De Tomaso P72: Manual, screen-free supercar thumbs its nose at modern age
The P72 rides on a bespoke platform made from carbon-fibre woven in a 4×4 twill weave to a form a single piece for the central monocoque, as well as the front and rear subframes.
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As for the exterior, its design is inspired by the P70 race car from the late 1960s. The body is also made from carbon-fibre, and can be finished in a choice of "heritage-inspired" paint options or with exposed carbon weave.
Despite the long gestation period, the P72 is almost indistinguishable from the 2019 concept car. There are some subtle tweaks to the lower air intake, and lower aero package.
Perhaps the biggest change is to the car's wraparound glass canopy, which now includes now small roll down window section.
On the inside, the centre tunnel is wider and the area around the exposed gearbox shifter linkages is more open than before, but otherwise the cabin stays true to the concept's analogue ethos.
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An integrated mobile phone holder is the interior's one nod to modernity, but it's there primarily for navigation purposes because there's no audio system to connect to.
There's a huge array of dials ahead of the driver, and in the centre of the dashboard. Milled aluminium, either bead-blasted, hand-brushed, or hand-polished, is used extensively throughout for the dials, buttons, knobs, gear shifter, and other touch points.
Behind the passenger cell is the vehicle's sole soundtrack system, a 5.0-litre V8 – thought to be from Ford – that's fitted with new forged internals and a De Tomaso supercharger. It makes 522kW of power and 820Nm of torque, and drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
De Tomaso hasn't provided any performance figures for the P72. The company says top speed wasn't the focus, but rather the car is tuned for "exhilarating in-gear performance" and to be "immediate, responsive, and emotionally rewarding".
The P72 rides on a pushrod suspension system. Although there no selectable drive modes, the P72 does feature three-way manually adjustable dampers.
The car revealed here is an "internal production specification unit", and isn't one of the 72 production vehicles that will be delivered to customers.
No pricing for the P72 has been publicly announced, but given the high levels of craftsmanship and extensive personalisation in each car, it will probably make Australian housing stock seem cheap and affordable.
Most remember De Tomaso for its Mangusta and Pantera supercars, but in the mid-1970s it took over Maserati, and was responsible for its push into BMW territory with the Biturbo, and its offspring.
After selling off Maserati and Innocenti in 1993, the brand largely lay dormant until it was revived briefly to, once again, take on BMW. That effort died when Gian Mario Rossignolo, the company's owner, was arrested and sent to jail for misappropriating government funds taken to revive De Tomaso.
The current iteration of De Tomaso was purchased by Hong Kong businessman Norman Choi in 2014.
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Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
Six years after the concept was revealed, De Tomaso has finally revealed the production-ready version of its new P72 supercar.
The P72 rides on a bespoke platform made from carbon-fibre woven in a 4×4 twill weave to a form a single piece for the central monocoque, as well as the front and rear subframes.
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As for the exterior, its design is inspired by the P70 race car from the late 1960s. The body is also made from carbon-fibre, and can be finished in a choice of "heritage-inspired" paint options or with exposed carbon weave.
Despite the long gestation period, the P72 is almost indistinguishable from the 2019 concept car. There are some subtle tweaks to the lower air intake, and lower aero package.
Perhaps the biggest change is to the car's wraparound glass canopy, which now includes now small roll down window section.
On the inside, the centre tunnel is wider and the area around the exposed gearbox shifter linkages is more open than before, but otherwise the cabin stays true to the concept's analogue ethos.
While the car's design, construction and engineering relies heavily on modern digital processes, the cabin is a throwback to an earlier analogue time as there are no screens, infotainment or otherwise, to be found.
An integrated mobile phone holder is the interior's one nod to modernity, but it's there primarily for navigation purposes because there's no audio system to connect to.
There's a huge array of dials ahead of the driver, and in the centre of the dashboard. Milled aluminium, either bead-blasted, hand-brushed, or hand-polished, is used extensively throughout for the dials, buttons, knobs, gear shifter, and other touch points.
Behind the passenger cell is the vehicle's sole soundtrack system, a 5.0-litre V8 – thought to be from Ford – that's fitted with new forged internals and a De Tomaso supercharger. It makes 522kW of power and 820Nm of torque, and drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
De Tomaso hasn't provided any performance figures for the P72. The company says top speed wasn't the focus, but rather the car is tuned for "exhilarating in-gear performance" and to be "immediate, responsive, and emotionally rewarding".
The P72 rides on a pushrod suspension system. Although there no selectable drive modes, the P72 does feature three-way manually adjustable dampers.
The car revealed here is an "internal production specification unit", and isn't one of the 72 production vehicles that will be delivered to customers.
No pricing for the P72 has been publicly announced, but given the high levels of craftsmanship and extensive personalisation in each car, it will probably make Australian housing stock seem cheap and affordable.
Most remember De Tomaso for its Mangusta and Pantera supercars, but in the mid-1970s it took over Maserati, and was responsible for its push into BMW territory with the Biturbo, and its offspring.
After selling off Maserati and Innocenti in 1993, the brand largely lay dormant until it was revived briefly to, once again, take on BMW. That effort died when Gian Mario Rossignolo, the company's owner, was arrested and sent to jail for misappropriating government funds taken to revive De Tomaso.
The current iteration of De Tomaso was purchased by Hong Kong businessman Norman Choi in 2014.
MORE: Everything De Tomaso
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
Six years after the concept was revealed, De Tomaso has finally revealed the production-ready version of its new P72 supercar.
The P72 rides on a bespoke platform made from carbon-fibre woven in a 4×4 twill weave to a form a single piece for the central monocoque, as well as the front and rear subframes.
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As for the exterior, its design is inspired by the P70 race car from the late 1960s. The body is also made from carbon-fibre, and can be finished in a choice of "heritage-inspired" paint options or with exposed carbon weave.
Despite the long gestation period, the P72 is almost indistinguishable from the 2019 concept car. There are some subtle tweaks to the lower air intake, and lower aero package.
Perhaps the biggest change is to the car's wraparound glass canopy, which now includes now small roll down window section.
On the inside, the centre tunnel is wider and the area around the exposed gearbox shifter linkages is more open than before, but otherwise the cabin stays true to the concept's analogue ethos.
While the car's design, construction and engineering relies heavily on modern digital processes, the cabin is a throwback to an earlier analogue time as there are no screens, infotainment or otherwise, to be found.
An integrated mobile phone holder is the interior's one nod to modernity, but it's there primarily for navigation purposes because there's no audio system to connect to.
There's a huge array of dials ahead of the driver, and in the centre of the dashboard. Milled aluminium, either bead-blasted, hand-brushed, or hand-polished, is used extensively throughout for the dials, buttons, knobs, gear shifter, and other touch points.
Behind the passenger cell is the vehicle's sole soundtrack system, a 5.0-litre V8 – thought to be from Ford – that's fitted with new forged internals and a De Tomaso supercharger. It makes 522kW of power and 820Nm of torque, and drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
De Tomaso hasn't provided any performance figures for the P72. The company says top speed wasn't the focus, but rather the car is tuned for "exhilarating in-gear performance" and to be "immediate, responsive, and emotionally rewarding".
The P72 rides on a pushrod suspension system. Although there no selectable drive modes, the P72 does feature three-way manually adjustable dampers.
The car revealed here is an "internal production specification unit", and isn't one of the 72 production vehicles that will be delivered to customers.
No pricing for the P72 has been publicly announced, but given the high levels of craftsmanship and extensive personalisation in each car, it will probably make Australian housing stock seem cheap and affordable.
Most remember De Tomaso for its Mangusta and Pantera supercars, but in the mid-1970s it took over Maserati, and was responsible for its push into BMW territory with the Biturbo, and its offspring.
After selling off Maserati and Innocenti in 1993, the brand largely lay dormant until it was revived briefly to, once again, take on BMW. That effort died when Gian Mario Rossignolo, the company's owner, was arrested and sent to jail for misappropriating government funds taken to revive De Tomaso.
The current iteration of De Tomaso was purchased by Hong Kong businessman Norman Choi in 2014.
MORE: Everything De Tomaso
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
Six years after the concept was revealed, De Tomaso has finally revealed the production-ready version of its new P72 supercar.
The P72 rides on a bespoke platform made from carbon-fibre woven in a 4×4 twill weave to a form a single piece for the central monocoque, as well as the front and rear subframes.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
As for the exterior, its design is inspired by the P70 race car from the late 1960s. The body is also made from carbon-fibre, and can be finished in a choice of "heritage-inspired" paint options or with exposed carbon weave.
Despite the long gestation period, the P72 is almost indistinguishable from the 2019 concept car. There are some subtle tweaks to the lower air intake, and lower aero package.
Perhaps the biggest change is to the car's wraparound glass canopy, which now includes now small roll down window section.
On the inside, the centre tunnel is wider and the area around the exposed gearbox shifter linkages is more open than before, but otherwise the cabin stays true to the concept's analogue ethos.
While the car's design, construction and engineering relies heavily on modern digital processes, the cabin is a throwback to an earlier analogue time as there are no screens, infotainment or otherwise, to be found.
An integrated mobile phone holder is the interior's one nod to modernity, but it's there primarily for navigation purposes because there's no audio system to connect to.
There's a huge array of dials ahead of the driver, and in the centre of the dashboard. Milled aluminium, either bead-blasted, hand-brushed, or hand-polished, is used extensively throughout for the dials, buttons, knobs, gear shifter, and other touch points.
Behind the passenger cell is the vehicle's sole soundtrack system, a 5.0-litre V8 – thought to be from Ford – that's fitted with new forged internals and a De Tomaso supercharger. It makes 522kW of power and 820Nm of torque, and drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
De Tomaso hasn't provided any performance figures for the P72. The company says top speed wasn't the focus, but rather the car is tuned for "exhilarating in-gear performance" and to be "immediate, responsive, and emotionally rewarding".
The P72 rides on a pushrod suspension system. Although there no selectable drive modes, the P72 does feature three-way manually adjustable dampers.
The car revealed here is an "internal production specification unit", and isn't one of the 72 production vehicles that will be delivered to customers.
No pricing for the P72 has been publicly announced, but given the high levels of craftsmanship and extensive personalisation in each car, it will probably make Australian housing stock seem cheap and affordable.
Most remember De Tomaso for its Mangusta and Pantera supercars, but in the mid-1970s it took over Maserati, and was responsible for its push into BMW territory with the Biturbo, and its offspring.
After selling off Maserati and Innocenti in 1993, the brand largely lay dormant until it was revived briefly to, once again, take on BMW. That effort died when Gian Mario Rossignolo, the company's owner, was arrested and sent to jail for misappropriating government funds taken to revive De Tomaso.
The current iteration of De Tomaso was purchased by Hong Kong businessman Norman Choi in 2014.
MORE: Everything De Tomaso
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
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Standard equipment includes: The Omoda 9 is offered here exclusively with a black interior. Silk White is the standard exterior paint finish. The following finishes are optional: MORE: Explore the Omoda 9 showroom Content originally sourced from: Chery says its spinoff brand Omoda Jaecoo is a step up from its namesake brand, and at the top of the hierarchy is the Omoda 9. Priced at $61,990 before on-road costs, this medium-to-large five-seat crossover SUV is the priciest model ever offered by Chery in Australia. It's arriving in local showrooms in early August, offered exclusively with a tri-motor plug-in hybrid powertrain offering some heady stats: 169km of electric-only range, combined range of up to 1100km, total system power of 395kW, and a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of just 4.9 seconds. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. It's slightly larger than a Mazda CX-60 – 35mm longer, 30mm wider and 4mm taller – and is offered in one fully loaded grade for less than the most affordable plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its Japanese rival. The Mazda CX-60 P50e Pure, for context, is priced at $63,290 before on-roads. The Omoda 9 joins the Jaecoo J7 and J8 in Omoda Jaecoo showrooms. Omoda-badged vehicles will have sleeker, crossover-style styling, while Jaecoo-badged models have more traditional SUV styling. Here's an explainer. The Omoda 9 rides on MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension with Continuous Damping Control. There are selectable Eco, Normal, Sport, Snow, Sand and Off-road drive modes, and three levels of regenerative braking. The Omoda 9 is backed by an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty for both the vehicle and its high-voltage battery. Omoda Jaecoo also offers eight years of roadside assistance and eight years or 120,000km of capped-price servicing. Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. The Omoda 9 has yet to be tested by safety authority ANCAP. However, in testing by sister authority Euro NCAP, it received a five-star rating. Standard safety equipment includes: There's just one trim level available, called the Virtue. Standard equipment includes: The Omoda 9 is offered here exclusively with a black interior. Silk White is the standard exterior paint finish. The following finishes are optional: MORE: Explore the Omoda 9 showroom Content originally sourced from: Chery says its spinoff brand Omoda Jaecoo is a step up from its namesake brand, and at the top of the hierarchy is the Omoda 9. Priced at $61,990 before on-road costs, this medium-to-large five-seat crossover SUV is the priciest model ever offered by Chery in Australia. It's arriving in local showrooms in early August, offered exclusively with a tri-motor plug-in hybrid powertrain offering some heady stats: 169km of electric-only range, combined range of up to 1100km, total system power of 395kW, and a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of just 4.9 seconds. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. It's slightly larger than a Mazda CX-60 – 35mm longer, 30mm wider and 4mm taller – and is offered in one fully loaded grade for less than the most affordable plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its Japanese rival. The Mazda CX-60 P50e Pure, for context, is priced at $63,290 before on-roads. The Omoda 9 joins the Jaecoo J7 and J8 in Omoda Jaecoo showrooms. Omoda-badged vehicles will have sleeker, crossover-style styling, while Jaecoo-badged models have more traditional SUV styling. Here's an explainer. The Omoda 9 rides on MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension with Continuous Damping Control. There are selectable Eco, Normal, Sport, Snow, Sand and Off-road drive modes, and three levels of regenerative braking. The Omoda 9 is backed by an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty for both the vehicle and its high-voltage battery. Omoda Jaecoo also offers eight years of roadside assistance and eight years or 120,000km of capped-price servicing. Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. The Omoda 9 has yet to be tested by safety authority ANCAP. However, in testing by sister authority Euro NCAP, it received a five-star rating. Standard safety equipment includes: There's just one trim level available, called the Virtue. Standard equipment includes: The Omoda 9 is offered here exclusively with a black interior. Silk White is the standard exterior paint finish. The following finishes are optional: MORE: Explore the Omoda 9 showroom Content originally sourced from: Chery says its spinoff brand Omoda Jaecoo is a step up from its namesake brand, and at the top of the hierarchy is the Omoda 9. Priced at $61,990 before on-road costs, this medium-to-large five-seat crossover SUV is the priciest model ever offered by Chery in Australia. It's arriving in local showrooms in early August, offered exclusively with a tri-motor plug-in hybrid powertrain offering some heady stats: 169km of electric-only range, combined range of up to 1100km, total system power of 395kW, and a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of just 4.9 seconds. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. It's slightly larger than a Mazda CX-60 – 35mm longer, 30mm wider and 4mm taller – and is offered in one fully loaded grade for less than the most affordable plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its Japanese rival. The Mazda CX-60 P50e Pure, for context, is priced at $63,290 before on-roads. The Omoda 9 joins the Jaecoo J7 and J8 in Omoda Jaecoo showrooms. Omoda-badged vehicles will have sleeker, crossover-style styling, while Jaecoo-badged models have more traditional SUV styling. Here's an explainer. The Omoda 9 rides on MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension with Continuous Damping Control. There are selectable Eco, Normal, Sport, Snow, Sand and Off-road drive modes, and three levels of regenerative braking. The Omoda 9 is backed by an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty for both the vehicle and its high-voltage battery. Omoda Jaecoo also offers eight years of roadside assistance and eight years or 120,000km of capped-price servicing. Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. The Omoda 9 has yet to be tested by safety authority ANCAP. However, in testing by sister authority Euro NCAP, it received a five-star rating. Standard safety equipment includes: There's just one trim level available, called the Virtue. Standard equipment includes: The Omoda 9 is offered here exclusively with a black interior. Silk White is the standard exterior paint finish. The following finishes are optional: MORE: Explore the Omoda 9 showroom Content originally sourced from:
