Tauro Sport Auto

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Tauro Sport Auto

Company type	Ltd
Industry	Automotive
Founded	2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Founder	Espan Tauro
Headquarters	Valladolid , Spain
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Pedro J Santos (chair and CEO)
Products	Sports cars

Tauro Sport Auto was a Spanish manufacturer of luxury sports cars based in Valladolid,^[1][2] founded in 2010,^[3] when a group of Spanish businessmen joined with a British manufacturer of racing cars to create the company.^[4]

Their most popular model was the Tauro V8.^[5] It is based on the mechanical underpinnings i.e. chassis of the Pontiac Solstice^[6] and is powered by a Chevrolet-sourced powertrain as its base engine and is offered in four variants: Spider,^[7] Coupe, Saeta and Portago. The Spider is based on the Kappa platform, purchased from GM. New body styling and a range of big V-8 has replaced the turbocharged four cylinder, the interior design has now some modifications, upgraded in materials and given a variety of colors.^[7] The Tauro's core markets include the European Union, Russia, United Arab Emirates, China, and America.^[8]

History

In 2010, several Spanish businessmen, including Pedro J Santos,^[8] and a British manufacturer of racing cars joined to create the company based in Valladolid.^[1]

They were produced in small series and made to order, with much of the manufacturing process done by hand.^[5]

Models

All models are called the Tauro V8.^[9] They were all powered by a Chevrolet LS3 engine.

Vehicle name	Duration of production	Number of cylinders	Power (hp)	Displacement cc	Top speed (km/h)	Place of manufacture
V8 Spider[7]	2012–present	8	440/530	6162	295	Spain
V8 Coupé	2013–present	8	440/530	6162	300	Spain
V8 Saeta	2014–present	8	440/530	6162	~	Spain
V8 Portago	2014–present	8	440/530	6162	~	Spain

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  Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider in Miami Beach
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  Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider
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  Chevrolet V8 engine in a Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider

• The Tauro V8 Spider is a traditional front engine, rear wheel drive roadster.
• The Tauro V8 Coupé is the hardtop version.
• The Tauro V8 Saeta takes its name from the first jet plane made in Spain in the mid-twentieth century, the Hispano Aviación HA-200 Saeta and incorporates some of its design elements.
• Tauro V8 Spider – Coupé – Saeta and Super Saeta were designed by Christopher Reitz, Ferdinand Porsche's great grandson.
• The Tauro V8 Portago is a Barchetta named after the Marquis, Portago, Spanish F1 gentleman driver who died in the 1957 Mille Miglia while driving for Ferrari.

See also

• Sports car
• Supercar
• Hispano-Suiza
• Pegaso

References

1. "Official: Tauro V8 Spider – Spanish Roadster". gtspirit.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Tauro V8 Spider: deportividad y lujo made in Spain" (in Spanish). abc.es. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
3. "Tauro V8 Spider, "made in Valladolid"" (in Spanish). Carlos A. Sánchez. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
4. "Tauro V8 Spider: deportividad y lujo made in Spain" (in Spanish). Javier Onrubia. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
5. "Tauro V8 Spider: Nace el "Lamborghini" español" (in Spanish). eleconomista.es. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
6. "Spain's Tauro V8 Spider Based On The Pontiac Solstice".
7. "Spain's Tauro V8 Spider Based On The Pontiac Solstice". Viknesh Vijayenthiran. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
8. "Tauro Sport Auto fabrica coches exclusivos en Valladolid" (in Spanish). castillayleoneconomica.es. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
9. "Tauro Sport Auto Modelos" (in Spanish). ifema.es. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

External links

• Facebook Official Tauro Page
• Tauro's YouTube Channel
• Media related to Tauro Sport Auto at Wikimedia Commons