De Tomaso Pantera GTS
The De Tomaso Pantera is a mid-engine sports car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso from 1971 to 1992. Italian for “Panther”, the Pantera was the automaker’s most popular model, with over 7,000 manufactured over its twenty-year production run. More than three quarters of the production was sold by American Lincoln-Mercury dealers from 1972 to 1975; after this agreement ended De Tomaso kept manufacturing the car in ever smaller numbers into the early 1990s.
The car debuted in Modena in March 1970 and was presented at the 1970 New York Motor Show a few weeks later. Approximately a year later the first production cars were sold, and production was increased to three per day. De Tomaso sold the rights to the Pantera to Ford, who were to distribute the cars in the United States, but Alejandro De Tomaso retained the rights to market the Pantera in Europe.
Engine Technical Data
| Engine type – Number of cylinders : | V 8 |
| Fuel type : | Petrol |
| Fuel System : | 1 Autolite carb |
| Coolant : | Water |
| Engine Alignment : | Longitudinal |
| Engine size – Displacement – Engine capacity : | 5766 cm3 or 351.9 cu-in |
| Bore x Stroke : | 101.60 x 88.90 mm 3.98 x 3.46 inches |
| Number of valves : | 16 Valves |
| Compression Ratio : | 11.00 |
| Maximum power – Output – Horsepower : | 360 bhp |
| Maximum torque : | 491.0 Nm or 362 lb.ft @ 6000 rpm |
| Drive wheels – Traction – Drivetrain : | RWD |
| Transmission Gearbox – Number of speeds : | 5 speed Manual |
| Body : | Coupé | ||
| Num. of Doors : | 2 | ||
| Wheelbase : | 251.5 cm or 99.02 inches | ||
| Length : | 425.5 cm or 167.52 inches | ||
| Width : | 180.3 cm or 70.98 inches | ||
| Height : | 109.9 cm or 43.27 inches | ||
| Curb Weight : | 1382 kg OR 3047 lbs | ||
| Weight-Power Output Ratio : | 3.9 kg/hp | ||
| Front Suspension : | Coil springs. Anti-roll bar. | ||
| Rear Suspension : | Coil springs. Anti-roll bar. | ||
| Fuel Consumption | 19.6 mpg |
| Fuel Tank Capacity : | 85 L 18.7 UK gallons 22.5 US gallons |
| Top Speed : | 280 km/h or – Mph |
| Acceleration 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) : | 5.5 s |
