The Trident Iceni Grand Tourer is unveiled: a diesel with a top speed of 320 km/h

Trident will unveil the Iceni Prive show in the United Kingdom, this diesel that will surely not disappoint those who are passionate admirers of high-performance engines. The first question is whether it is worth almost £100,000 for a diesel, when for the same money (and even less) there are plenty of opportunities to buy models with a significant pedigree.

Despite everything, this British artisan manufacturer will finally present a model that had suffered delays and that has been in its plans for around five years; equipped with a 6.6-litre twin-turbo diesel producing 430 horsepower in its entry-level version, buyers can add an extra performance package that raises it to 630 horsepower.

The announced performance figures point to numbers worth noting: 3.7 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and a top speed approaching 320 km/h. Even so, the Iceni Grand Tourer cannot avoid offering some fuel-saving technology, as it features a system developed by Trident called Torque Multiplication, which keeps the engine turning at very low revs when driving at reduced speeds, just 980 rpm at 110 km/h; at that speed on the motorway, the announced range is “more than 3,200 kilometres” from a full tank.

Trident also says its model can run on biodiesel, as well as palm oil and linseed oil. I know the first is one of the components of biodiesel, but the situation that could arise is still strange: if you run out of fuel, you could go to a supermarket, buy a few bottles of oil and carry on your journey. In other words, it is a rather exotic sports car when it comes to the fuels it can burn.

Source: Autoexpress