Tramontana R Edition Unveiled: 760hp allows for a 0 to 62 mph run in 3.6 secs

Posted: Feb 25, 2009
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Tramontana, a Spanish sports car firm, will show off its Tramontana R Edition at the Top Marques Monaco show later next month. With distinct styling, the Tramontana R Edition was designed by engineers who previously worked for Volkswagen, BMW and Lamborghini.

Power for the two-seater supercar comes from a Mercedes-Benz 5.5L V12 engine making a total of 550-hp. A twin-turbocharged version is also available producing 760-hp with a maximum torque of 811 lb-ft. 0 to 62 mph comes in just 3.6 seconds with a top speed more than 200 mph. In fact, the R Edition is capable of hitting 200 mph in 10.16 seconds.

Production for the Tramontana R Edition will be limited to just 12 units. Those looking to be one of the lucky 12 owners will have to cash out €385,000 ($495,000 USD).

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Source: Tramontana (via AutoBlog)


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  • Ivan Gutierrez

    Whoa unlike all the other lame british supercars that pop up here every other day, this one actually looks really cool. It looks like a mix between an F1 car and the Batmobile.

  • zermatt

    I though the same thing.

    With the gold trim it also has a touch of the Lotus John Player Special (Elan and Europa) in it.

  • Bobmarley

    ya, it looks like a street legal F1 car with a closed cockpit. I wanna see the stig drive it on the top gear course

  • Pat

    coming next year — a track only model for the rich and famous that just want to spend more money… nonetheless, that's one hot looking car

  • Andy M

    Why so much HP and still only 0-62 in 3.6sec. I have a TVR Sagaris with a supercharger giving just on 500hp and I hit 0-62 in 3 seconds, so less HP and a quarter of the price

  • HyBrad

    That's proof that output power in itself is meaningless if it cannot be exploited properly; that is the reason F1 technology has developed so much electronics to control traction and power transfer during the last past three decades.

    During the F1's Turbo era (enabled by Renault, which made the turbo compressor technology -borrowed from the aircrafts from WWI- reliable with the development of stellite and sophisticated “waste gate” valves), a typical output power was 1,500 HP from a 4 cylnder 1.5L (in qualification mode), and about 1,000 HP (in race mode). Alas, many cars became very difficult to control, and that lead to the development of electronics that we today enjoy in modern cars: ABS, anti skid, traction control, intelligent suspension, you name it …

    Also, the acceleration is affected by a very important parameter, which is the power-output/weight of the car, which I suspect is not one of the best ones because of the employment of an old Mercedes V12, which adds considerable weight, and yet not too much power output (for a 5.5L V12).

    As a rule of thumb … if they don't tell you the weigh of car, it is because it is not good, or good enough.

  • HyBrad

    Very true … and I suspect that is not accidental either.

  • HyBrad

    That's proof that output power in itself is meaningless if it cannot be exploited properly; that is the reason F1 technology has developed so much electronics to control traction and power transfer during the last past three decades.

    During the F1's Turbo era (enabled by Renault, which made the turbo compressor technology -borrowed from the aircrafts from WWI- reliable with the development of stellite and sophisticated “waste gate” valves), a typical output power was 1,500 HP from a 4 cylnder 1.5L (in qualification mode), and about 1,000 HP (in race mode). Alas, many cars became very difficult to control, and that lead to the development of electronics that we today enjoy in modern cars: ABS, anti skid, traction control, intelligent suspension, you name it …

    Also, the acceleration is affected by a very important parameter, which is the power-output/weight of the car, which I suspect is not one of the best ones because of the employment of an old Mercedes V12, which adds considerable weight, and yet not too much power output (for a 5.5L V12).

    As a rule of thumb … if they don't tell you the weigh of car, it is because it is not good, or good enough.

  • HyBrad

    Very true … and I suspect that is not accidental either.