Tauro Sport Auto was a Spanish manufacturer of luxury

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s based in

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, 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 was the Tauro V8. It is based on the mechanical underpinnings i.e. chassis of the

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and is powered by a

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

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, 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

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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

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, Russia,

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, China, and

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History

In 2010, several Spanish businessmen, including Pedro J Santos, and a British manufacturer of

s joined to create the company based in

. 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. 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,

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in a Tauro Sport Auto V8 Spider * The Tauro V8 Spider is a traditional front engine, rear wheel drive roadster. * The Tauro V8 Coupé is the

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version. * The Tauro V8 Saeta takes its name from the first jet 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 Christopher Reitz,

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's great grandson. * The Tauro V8 Portago is a Barchetta named after the

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, Portago, Spanish F1

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driver who died in the 1957

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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 Cars of Spain

History

Models

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