De Tomaso Ghepardo 4-door coupe rendered by Frederik Tjellesen

This purple-highlighted design study is Frederik Tjellesen's view of what a new vehicle for the on-again / off-again De Tomaso brand could look like if he were to be involved. Named the Ghepardo, it's a four-door coupe that draws from former DeTomaso vehicles like the Pantera and Mangusta, as well as the idea that fine Italian automobiles (burning to the ground or not), need to be custom-tailored much like a suit.

Power for the fantasy car, as with many former De Tomaso cars, comes from a Ford-sourced engine; in this case, it would be a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 cranked up to 465 horsepower or four 80+ kW wheel-mounted motors (also good for a theoretical 450+ horsepower) that are powered by methanol fuel cells in the trunk.

Somewhere, the car has something called "bottom windows" for the purpose of "[increasing] the rear passengers' perception of speed", while the rear doors are gullwing units that also function as the boot lids.

By Phil Alex

Via: Yanko Design & Worldcarfans

Designer: Frederik Tjellesen

De Tomaso Panthera Concept Based on the Lamborghini Gallardo

This sensual concept is the work of designer Stefan Schulze and it portrays a proposition for a successor to the long-gone De Tomaso Pantera supercar. Schulze has named his proposal Panthera (with an “h”) and he designed to be based on the Lamborghini Gallardo architecture. Thus meaning, if by any chance some ultra rich car aficionado decides to revive the famous Italian marque and uses Schulze’s Panthera (again with an “h”) as a base, the supercar would get the same V10 powerhouse along with the AWD system of the Gallardo. Not a bad idea at all. -Image gallery after the jump

Via: Autoblog.nl , Source: Firstsignal

De Tomaso Pantera: Design Proposal Based On The Gallardo

Work of the talented German designer Stefan Schulze, the above 3D rendering is a design proposal for a modern day De Tomaso Pantera, a mid-engine Italian sports car equipped with a Ford V8 produced from 1971 through 1996. Just to put some Italian genes in the project, Schulze says the retro styled Pantera is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform. Looks quite nice overall, though we would have preferred it if Schulze avoided the Ford GT40 hints up front and the Lamborghini Miura styling elements in the rear end. -Image gallery after the jump

Via: Autoblog.it