In 2010, the Abruzzi “Spirit of Le Mans” was unveiled as Panoz’s next foray into building a road car. Foregoing the Ford modular V-8, the Abruzzi is powered by a supercharged LS3. The company intended to build 81 copies of the model, and John tells me that the customers purchasing their Abruzzi would’ve been invited to Le Mans to experience their car on the track. For one reason or another, those 81 cars never came to fruition, and Panoz only ever built one street and one racing version of the Abruzzi. Both of these cars are currently in the museum.

As of 2016, Panoz and its engine-building division Élan Motorsports, are subsidiaries of Green4U Technologies, another Don Panoz venture. The company currently produces the Surge, a small electric car that is legal for use on streets with a 35 mile per hour or lower speed limit. Marketed as “The Golf Cart, Grown Up,” The Surge is intended to be comfortable mode of transportation around neighborhoods and college campuses. Green4U is also developing a range of electric bus and SUV models to debut around 2019.

Also in 2016, Panoz debuted its new Avezzano sports car. An update on the Esperante, it replaces that car’s aluminum body panels with ones woven from carbon fiber. The new car weighs in at 3,200 pounds, about 150 lighter than the Esperante. It also differs from the old model by the addition of an integrated roll cage, and fastback roof design. The car comes with a 430 horsepower LS3 standard, which can be bumped up to 560 with the addition of a supercharger. John also says that customers can option out the car with a Coyote 5.0 if their pockets are deep enough. Base price for the Avezzano is $159,900.