One of the surprises of the Geneva Motor Show was the reincarnation of De Tomaso. The Italians presented a five-door crossover vehicle with all-wheel drive named the Deauville. Now De Tomaso has announced that the legendary Pantera is set to return before the end of the year.
De Tomaso Pantera was a sports car produced from 1971 to 1991. The first Panteras were powered by a 5.8-litre V8 taken from Ford, which produced 246 kW and could take the car to a top speed of 256 km/h. The engine of the Pantera was replaced by a 227 kW strong 5.0-litre V8 in 1990, but of this latest version of the Pantera only 38 were produced. Nevertheless, especially in the early days the Pantera was a success. A total of 7 260 Panteras left the factory and most of them went to the United States where roughly 5 500 cars were sold.
De Tomaso will unveil the new Pantera at the upcoming Los Angeles Motorshow in November. This car will be second addition of the De Tomaso line-up, the third one will be a limousine, which will be launched in 2012. Since De Tomaso is working on a 41 kW V8 for the Deauville we hope this engine will be placed in the new Pantera making this car a true successor of the legendary supercar.
via GTSpirit
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