Friday, March 12, 2010

Panoz company's award-winning race cars

Francince is the street-legal version of the Panoz company's award-winning race cars. They only make about 300 cars a year. Each is hand assembled. The motors are hand made. The leather is hand stiched. These cars go to collectors and true lovers of masterpieces that move. Here are some stats:

* Engine:

Horsepower @ rpm:420 @ 6,000
Torque @ rpm:320 @ 3,500
Fuel Injection:Sequential electronic
Transmission:Tremec T56 6-speed manual
*Hand assembled SVT, Supercharged, 4-cam, 32 valve, 90 degree V-8 with cast iron block & aluminum heads

Performance:

0-62 mph (0-100 km/h):4.2 sec
Quarter Mile:12.8 sec. @ 109.4 mph
Lateral Acceleration:0.98 g
Top Speed:180 mph (289.0 km/h)
EPA Mileage Rating:17 city / 25 hwy
Here are some pictures of Francince. Enjoy!

Click here to see Dr. Vitale whip into
his driveway riding Francine with her top down.
Joe Vitale with his 2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM hand assembled luxury sports car called
Joe Vitale with his 2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM hand assembled luxury sports car called "Francine."
Joe and his new girlfriend.
Joe and his new girlfriend.
Under the hood: The people who hand asembled Francine signed their name on the plates. They consider each Panoz car to be a work of art.
Under the hood: The people who hand asembled Francine signed their name on the plates. They consider each Panoz car to be a work of art.
Francine showing off her stuff. She's built for speed.
Francine showing off her stuff. She's built for speed.
Francince's cockpit looks like the inside of a jet airplane.
Francince's cockpit looks like the inside of a jet airplane.
Francine on the day I met her in October, 2006.
Francine on the day I met her in October, 2006.
Francine's hips are eye-catching, too.
Francine's hips are eye-catching, too.
Francince from the side. She's flirting with you.
Francince from the side. She's flirting with you.
The seats are hand-stitched luxurious leather.
The seats are hand-stitched luxurious leather.
The Panoz family makes the Esperante GTLM in other colors, too.
The Panoz family makes the Esperante GTLM in other colors, too. Panoz.com
Francine is bright chilli pepper red and always looks like she is smilin.
Francine is bright chilli pepper red and always looks like she is smiling

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