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    Trident Iceni Grand Tourer

    Trident Iceni Grand Tourer

    Iconic British sports car maker, Trident, will display its all-new Iceni Grand Tourer at Salon Privé 2012, held at West London’s Syon Park from the 5th to 7th September.

    Beautiful, innovative and unique, the Iceni’s outstanding performance and vital statistics are thanks to Trident’s patented Torque Multiplication technology. With a top speed of nearly 200mph and a 0-60mph sprint in just 3.7 seconds, the Iceni is built to order in Norfolk and priced from £75,000.

    A mid-front mounted 6.6-litre turbo-diesel is used to capitalize on the Torque Multiplication technology, capable of running on mineral diesel, bio diesel, palm oil and linseed oil, it delivers 430bhp and a staggering 950lbs ft of torque at under 3250rpm. An option to upgrade to 660bhp is also available, delivering 1050lbs ft of torque.

    At a constant 70mph the specially tuned engine runs at just 980rpm, produces 700lbs ft of torque, is capable of 68.9mpg and will keep going for over 2000miles on one full tank of diesel.

    Trident Sports Cars managing director, Phillip Bevan, says: “We are very pleased to be at Salon Privé which this year is a great celebration of all things British and home grown talent - something we feel very strongly about at Trident. It is also a place where sports cars and super cars of this calibre are sold, and we look forward to taking new orders for the Iceni at Syon Park this September.”
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    let the "purists" start fulminating..
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    Not crazy about the headlights or bonnet gills, they detract from an otherwise lovely, harmonious shape. Mechanical spec is a pretty cool
    approach... big torque, low revs, high mileage diesel isn't very sexy compared to the styling envelope it occupies, but I like the concept.
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    Long distance range makes a lot of sense for a Grand Tourer.

    Lack of roof not so much...
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    Huh... a GT with no roof OR side windows?
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    The shape is very Panoz Esperante, tone down the headlights and get rid of that strip of roof that they left and they have a decent looking automobile

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    I'm interested to learn more about the engine but I'm not wild at all about the looks.

    And isn't there a little car company in Italy that already uses the trident? That's like naming a car company "Prancing Horse" or "Spirit of Ecstasy".

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    Trident is actually a much older company than you think, not quite as old as Maserati, but it dates from 1966.
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    @demonrunning07... google "TVR Trident". Classic small Britcar story, where ultimately TVR and Trident would rise and fall several times.

    Found this here on UCP, a roof and windows are shown on the 2008 version: Trident Iceni - High Resolution Image (1 of 2)

    2008 Trident Iceni - Images, Specifications and Information
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    Nice, altough I guess wind noise will be a problem...
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    fair enough

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