De Tomaso P900 makes use of artificial gas to spin previous 12,000 rpm

It’s not a stylish electrical hyper automobile. The Italian-built De Tomaso P900 is one other form of anomaly within the automotive higher strata the place it lives: The P900 is propelled by a V12 engine that runs solely on artificial gas, all the way in which to 12,300 rpm.

Priced at about $3 million and restricted to a manufacturing run of solely 18 examples, the carbon-bodied P900 weights simply much less that 2,000 kilos.  Its 6.2-liter powerplant accounts for a couple of quarter of that weight.

Though De Tomaso is hedging the complete specs on the automobile besides to prospects who’ve ordered one, the engine is predicted to generate about 900 horsepower; it’s nonetheless in improvement till 2024, though the mannequin is ready to be revealed formally within the spring.

For patrons clamoring to indicate off their P900s, it is going to be accessible previous to 2024 utilizing De Tomaso’s F1-derived V10 engine. The design of the two-seater is pure science fiction, tailored from the De Tomaso P72, which used a carbon fiber monocoque chassis constructed to LMP1 requirements and a 5.0-liter supercharged Ford Coyote V8.

“As a passionate automotive fanatic, it’s troublesome for me to simply accept a silent EV-driven future,” stated Norman Choi, De Tomaso CEO, in an announcement. “We imagine that alternate options do exist, and the event of our new platform, pushed by artificial fuels, is our answer for conserving this shared ardour for the theatre of combustion engines alive.”

In pursuit of zero-emissions mobility, Choi says this new enterprise doesn’t envision a future that sacrifices “the essential factor which all of us maintain so expensive — the soul and symphony of an engine.”