Geneva 2012: GTA Spano
Spanish supercar is production-ready, say its makers
In fact, the Spano is aiming at the heart of the hypercar establishment, citing the likes of Pagani and Koenigsegg as its main rivals. It's certainly priced accordingly - the Spano costs 570,000 euros plus taxes (that's £475K).
But there's engineering to back up that price. The 8.3-litre V10 gets 820hp courtesy of a spot of supercharging, there's a 7-speed sequential gearbox driving the rear wheels, the bodywork is carbon fibre, and the under-structure is a carbon, Kevlar and titanium monocoque. There's even a clever panoramic roof that darkens or lightens at the flick of a switch, Mercedes Magic Sky-style.
Performance claims suitably hyper, too, with a top speed of 217mph and a 0-60mph sprint time of 2.9 seconds.
All of which is suitably impressive, but does GTA Motor have the badge kudos to make it work? And is the Spano dramatic enough to stand out in a decidedly extrovert crowd? That remains to be seen...
They have some economic problems as a country, but the quality of cars on the road is at least equal to the UK. I was in the Pyrenees last week, every other car was a Porsche Cayenne and a good 5% of the others were supercars of some description.
It has monied areas just like the UK.
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