GENEVA 2011 - De Tomaso reveals the Deauville at Geneva - AllCarIndex
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de tomaso unveiled a revival car - the deauville at the 81st geneva motor show. it is the final name of the to car that has been speculated as the slc and then announced as the sls.
press release:
de tomaso reveals the new deauville at the 81° geneva international motor show
the de tomaso re-birth starts from a sport luxury sedan
3 different powertrains: 6 cylinder v turbo engine with 300 horsepower gasoline and diesel, 8 cylinder v turbo engine with 550 horsepower gasoline
geneve / turin, 1 march 2011 – the legend is back! de tomaso, historical brand of the italian car industry, presented today, in the occasion of the 81° geneva international motor show, the first car of the rossignolo era, the de tomaso deauville. this is the name chosen by de tomaso for its new car. a car that was born only one year after the acquisitions of the ex pininfarina grugliasco plant and the ex delphi livorno activities by mr. gianmario rossignolo.
de tomaso deauville
de tomaso deauville is a 4-doors and 4 wheel-drive sport luxury sedan, equipped with a 6 cylinder v turbo engine with 300 horsepower. a car that has been developed with an affluent customer in mind who looks both for safety on all road surface types, maximum comfort as well as a highly versatile vehicle, with a spacious interior and the luxurious comfort of top-of-the-range materials.
the name, deauville, remind the historical 4-door de tomaso vehicle and seemed appropriate to underline the sporty look combined with the luxury of the sophisticated cosmopolitan french town in normandy.
further features of our car are the following:
a further qualifying element of the deauville is the design of its aesthetics which has been developed by pininfarina. some design details, such as the hexagonal shape of the radiator grill, the cut of the windscreen and the headlights, recall the de tomaso cars of the past. another trait d’union may be traced in the car’s design: the three top wings of the radiator cowling which are mirrored in the headlights and then continue along the lateral air vent and on the taillights.
moreover the front view is marked by the distinctive large radiator cowling which expresses fighting spirit and sportsmanship.
the team of the de tomaso style centre have dedicated particular interest and attention to the design of the interiors that have been built and assembled entirely by the de tomaso craftsmen using only luxury quality materials such as leather, carbon and alcantara. the finishes and the seams of the upholstery are crafted by the skilled workers of de tomaso and the completely manual assembly is a guarantee of the quality which testifies to the past and future “made in italy” manufacturing excellence.
the development of the de tomaso deauville model is centred around the valorisation of the concept of “made in italy” manufacturing, refreshing and refining those features of beauty and craftsmanship which belong to italy’s manufacturing history. each de tomaso deauville is a unique item which stands alone.
the deauville is equipped with powertrain and components produced by qualified oem manufacturers integrated in collaboration with powertrain integration of detroit.
powertrain integration is a specialised company which develops and supplies a wide range of propulsion systems designed to meet the needs of particular manufacturers.
the v8 version is also going to be presented in the near future, equipped with a 8 v cylinder engine with 550 horsepower, as well as a 6-cylinder diesel version with 250 horsepower.
de tomaso deauville is made using univis, an innovative technology which assembles the bodywork using extruded aluminium profiles connected to each other by way of laser-finished soldered cross-shaped joining members.
this new technology, developed and patented by iai (innovation in auto industry) a holding which controls the de tomaso group, enables a significant reduction in terms of time and investments necessary to design a car as the number of moulds is reduced to a few dozens.
the de tomaso deauville, that has an around 1.500 unit backlog, will start to be produced in the summer, with deliveries starting from september.
de tomaso automobili s.p.a.: business plan
de tomaso automobili is the new business venture promoted by mr. gianmario rossignolo and achieved by the sons gianluca and edoardo together with a team composed by young managers. it’s based on the production of luxurious cars with an innovative technology and fully built in italy. this business venture, which allows the achievement of the best italian skills all over the world, aims to contribute to the industrial italian system re-launch and, at the same time, it wants to give its contribution to the made in italy valorisation at a global level.
de tomaso foreseen a running production of 8.000 cars of the 3 models available, of which 3.000 sport luxury sedan (de tomaso deauville model), 3.000 limousines and 2.000 coupè.
after the de tomaso deauville, the second car to be developed will be the new pantera, a super two-seats sports car with supreme performance. the new pantera is planned to be presented at the end of 2011. in this way de tomaso wants to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the historical de tomaso pantera that was revealed for the first time in 1971.
the third car planned is a limousine which we foreseen on the market at the end of 2012.
these three cars will be built by the 900 manufacturers of the the former pininfarina plant in grugliasco (turin) where the bodywork is assembled and the paintwork and finishing operations are carried out, and by more than 150 manufacturers of the former delphi plant in livorno where mechanical operations and operations related to sub-assemblies are carried out.
investments amounting to 116 million euro over the next 4 years related to the 3 models available
de tomaso is also negotiating the purchase of the sicilian fiat plant of termini imerese where large quantities of the two new models are to be produced, taking the concept of “luxury” to lower market segments.
in particular, the de tomaso business plan for termini imerese foreseen the expansion of the range through the production of a luxurious citycar and an high level minisuv that, plenty of work, will add 38.000 / 40.000 units to the production of grugliasco and livorno
de tomaso plans for termini imerese could be confirmed only after the definive approval of national italian institutions, local italian institutions and trade unions. de tomaso business plan for termini imerese foreseen the involvement of all the 1.500 manufacturers actually working in the fiat plant.
