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Tauro Sport Auto
Company typeLtd
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2010; 15 years ago (2010)
FounderEspan Tauro
HeadquartersValladolid, Spain
Area servedWorldwide
Key peoplePedro J Santos (chair and CEO)
ProductsSports cars

Tauro Sport Auto was a Spanish manufacturer of luxury sports cars based in Valladolid, founded in 2010, when a group of Spanish businessmen joined with a British manufacturer of racing cars to create the company.

Their most popular model was the Tauro V8. It is based on the mechanical underpinnings i.e. chassis of the Pontiac Solstice and is powered by a Chevrolet-sourced powertrain as its base engine and is offered in four variants: Spider, Coupe, Saeta and Portago. The Spider is based on the Kappa platform, purchased from GM. New body styling and a range of big V-8 has replaced the turbocharged four cylinder, the interior design has now some modifications, upgraded in materials and given a variety of colors. The Tauro's core markets include the European Union, Russia, United Arab Emirates, China, and America.

History

In 2010, several Spanish businessmen, including Pedro J Santos, and a British manufacturer of racing cars joined to create the company based in Valladolid.

They were produced in small series and made to order, with much of the manufacturing process done by hand.

Models

All models are called the Tauro V8. They were all powered by a Chevrolet LS3 engine.

Vehicle name Duration of production Number of cylinders Power (hp) Displacement cc Top speed (km/h) Place of manufacture
V8 Spider 2012–present 8 440/530 6162 295 Spain
V8 Coupé 2013–present 8 440/530 6162 300 Spain
V8 Saeta 2014–present 8 440/530 6162 ~ Spain
V8 Portago 2014–present 8 440/530 6162 ~ Spain
  • Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider in Miami Beach Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider in Miami Beach
  • Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider
  • Chevrolet V8 engine in a Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider Chevrolet V8 engine in a Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider

See also

References

  1. ^ "Official: Tauro V8 Spider – Spanish Roadster". gtspirit.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. "Tauro V8 Spider: deportividad y lujo made in Spain" (in Spanish). abc.es. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. "Tauro V8 Spider, "made in Valladolid"" (in Spanish). Carlos A. Sánchez. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. "Tauro V8 Spider: deportividad y lujo made in Spain" (in Spanish). Javier Onrubia. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Tauro V8 Spider: Nace el "Lamborghini" español" (in Spanish). eleconomista.es. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. "Spain's Tauro V8 Spider Based On The Pontiac Solstice".
  7. ^ "Spain's Tauro V8 Spider Based On The Pontiac Solstice". Viknesh Vijayenthiran. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Tauro Sport Auto fabrica coches exclusivos en Valladolid" (in Spanish). castillayleoneconomica.es. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  9. "Tauro Sport Auto Modelos" (in Spanish). ifema.es. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

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