Sometimes you can't make these things up.
The unanimously-considered hideous De Tomaso Deauville made its initial appearance at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Upon closer inspection, I even noticed that it appears to be largely derived of General Motors parts and it's quite possible its powerplants are too. So why spend upwards of $100,000 clams on one?
According to recent reports, De Tomaso has more plans on top of that: resurrecting the infamous Pantera. All in, the marque wants to produce around 8,000 units.
Given their scale, these are quite lofty goals. But even more jarring was the vice president of sales and marketing who said "I would like to think that we could become the Italian Aston Martin."
Is he onto something or is he living in another dimension?
Reborn Italian marque De Tomaso is planning two further models to expand its range beyond the BMW 5-series GT rival the firm unveiled at the recent Geneva show.
The five-metre-long Deauville — which is built from extruded aluminium and features a plush, hand-stitched leather cabin — is designed to sell on “luxury, spaciousness, style and exclusivity”. It’s been designed in conjunction with Pininfarina and is powered by a turbocharged 2.8-litre V6 petrol motor producing 300bhp. It’ll cost around £80,000...
[Source: Autocar]
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