De Tomaso has revealed that it will move its core operations to the United States and build the gorgeous P72 locally. In a press release, De Tomaso says development of the P72 has continued throughout the pandemic and plans to move its core production, design and corporate facilities to the United States. It is already holding discussions with multiple U.S. states to serve as potential locations for its facilities and expects to make a formal announcement about these locations in the coming six months.
Production of the De Tomaso P72 should
start in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2022. The P72 was unveiled in
the middle of last year and because the company is owned by Ideal Team
Ventures, which also controls Apollo Automobili, the P72 shares its carbon
fiber monocoque with the Apollo IE. However, whereas the IE features a
screaming, naturally-aspirated V12 engine, the P72 has a Ford-sourced
supercharged 5.0-liter V8 that has been developed with Roush. The company is
targeting over 700 hp and more than 825 Nm of torque and says the
V8 will be mated exclusively to a six-speed manual transmission.
Production will be capped at 72 units with
prices starting from € 750,000 (US$ 888,363).
