De Tomaso recently reappeared as a car manufacturer after nearly two decades of sidelining the industry. Best known for models like the Pantera, Mangusta, and more recently, the Guara, DeTomaso re-entered the fray with a bang in 2019 by introducing the retro-futuristic P72 Prototype. Now, we are getting another interpretation of the car. It’s called the P900, and is a more radical, track-only version of the P72 with a price tag of $3 million.Related New De Tomaso P72 Prototype To Lake Como Comes With Evolutionary Design Changes

Taking The De Tomaso P72 Prototype To The Next Level

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The De Tomaso P900 is loosely based on the P72 Prototype. This means that the two cars share a platform with the Apollo Intenso Emozione and share similar styling, although the track-only P900 adds more aggressive aero, including a deep front splitter, bigger side-skirts, and a long-tail rear wing with swan necks protruding from the top, all of which carbon-fiber of course. While the overall design seems to be very similar to the P72 Prototype, the P900 scores a lot of changes, some more subtle than others. The air intake seems to be shaped differently, the side-mirrors seem to be mounted on the greenhouse, and it looks like the P900 will have side windows.

One To One Power To Weight Ratio

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The P900 nameplate is named after the car’s dry weight of 900 kg (1,984 pounds). The car is also meant to receive a 6.3-liter, naturally-aspirated V-12 with 900 horsepower (671 kilowatts) and revs to just under 12,300 RPM, which is 200 RPM higher than Gordon Murray’s T50S. When it’s ready, the V-12 is said to be the smallest and lightest 12-cylinder, in relation to its displacement, at just 485 pounds (220 kg).

2024 De Tomaso P900
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Related De Tomaso Gives A Glimpse Of Its New P900 Hypercar The V-12 is also meant to run on carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, which ought to secure its future. However, the engine might not be ready for the car’s official debut in 2024. For those unwilling to wait, DeTomaso has a readily-available Judd Racing V-10 engine which is related to the Benetton B197 Formula 1 race car. Regardless of whether you wait or not, both options dwarf the P72’s 5.0-liter, supercharged Coyote V-8. The P900 will also swap the P72’s six-speed manual for a Xtrac sequential unit. The P900 is not the first track-only exotic, but it manages to blend racing heritage and neo-retro styling together. The P72 Prototype was inspired by the P70 race car, which makes the track-only P900 a natural, spiritual successor to the 1960s, Ford 289-powered, De Tomaso P70. If all goes according to plan, the De Tomaso P72 Prototype will arrive in 2023 and the P900 a year after. Both model will, no doubt, be produced in limited numbers.