Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Smoking: The Fallas Festival, Valencia, Spain

A traditional satirical sculpture burns down during the last day of the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, on 19 March 2009. The 'Fallas', the name for a structure made of cardboard, wood or cork are exhibited in the streets of Valencia during the festival - and are then set on fire the last day. Source Photo: Diego Tuson/AFP

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Tramontana R Edition with 720hp Unveiled

Tramontana R is a supercar from Catalan marques Tramontana. Based in Girona, Spain. It is an evolved version of the standard open-wheel two-seater, packing a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter V12 available in 550 hp guise or a twin-turbocharged 760 hp version that dolls out an astonishing 811 lb-ft of torque. 0-100 km/h in 3.6 seconds and a 10.15-second run to 200 mph. Speed is electronically limited to 325 km/h. It features a chop-top steering wheel, an LCD instrument panel and the controls to the six-speed sequential gearbox. It will only make 12 units per year with a price tag of �385,000 (US$495,000).