Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos
Tramontana in fighter plane regalia - Click above for high-res image gallery
You've
seen the Tramontana before, and now, you can see it in motion. This Spanish made beast sports a 100% carbon fiber chassis, a twin-turbocharged AMG 5.5-liter V12 that makes 720 hp and 811 lb-ft of torque, it weighs 2,500 pounds and looks like an F1 car designed for
Robotech. 0-60 happens before you get in the car and top speed is orbit. Probably. Not only are Tramontana's more expensive than you could possibly imagine, but each one is designed around the owner. Plus, your passenger sits behind you. We like that. But possibly the craziest thing about the R Edition is a certain button on the dashboard. See, in "regular" grocery shopping mode, the big Mercedes motor spits out "just" 550 hp. Luckily there's a button labeled "720 HP" on the dash. Wish our car had that. Check the video of Tom from
Fifth Gear driving it
after you jump.
Continue reading VIDEO: Fifth Gear exercises the outlandish Tramontana R Edition
VIDEO: Fifth Gear exercises the outlandish Tramontana R Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink |
Email this |
Comments
This heavily-modified notchback Mustang, participating in the 
The 