De Tomaso completes first production-spec P72 supercar [Video]

• De Tomaso has built the first production-specification version of its P72 supercar
• The car will be used for final dynamic validation ahead of the first customer examples being built
• Development is being handled together with Germany’s HWA

There’s a revival of De Tomaso currently underway, with the new iteration of the legendary Italian brand set to focus on high-performance cars, the first of which is the stunning P72 supercar unveiled in 2019.

The long road to the first customer cars being delivered is almost over, as De Tomaso on Tuesday confirmed the completion of the first production-specification P72.

The car, bearing a chassis number ending in 001, will be used for some final dynamic validation before production of the first customer cars commences, likely sometime next year.

De Tomaso is working with HWAon the project. HWA is a German motorsports and engineering business with close links to Mercedes-Benz. It was founded in 1998 by AMG co-founder Hans Werner Aufrecht and also helped …