The Panoz Abruzzi was a

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intended for manufacture by

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for the

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an market. Production was to be limited to 81 units and it was expected to be delivered between 2011 and 2013, with a retail price of around £330,000. Much of the car was to be made of a multilayer composite known as REAMS (Recyclable Energy Absorbing Matrix System), which Panoz claimed was as strong as

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but was more durable and could have been recycled. The Abruzzi made its

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debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2011. In July 2014, production of the Abruzzi was not confirmed and it no longer appeared on the company's website. The name of the car refers to the old name of Italian region of

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

, where Don Panoz's grandfather lived before the 1915 earthquake forced him and his family to move to United States. Panoz Abruzzi

Performance

The Abruzzi was planned to be powered by a

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6.2L (6,162 cc) LS3

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that produces and of torque. It also features a "Trifecta" cooling system that uses multiple rear mounted radiators in addition to other cooling systems to keep coolant temperatures down.

References

External links

Panoz Auto Development

Abruzzi Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

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