P72 Registry - 2024-12-18 - First production De Tomaso P72

It's been five years since the De Tomaso P72 prototype first appeared and stunned the world at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2019. After getting the much-awaited production green light earlier this year, the Italian automaker is almost ready to deliver its first customer car - and it has released a bunch of images to whet the appetite of this all-carbon beauty's first owner.

Just as promised, the De Tomaso's handcrafted chassis is a piece of engineering art. Tweaked to perfection in February, the Apollo Intensa Emozione-shared tub of the first customer car is made entirely of carbon fiber - naked and unpainted for now and awaiting finishing touches. As it is, though, it already looks wicked, but we couldn't help but notice the black rims on the production unit are less outlandish than the gold wheels of the final prototype.

Exquisite Cabin With Automotive Jewelry

Apart from the exterior, De Tomaso also showcased Chassis 001 P72's interior, which underwent its final quality control. The cabin comes primarily with premium British cowhide appointments, finished in a Buttermilk hue as a nod to classic De Tomasos. The classy leather upholstery is partnered with analog displays and controls, described by the automaker as "creating a sense of invitation into the cabin."

To complement all those niceties, De Tomaso designed the interior with metalwork in a rose gold finish. The metalwork comes in an assortment of finishes - bead-blasted, hand-brushed, or hand-polished - comprising 192 aluminum pieces for the entire vehicle, including the badges and an exposed gear shifter. Made in partnership with Bernd Kussmaul, a renowned German manufacturer, De Tomaso calls these parts "jewelry," which we don't disagree with at all. Not even Pagani interiors look quite like this.

Finished Production Model Will Be Revealed Soon

De Tomaso hasn't confirmed the final power plant for the P72, but previous reports point toward the use of Ford's Coyote V8 found in the Mustang, supplemented by a Roush supercharger. There won't be any V12 here - that will be used for the De Tomaso P900, another masterpiece for the track. Expected power output for the P72 is around 700 horsepower and 608 lb-ft of torque, sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.

De Tomaso said the first customer P72 will be revealed in full next year, though an exact timeline wasn't set. Given that it's in the final stages of production, including the last phase of dynamic testing for good measure, we're expecting the car sooner rather than later.

By: Jacob Oliva, CarBuzz