The revived De Tomaso brand burst onto the scene in 2019 with its beautiful P72 prototype. But in the six years since, we hadn’t heard much from the Italian automaker as to when the production version would finally hit the road.
Today, that changes. De Tomaso is revealing its first road-going P72 and promising deliveries later this year. And much like the prototype, De Tomaso’s first production car looks absolutely lovely.
Bellissima
Photo by: De Tomaso
The production P72 doesn’t stray far from the original prototype visually, which is great news. The design was inspired by the 1965 De Tomaso P70, a collaboration between founder Alejandro De Tomaso and Carroll Shelby.
This particular model is finished in a bright white paint job with rose gold striping, mirror caps, accents, and matching wheels. The wheels even bear a similar resemblance to those found on the original P70.
The P72’s curvaceous lines drape over a monocoque chassis formed from a single, continuous piece of carbon fiber, which also extends to the front and rear subframes. There’s no bonding, no welding; De Tomaso says its chassis sets a “new benchmark” for structural purity.
Photo by: De Tomaso
Photo by: De Tomaso
Photo by: De Tomaso
Speaking of purity, the P72’s interior is proudly gimmick-free. There are no screens, no infotainment system. Simply a cockpit-like interior designed to let owners focus on the task at hand: driving.
Hand-stitched white leather and exposed carbon fiber cover most surfaces, while a stunning arrangement of tactile, machined aluminum gauges line the dashboard—all finished in rose gold, naturally. That even extends to the exposed shifter.
American V-8 Power
Photo by: De Tomaso
The P72 is powered by a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that De Tomaso says was developed exclusively for this vehicle. The company said previously that the engine was derived from a Ford Coyote V-8 and tuned by Roush, which we assume is still true. And by all accounts, it sounds fantastic.
Here, that V-8 makes 700 horsepower and 604 pound-feet of torque, routed through a six-speed manual transmission to the rear wheels. De Tomaso doesn’t publish figures like a 0-60 mph time or a maximum speed, but the company notes that the P72 wasn’t engineered for “top-speed dominance.”
The De Tomaso P72 doesn’t have drive modes, but the pushrod suspension does come with three-way manually adjustable dampers that allow the driver to customize the car to their preferred driving style.
| Engine | Output | |
| De Tomaso P72 | Supercharged 5.0L V-8 | 700 HP / 604 LB-FT |
“The P72 was our promise to faithfully revive a historic marque,” says CEO Norman Choi. “This first production-specification vehicle embodies everything we stand for: a mechanical soul, timeless beauty, and a driving experience that rises above modern convention. It is our echo through time—now made real.”
The De Tomaso P72 begins deliveries later this year, but the company hasn’t officially released details on pricing yet. That said, don’t expect it to be cheap.
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Source: De Tomaso
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