De Tomaso Just Unveiled a New Road-Ready P72—and It’s a Stunner

Back in 2019, De Tomaso showed the world a concept version of its new P72. On Wednesday, the brand fully unveiled the production version that looks remarkably similar—and just as striking.

De Tomaso teased images of its creation last year, a $1.6 million hypercar, or supercar, with decidedly nostalgic looks that befit a marque whose peak was decades ago. Underneath, however, the P72 has some modern tech that didn’t quite exist in the days of the Pantera. Namely, carbon fiber is used, and lots of it, including with the monocoque chassis.

“At its core is a remarkable unibody monocoque, formed from a single, uninterrupted piece of carbon fibre with no bonded sections,” De Tomaso says in a statement, “a rare and complex achievement that enhances rigidity, reduces weight, and sets a new benchmark for structural purity.”

The body is also made of carbon fiber. Under the hood is a 5.0-liter V-8 that makes 700 horsepower, which is mated to a six-speed manual transmission. That engine is said to be sourced from Ford, who put a version of it in F-150s and Mustangs.

Perhaps the biggest statement in the new De Tomaso is on the dashboard, which the car maker pointedly says is “free from screens” and includes “no infotainment, no overlays, no distractions.” The car’s one screen is on the rearview mirror, which is actually a screen, since it must have a backup camera to conform with regulations. There is also a place to put your smartphone, but De Tomaso doesn’t want you to focus on that.

“While a discreet phone holder is included for practicality, there is no digital connection between device and machine. In the P72, the road is the interface, and the engine is the soundtrack,” the brand says.

De Tomaso will make just 72 new P72s, and all of them are spoken for. The car unveiled in these photos is not one of those autos; instead, it’s an internal model for the cars delivered to customers, or “custodians,” as the brand calls them. De Tomaso seemingly wants this car to be driven—it says the gear ratios are short, not made for top speed runs, but for slower kinds of spirited driving—but the pristine looks and rarity of the P72 suggest that many of those custodians may not want to dirty it up on the track. Hopefully, like the Pantera, it will be made for only a couple of decades.

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