Perana Performance Group
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Gqeberha, South Africa |
| Products | Z-one |
| Website | web |
The Perana Performance Group was a South African car developer located in Gqeberha. It is the second manufacturer that uses the Perana brand name after the famous Basil Green Motors. The company was founded in late 2007. The cars were manufactured in the Hi-Tech plant of Hi-Tech Automotive & Superformance.
By 2012, Superformance partnered with AC Cars and the Perana was renamed the AC 378 GT Zagato. Reportedly there were about ten pre-production models completed.[1]
Description
[edit]The company was founded in Port Elizabeth in 2007.[2] The brand name was Perana.[2] There was no connection to Basil Green Motors, which had previously been known as the tuning brand Perana.
It is not known when production ended. The last version of the company's website with meaningful content dates from February 2012.[3]
In March 2012, it was announced that the vehicle would be marketed under the AC brand as the AC 378 GT.[1]
Models
[edit]The Z-One
[edit]The Z-one prototype was first presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in 2009.[2][4][5] Designed by Italian automotive design studio Zagato, the supercar is based on the chassis of the Chevrolet Corvette (C6), an American sports car.[6][7] The coupé had room for two people.[8]
A V8 engine with a displacement of 6200 cm³ and an output of 323 kW drove the rear wheels.[8]
The vehicle, with a wheelbase of 2540 mm , was 4406 mm long, 1924 mm wide, and 1233 mm high. Its curb weight was given as 1465 kg.[8]
Series production of the Perana Z-One was to take place at Hi-Tech Automotive.[2] The price in Europe was expected to be just under £ 50,000 (excluding taxes).[2] In the USA, the price was expected to be $100,000 from August 2010. [9]
Zagato Z-One Concept Car
Perana Z-One Production Model (Front)
Perana Z-One Production Model (Rear)
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Perana Performance Group (Retrieved 9 October 2013) (English) (Link is broken)
- The Perana Z-One on aada-african-car.blogspot.com
- The Perana Z-One on autobild.de
- The Perana Z-One on speed-magazin.de
- The Perana Z-One on n24.de
- Presentation of the Perana Z-One on Moto24.tv (YouTube video)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rana, Omar (14 March 2012). "Remember the Perana Z-One? Well, it's now called the AC 378 GT Zagato". egmCarTech. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "About Perana". Perana.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Perana Performance Group". Perana.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Hänsch-Petersen, Lars (23 February 2009). "Perana Z-One: Zagato in Genf 2009". AUTO BILD (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Auto Zagato zeigt Sportcoupé Perana Z-One". n24.de (in German). 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Wert, Ray (23 February 2009). "Perana Z-One: South African-Built, Zagato-Bodied And Corvette-Powered". Jalopnik. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ Pfannmuller, Matthias (17 July 2009). "Perana Z-One". Road and Track. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Perana Z-one Specifications". Perana.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Zagato Perana Z-One feiert Debüt in den USA: Italienischer Supersportler für 100.000 Dollar". Auto Motor und Sport (in German). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.