Spain is a country that I tend not to think of when I picture a supercar
pedigree emerging, but hey even Brazil has kicked out a few sweet supercars. So
when I first learned of the Spano I was skeptical. It looked great in the
pictures but I was wondering if it was based on outdated designs using off the
shelf technology that would produce mediocre results and cost too much. And was
I wrong.
Well it’s certainly not cheap so I did get that right as the Spano is around
900k USD but if Spain and Greece keep at it that maybe a lot cheaper for
Americans, but my goodness does this vehicle have some fun trinkets. First off
the chassis that I thought would be built out of pot metal and seashells is
actually a woven blend of carbon-fiber, titanium, and Kevlar honeycomb. So you
get a space age rocket submarine chassis that’s bulletproof, sweet! Using these
sexy materials makes the Spano weigh in at less than 3,000 lbs. So ok we have a
pretty light vehicle but what SEAT little stupid engine did they put in it. A
supercharged 8300cc V-10 engine that produces around 820 horsepower and 840 hp
if you use bio-ethenol thus making it quite the heart of a Spano Spaniard. So
the transmission is probably a 4-speed taken from a broken down SEAT right? No
it’s a 7-speed transmission that helps push this beautiful baby to over 200 mph.
Ok so the engine and chassis are sweet, what about brakes. I bet the brakes are
made out of lead and cardboard. Nope, massive 380 mm carbon ceramic
fade-resistant rotors mated to a pneumatic assisted ABS system to bring this
Cocker Spano to a halt very quickly. So what about the interior, it is probably
similar to the insides of a burro pulled cart? No it’s actually set up like a
race car and has lit touch sensitive buttons that make you feel that if you
press the wrong one the vehicle will then turn into a lightcycle.
The GTA Spano is a true thoroughbred supercar as it can go from 0-62 in 2.9
seconds. The top speed is not known but I do know that I would certainly drive
this. Would I buy it if I had nearly a million to blow on a car, probably not
due to the fact that I would be checking out a Koenigsegg and Zonda first. I do
have to hand it to the Spaniards and their GTA Spano as it certainly made me
shut up about supercars coming from Spain. Now I have another reason other than
your beautiful women to visit your country.
