Panoz Model History

United States · founded 1989

Dan Panoz's low-volume Georgia sports-car maker (founded 1989) — aluminum-bodied, V8-powered roadsters and GTs, with a Le Mans racing pedigree that birthed the American Le Mans Series.

Models

Roadster

Panoz's first car (1992–1995) — a stark, topless aluminum-bodied two-seat roadster on a Frank Costin-derived chassis with a Ford 5.0 V8.

Roadster · 1992–1995
AIV Roadster

An 'Aluminum Intensive Vehicle' roadster (1996–1999) — roughly 70% aluminum, powered by the 4.6-liter Ford modular V8 from the SVT Cobra.

Roadster · 1996–1999
Esperante GTR-1

Panoz's front-engined GT1 Le Mans racer (1997) — the unmistakable long-nosed 'Batmobile' that ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans against rear-engined rivals.

GT race car · 1997–1998
Esperante

Panoz's hand-built aluminum sports car (2000–2007) — a Ford-V8 convertible, later joined by the supercharged GTLM coupe.

Sports car · 2000–2007
Abruzzi 'Spirit of Le Mans'

A front-engined limited-edition GT (unveiled 2010) capped at 81 cars — one for each running of the Le Mans 24 Hours through 2013.

Grand tourer · 2010–2013
Avezzano

The Esperante's 2017 successor — a raw, manual-gearbox American GT with a naturally aspirated (or supercharged) GM LS3 V8.

Sports car · 2017–present

Other makes