30 April 2009 - 10:00
Only 780bhp?
We're sorry. We shouldn't be cynical when a start-up company releases a bunch of shiny pictures of an identikit supercar promising Veyron-beating performance at a tenth of the price.
Like this, the happily named Spano from Spanish racing outfit GTA Motor. We want to believe their claims that it'll do 0-60mph in under three seconds and top out at 210mph, courtesy of an all-new V10 putting 780bhp and 679lb ft of torque to the rear wheels through a seven-speed sequential manual gearbox.
We dearly want to believe that a small Spanish brand can build its own V10, and somehow stay profitable by producing just 99 cars. We want to believe it can give a proper scare to Gallardos and F430s.
But we don't. Sorry.
So prove us wrong, GTA. Build the Spano. Make it brilliant. Change the name. We shall eat our words. And a carbon ceramic brake disc for good measure. Promise.
Talking of the Veyron, here's a clip of our tame racing driver thrashing the 1,000bhp ultracar round the Top Gear test track:
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Not a bad looking car, but we'll all have forgotten about it in a week or so, only to remember it if/when they build it, in which case they'll all sell out really fast and we'll just forget again.
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http://www.desktopmachine.com/cars/135-Zenvo wallpapers.html - Here's another one. Click 'Read' for the press release. Also, this is the second news piece where the pictures in the gallery are being highlighted on a Mac and the label is showing. Why?
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Grand Theft Auto: Spano. Just no. It's not a bad looking thing, but what's with the flower wheels?
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its a nice car but change the name
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Gallardo meets A10, meets NSX. Looks nice, but would you tell people you drove a Spano? Thought not
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It looks OK-ish. But it doesn't have the same passion in visual appeal as a Lambo or Ferrari. Or, er, Veyron.
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Lucky they're not based in Bogner-Regis
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I think it looks really good! a lot better than that SSC Ultimate Aero crap. Or whatever it was called, that looked horrible.
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Typical spanish. Their own facts say that it's no faster to 60 and has a much lower top speed, and yet they still think it'll beat the veyron. I hope they build it because I can't wait to see it catch fire on its first test run!
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If you wrote the article saying that this is the new Honda NSX it would almost be believable!
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Well I agree with most of you... it is pretty but somehow I cannot stop thinking that it looks just a bit old fashioned... but this stick: bloody awful
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wow this has to be one cool car. Like an NSX and a Gallardo put together or something of the sort. And i doubt that it will fail against the likes of a big five million pound monster (bugatti). I hope that with only 780bhp on tap it will be a reasonable street car as well. I would want one for sure.
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LoL it may do all that but will it actually work? I mean it could be an Alfa Syndrome car..........and looks like they stole some 599 lights and stuck them on.
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Lol looks more like a gumpert with plastic surgery in my opinion as well
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gallardo ferrari 599 front? Its, alryt (:
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Im sorry but how can a car that only puts out 790 bhp, just about top 210 mph and go from 0-60 in just under 3 seconds be a 'Veyron beating car'. Lets just reiterate the Buggati's performance figures. 1000 bhp, 253 mph and 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. I also hate being cynical but when this gets presented to me I can't help but be. I do have one positive thing to say though, its not a bad looking car.
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^Actually it's 987bhp (the power dial is in PS, not bhp), but that's still well north of this Spano thingamy. It's more of an SLR- or Carrera GT-class car, of which there are many - that aren't as good.
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now that is 1 wierd way to open a trunk, but nice looks
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now that is 1 wierd way to open a trunk, but nice looks
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There won't be another veyron! ever! Green Peace would go mad, plus health and safety tw@'s would moan... probably saying that "it's too fast. the air might knock someone over" Veyron as clarkson said "Is the concord of cars, it'll never happen again" plus the veyron is my favorite car! and not just because of the speed, I love the look, I love the air brake spoiler etc...
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Looks good but er why would you buy one?
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It looks the piece but does not stand up to the top cars of the modern era the veyron is by far the greatest car ever seen and to be honest thats all this car is a wannabe veyron sorry but think of your own ideas!!!!!
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Both are fast really, but why don't Richard,James or Jeremy borrow a Ferrari FXX and test drive it or maybe spin it around the Top Gear Test Track.
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StigsIrishCousn commented on this article
30 April 2009
It does look good, bit of Gallardo at the front and almost NSX like at the back with a large glass area. But will they build it? Also saying that you own a Spano might make you look like a bit of a spanner.
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