Tauro Sport Auto is 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

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s to create the company. Their most popular model is the Tauro V8. It is based on the mechanical underpinnings i.e. chassis of the Pontiac Solstice and is powered by a

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-sourced powertrain as its base engine and is offered in four variants: Spider, Coupe,

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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

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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

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History

In 2010, several Spanish businessmen, including

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, and a British manufacturer of

s joined together to create the company based in Valladolid. They are 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. File:Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider in Miami Beach.jpg, Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider in Miami Beach File:Tauro Sport Auto Spider V8 front.JPG, Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider File:Tauro Sport Auto Spider V8 side.JPG,

V8 engine in a Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider * The

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is a traditional front engine, rear wheel drive roadster. * The

Tauro V8 Coupé Tauro may refer to: * Tauro F.C., a professional football club in Panama City, Panama * Tauro Sport Auto, a Spanish manufacturer of luxury sports cars * Anahuac Tauro, a Mexican agricultural aircraft * a brand of beer by Piedboeuf Brewery People ...

is the

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version. * The

Tauro V8 Saeta Tauro may refer to: * Tauro F.C., a professional football club in Panama City, Panama * Tauro Sport Auto, a Spanish manufacturer of luxury sports cars * Anahuac Tauro, a Mexican agricultural aircraft * a brand of beer by Piedboeuf Brewery People ...

takes its name from the first

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plane made in Spain in the mid-twentieth century, the Hispano Aviación HA-200 Saeta and incorporates some of its design elements. * Tauro V8 Spider – Coupé – Saeta and Super Saeta were designed by

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, Ferdinand Porsche's great grandson. * The Tauro V8 Portago is a

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named after the

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, Portago, Spanish F1

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driver who died in the 1957 Mille Miglia while driving for

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References

External links

* Faceboo
Official Tauro Page
* Tauro's YouTub
Channel
* {{Automotive industry in Spain Car brands Car manufacturers of Spain Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2010 Spanish brands Sports car manufacturers Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers

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