tramontana is a Spanish
single or twin seat sports car
with styling inspired by open wheel racing cars. It is built by Advanced Design Tramontana in Palau de Santa Eulalia
, Girona
, Catalonia
(Spain
), and costs €500,000 or more. It was launched as a concept
at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show, and subsequently modified for production.
It features a mid-mounted twin turbocharged Mercedes-Benz
5.5 L, double overhead cam V12 engine
producing 720 PS. This is mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox and rear wheel drive giving a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph) and a 0–100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds. The body and interior are a mix of aluminium
and carbon fibre, while the twenty inch wheels are a mix of carbon fibre and magnesium
. The car weighs 1268 kg (2,795 lb) and the suspension is an adjustable double wishbone suspension
. If the two seat option is chosen, the passenger sits directly behind and slightly higher than the driver. The bonnet
badge is made of solid white gold
.
Only 12 a year are manufactured. In 2009, Tramontana introduced a closed top model named Tramontana R.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
single or twin seat sports car
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
with styling inspired by open wheel racing cars. It is built by Advanced Design Tramontana in Palau de Santa Eulalia
Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Palau de Santa Eulàlia is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
, Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
), and costs €500,000 or more. It was launched as a concept
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show, and subsequently modified for production.
It features a mid-mounted twin turbocharged Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
5.5 L, double overhead cam V12 engine
V12 engine
A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
producing 720 PS. This is mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox and rear wheel drive giving a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph) and a 0–100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds. The body and interior are a mix of aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
and carbon fibre, while the twenty inch wheels are a mix of carbon fibre and magnesium
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...
. The car weighs 1268 kg (2,795 lb) and the suspension is an adjustable double wishbone suspension
Double wishbone suspension
In automobiles, a double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design using two wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. Each wishbone or arm has two mounting points to the chassis and one joint at the knuckle. The shock absorber and coil spring mount to the wishbones to control...
. If the two seat option is chosen, the passenger sits directly behind and slightly higher than the driver. The bonnet
Hood (vehicle)
The hood or bonnet is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment for maintenance and repair. In British terminology, hood refers to a fabric cover over the passenger compartment of the car...
badge is made of solid white gold
White Gold
White Gold is a 2003 Russian action film directed by Viktor Ivanov from a screenplay by John Jopson and Viktor Ivanov. The story begins with the actual events of 1919 when a White Army train carrying the bulk of Czar Nicholas' gold reserves arrives empty at Siberia's Irkutsk station...
.
Only 12 a year are manufactured. In 2009, Tramontana introduced a closed top model named Tramontana R.