Panoz Avezzano
Panoz Avezzano | ||
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Manufacturer | Curb weight 3,197 lb (1,450 kg) | |
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Predecessor | Panoz Esperante |
The Panoz Avezzano is an American
History
The Panoz Avezzano is named after the city of Avezzano in Italy, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1915, the destruction spurring the emigration of Don Panoz's grandfather to America.[2] Developed from the preceding Panoz Esperante,[3] the Avezzano was unveiled at the 2016 Petit Le Mans, and appeared at the first annual Atlanta Concours d'Elegance.[4] Using largely aluminium construction, the Avezzano is configured with a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, with a Chevrolet V8 engine providing power through a manual transmission.[5]
The Avezzano's GT4 racing version was the first model of the car to be introduced, being used by
The street version of the Avezzano entered production in early 2017, with sales beginning in the summer of that year.[9]
References
- ^ "2017 Panoz Avezzano". carfolio.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (17 November 2017). "Panoz's Race Car Got Its Name Because of an Earthquake that Killed 30,000 People". Road & Track. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (30 September 2016). "IMSA: Panoz to evaluate new GT model". Racer. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "Georgia-Based Panoz Looks to Return to GT Racing". Valdosta Today. Valdosta, GA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "Panoz Avezzano GTS completes first test". Racer. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Alaniz, Anthony (16 June 2017). "What's a Panoz? More than just an electric race car". Autoweek. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (24 June 2017). "Road America PWC: James scores maiden GTS win for Panoz". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "Calvert Joins Panoz in Expanded Two-Car Avezzano GT4 Program". Sportscar365.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- Speed Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-03.