De Tomaso Deauville

The De Tomaso Deauville is a luxury four-door saloon first exhibited at the 1970 Turin Motor Show. The Deauville was powered by the same 351 in³ (5,763 cc) Ford Cleveland V8 as the De Tomaso Pantera, rated at 330 hp (246 kW; 335 PS). The car has a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph) and featured styling similar to that of the Jaguar XJ.[1]

De Tomaso Deauville
1981 De Tomaso Deauville
Overview
ManufacturerDe Tomaso
Production1971–1985
244 produced
DesignerTom Tjaarda at Ghia
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size luxury car (F)
Body style4-door sedan/saloon
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related
Powertrain
Engine5,763 cc (5.8 L) Ford Cleveland V8
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,770 mm (109.1 in)
Length4,851 mm (191.0 in)
Width1,880 mm (74.0 in)
Height1,372 mm (54.0 in)
Curb weight1,940 kg (4,277 lb)

The Deauville has an independent rear suspension very similar to that used by Jaguar, and ventilated discs front and aft.[2] It shares its chassis with the Maserati Quattroporte III. A shorter version of its chassis underpinned the Maserati Kyalami and De Tomaso Longchamp grand tourers.

A total of 244[1] cars were produced.[3] There were three Deauville variants: the early series 1 (1970–1974: serial number 10##, 11## and 12##), late series 1 (1975–1977: serial numbers 14##) and the series 2 (1978–1985: 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
Deauville Concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, a newly resurrected De Tomaso marque presented a new model, reviving the use of the name Deauville.[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 included two gasoline engines rated at 300 PS (221 kW; 296 hp) and 500 PS (368 kW; 493 hp) as well as a Diesel engine from VM Motori and 250 PS (184 kW; 247 hp). A sports car and a limousine were soon to follow after the debut of the crossover. The SUV never reached production stage due to arrest of the company chairman on the charges of misappropriation of funds.[7]



  • 1972 De Tomaso Deauville
  • Rear view
  • Interior (1981)

Notes
  1. "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. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. 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 Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (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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