The Panoz Esperante fulfills the true meaning of its name 'Spirit and Hope'. A fitting name for a vehicle with the soul to challenge the belief of what a sports car should be and what it could be.

With timeless lines, this bred on the racetrack and refined for the open road sports car is pure heart pounding adrenaline waiting to be unleashed. An innovative SuperFormed (SPF) aluminum body, primarily developed for the aerospace industry, provides a light and extremely strong exterior for the Panoz Esperante.

The 16-gauge material used, over the much thinner conventional material brings about a tougher and more corrosive resistant body material. The chassis of the Esperante is composed of modular extruded 6061-T6 aluminum alloy framed rails. The suspension is fully independent double wishbone configuration both on the front and rear with gas charged aluminum coil-over dynamic dampers and a front tubular anti-roll bar. 

The heart of the Esperante is a hand assembled 4.6 Liter V8 motor that features 4-cams, 32-valves, aluminum block and heads. Fuel is supplied by a sequential electronic fuel injection system and power is transferred to the wheels via a Tremec TR3650 5-speed manual transmission.

The results are a phenomenal 305 hp and 320 ft-lbs of torque.

• 0-60 mph: 5.1 sec.
• Quarter Mile Time: 13.7 sec
• Quarter Mile Speed: 103.5 mph
• Lateral Acceleration: 0.92 g
• Top Speed: 155 mph
• EPA Mileage Rating   17 city / 25 hwy