The Tramontana is a Spanish single or twin-seat

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with styling inspired by open wheel racing cars. It is built by Advanced Design Tramontana in Palau de Santa Eulalia,

Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capit ...

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), and costs €500,000 or more. It was launched as a

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at the 2005

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, and subsequently modified for production. It features a mid-mounted twin turbocharged

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5.5 litre, single overhead cam

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producing . This is mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox and rear wheel drive giving a top speed of and a 0–100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds. The body and interior are a mix of

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and

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, while the twenty-inch wheels are a mix of

and

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. The car weighs and the suspension is an adjustable

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. 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

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. Only 12 a year are manufactured. In 2009, Tramontana introduced a closed top model named Tramontana R.

References

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External links

Official Tramontana web site
Car brands Sports cars Cars of Spain Motor vehicle manufacturers of Spain Companies based in Catalonia