Tramontana R: 537kW V12 Twin-Turbocharged Kookiness

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Okay, so an F1 car and an F-22 Raptor fighter jet have a boozy night out and things get a little steamy… It’s conceivable that sometime later (we aren’t sure what a Raptor’s gestation period is), the car you see here could be the bastard love child?

Loaded to the gunwales with 537kW (720hp) and 1100Nm of twin-turbocharged Mercedes-Benz sourced 5.5-litre V12, this my friends is the Tramontana R. For those with weaker wallets, or stomachs, a less powerful, 410Kw (550hp) naturally aspirated version is also available.

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Made in Spain by the Tramontana Group, the ‘R’ in turbo-charged form will scorch from 0 - 100km/h in 3.6 seconds (don’t line up against a GT-R) and peak somewhere near 325km/h. All up it weighs in at 1260kgs, which seems like a lot given its use of exotic materials.

Wheels are magnesium/carbon fibre 20-inch affairs and there is carbon fibre everywhere in the construction of the body.

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Brakes are six piston Brembos with 380mm discs, while a custom Ohlins suspension system irons out the bumps.

Inside the cockpit (?), there are lashings of exposed carbon fibre, an LCD instrument panel and the controls for the six-speed sequential gearbox.

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The price of all this madness?

You’ll be needing a spare €385,000 ,$US495,000 or $AU757,574 to park the Tramontana R in your driveway. The good news is that it will be rare, as production is limited to just 12 units per year.

Overpriced, ugly and a bit slow…?

The Tramontana R is due to make its public debut at the Top Marques Monaco Show at the end of March.

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[Source: Autoblog]

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nice!

I like this. Better looking than the Caparo T1 or the abomination that was the Mustang kit on the MR2 posted earlier in TMR.

While it looks awesome, yeah… those figures are a little bit embarassing compared to some street cars, let alone other track-day cars.

Just read the first paragraph again after going back to this article:

“Okay, so an F1 car and an F-22 Raptor……”

This should be the quote of the week :)

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