Tramontana (sports car)

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.

Tramontana
Overview
Manufacturer	a.d. Tramontana
Production	2007-present
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	single or two seater
Layout	Longitudinal Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Doors	Canopy
Powertrain
Engine	5.5 L Mercedes-AMG M285 bi-turbocharged V12
Transmission	6-speed sequential
Dimensions
Length	4,900 millimetres (192.9 in)
Width	2,080 millimetres (81.9 in)
Height	1,300 millimetres (51.2 in)
Curb weight	1,268 kilograms (2,795 lb)

It features a mid-mounted twin turbocharged Mercedes-Benz 5.5 litre, single overhead cam V12 engine producing 720 PS (530 kW; 710 hp). 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.^[1] 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 1,268 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.^[2][3]

References

1. "Tramontana R Edition - A Carbon Fiber V12 Monster". Automoblog.net. 26 February 2009.
2. "Km77.com article" (in Spanish).
3. "EVO Magazine article".

External links

• Official Tramontana web site