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De Tomaso Pantera to Debut at 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

We’ve seen the first concept renderings and even a full test vehicle exiting De Tomaso’s factory for a bit of roadwork. It looks like another supercar name will be reborn this year, as the Pantera will get its official debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in September.

The news comes straight out of Germany, from renowned automotive publication Auto Bild, which adds that the rebirth model will sport a 600 horsepower V8 that’s been supercharged, with the block coming from General Motors.

This is very good news as the two-seater was the car De Tomaso was best known in the past. The Italian firm managed to sell a total of 5,500 cars were produced between 1971 and 1991, though we can’t really say if the new one has what it take to sell even a tenth of that figure yet.

There are no official details of the car available right now, but rumors suggest that the Pantera will offer up an aluminum body and a curb weight of abut 1,200 kilograms.

The only De Tomaso car at the moment is the Deauville, which made its debut in Geneva and is a resurrection of a model from 1970s. The five-seater sedan features 2.8-liter turbocharged V6 under the hood producing 300-horsepower and 295 lb.ft. (400 Nm) of torque from 2,000 to 5,000 rpm. The last car to fill the De Tomaso lineup is a large limousine that will be unveiled next year.

We’ll keep you informed if the Italian firm brings any new info on the project before the Frankfurt debut.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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