De Tomaso unveiled the P900 hypercar on Monday, additional accelerating the revival of the historic Italian efficiency marque.
It began in 2019 with the reveal of the P72 supercar, which is a showstopper powered by a Roush-tuned Ford V-8.
The fashionable De Tomaso revealed a comply with up within the type of the V-12-powered P900 hypercar. The design is clearly derived from the P72 however the brand new rear part incorporates a roof scoop, stabilizer fin, and big wing to create the aura of a race automobile, including to rumors De Tomaso is mulling an entry in top-level endurance racing with its personal LMH.
De Tomaso P900
The corporate stays tight with particulars however stated the P900 is geared toward monitor fans, in distinction to the P72 that was designed as a grand tourer. The corporate additionally stated the V-12 within the P900, a 6.2-liter unit rated at 888 hp, is a singular design. A V-10 developed by former Method 1 energy unit provider Judd may even be out there.
As for any racing potential, De Tomaso stated the challenge’s intention is to spotlight the usage of carbon-neutral artificial fuels that quite a few firms, together with oil giants like Aramco, are exploring. Potential sources for such fuels embrace biomass or newer carbon-capture know-how, like what Porsche is creating at its pilot plant in Punta Arenas, Chile. F1 can be dedicated to introducing artificial fuels by 2026.
De Tomaso plans to construct simply 18 examples of the P900, every priced at $3 million. The automobile will debut subsequent summer time and manufacturing is slated to start out in 2024. Previous to that, the primary focus is the P72, due in 2023 and deliberate to be inbuilt a run of 72 vehicles at a plant collectively operated by De Tomaso and the German engineering firm Capricorn Group, and positioned on the Nürburgring. Capricorn, which additionally helped develop the carbon-fiber monocoque construction underpinning the P72, and presumably the P900, is identical firm that helped Porsche with its massively profitable 919 Hybrid LMP1 race automobile.