De Tomaso Deauville

De Tomaso Deauville
Overview
Manufacturer De Tomaso
Production 1971-1985
244 produced
Designer Tom Tjaarda under Ghia
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine V8
Transmission
  • ZF 5-speed manual
    Ford C6 3-speed automatic (optional)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,770 mm (109.1 in)
Length 4,851 mm (191.0 in)
Width 1,880 mm (74.0 in)
Height 1,372 mm (54.0 in)
Curb weight 1,940 kg (4,277 lb)

The De Tomaso Deauville was a large four-door sedan first exhibited at Turin Motor Show 1970. The car was powered by the same 351 in³ (5763 cc) Ford Cleveland V8 as the De Tomaso Pantera, rated at 300 hp. The car had a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph) and featured styling similar to that of the Jaguar XJ.[1]

The Deauville had an independent rear suspension very similar to that used by Jaguar, and ventilated discs in all four wheels.[2] It shares its chassis with the Maserati Quattroporte III.

A total of 244[1] Deauvilles were produced.[3] There were three Deauville variants: the early series 1 (19701974: serial number 10##, 11## and 12##), late series 1 (19751977: serial numbers 14##) and the series 2 (19781985: serial numbers 20## and 21##).

One Deauville station wagon was made for Mr. De Tomaso's wife.[1] There were also two armoured Deauvilles produced, one for the Belgian Royal Family and the other for the Italian government. The latter is on display in the Museo delle Auto della Polizia di Stato in Rome.[4]

2011 concept car

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show de Tomaso has presented a new model.[5] The new Deauville is a five-door crossover vehicle with all-wheel drive, which in the detail of its styling quotes models from BMW and Mercedes-Benz.[6] The range would include two gasoline engines with 300 PS (221 kW; 296 hp) and 500 PS (368 kW; 493 hp) as well as a Diesel from VM Motori and 250 PS (184 kW; 247 hp). A sports car and a limousine De Tomaso should follow.[7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Deauville". detomaso.it. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  2. "De Tomaso". carsfromitaly.net. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  3. "De Tomaso Deauville". motorbase.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  4. "Click on De Tomaso 892 Deauville". museoauto.poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  5. First commercial brochure with description, technical data and commercial figures at the beginning of 2011 on web page www.detomaso.it (consulted on March 2, 2011).
  6. Auto Bild Nr. 8/2011, S. 39 with further data and images
  7. "Extract from www.spiegel.de from December 2, 2009". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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