The Perana Performance Group is a South African car developer located in
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
. It is the second manufacturer that uses the ''Perana'' brand name after the famous
Basil Green Motors
Basil Green Motors ( VIN: BG) is a former car manufacturer and racing team which is located in Edenvale, Gauteng near Johannesburg, South Africa. The company has specialised in Ford vehicles, in which the manufacturer's models are recognised by ...
. The company was founded in late 2007. The cars are manufactured in the Hi-Tech plant of
Hi-Tech Automotive & Superformance.
By 2012 Superformance partnered with
AC Cars
AC Cars, originally incorporated as Auto Carriers Ltd., is a British specialist automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest independent car makers founded in Britain. As a result of bad financial conditions over the years, the company was re ...
and the Perana was renamed the AC 378 GT Zagato. Reportedly there are about ten pre-production models completed.
The Z-One
The Z-One was first presented to the public in 2009, designed by Italian automotive design studio Zagato, it is based on the chassis of the
Chevrolet Corvette (C6)
The Chevrolet Corvette (C6) is the sixth generation of the Corvette sports car that was produced by Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 2005 to 2013 model years. It is the first Corvette with exposed headlamps since the 1962 model. ...
, an American sports car.
''concept car''
Image:Zagato Perana Z One.jpg, Perana Z-One
''series model''
Movie
Presentation of the ''Perana Z-One'' on Moto24.tv (YouTube video)
External links
Official website of the ''Perana Performance Group''(Retrieved 9 October 2013) (English) (Link is broken)
The ''Perana Z-One'' on speed-magazin.de
References
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Car manufacturers of South Africa
Economy of the Eastern Cape
Port Elizabeth
South African companies established in 2007
fr:Perana#Perana depuis 2007