De Tomaso Deauville

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 De Tomaso Deauville is a luxury four-door saloon first exhibited at the 1970 Turin Motor Show. The Deauville was powered by the same 5.8 L (352 cu in) 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]

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] A third armoured Deauville seems to have been produced for an Italian businessman.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. 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. ^ "Deauville #2108 - for sale - Armored". 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2024-05-23.