{"id":37224,"date":"2022-12-01T00:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T05:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37224"},"modified":"2022-12-01T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T05:03:55","slug":"de-tomaso-p900-synthetic-fuel-12000-rpm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37224","title":{"rendered":"De Tomaso P900 uses synthetic fuel to spin past 12,000 rpm &#8211; Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not a trendy electric hyper car. The Italian-built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/new-cars\/de-tomaso-p900-light-888bhp-hypercar-powered-clean-v12#\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:0;\">De Tomaso P900<\/a> is another kind of anomaly in the automotive upper strata where it lives: The P900 is propelled by a V12 engine that runs solely on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Synthetic_fuel\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:1;\">synthetic fuel<\/a>, all the way to 12,300 rpm.<\/p>\n<p>Priced at about $3 million and limited to a production run of only 18 examples, the carbon-bodied P900 weights just less that 2,000 pounds.\u00a0 Its 6.2-liter powerplant accounts for about a quarter of that weight.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/de+tomaso\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:2;\">De Tomaso<\/a> is hedging the full specs on the car except to customers who have ordered one, the engine is expected to generate about 900 horsepower; it\u2019s still in development until 2024, although the model is set to be revealed officially in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>For customers clamoring to show off their P900s, it will be available prior to 2024 using De Tomaso\u2019s F1-derived V10 engine. The design of the two-seater is pure science fiction, adapted from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Tomaso_P72\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:3;\">De Tomaso P72<\/a>, which used a <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/carbon+fiber\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:4;\">carbon fiber<\/a> monocoque chassis constructed to LMP1 standards and a 5.0-liter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercharger\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:5;\">supercharged<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Modular_engine#5.0_L_Coyote\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:6;\">Ford Coyote V8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a passionate automotive enthusiast, it is difficult for me to accept a silent EV-driven future,\u201d said Norman Choi, De Tomaso CEO, in a statement. \u201cWe believe that alternatives do exist, and the development of our new platform, driven by synthetic fuels, is our solution for keeping this shared passion for the theatre of combustion engines alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In pursuit of zero-emissions mobility, Choi says this new venture doesn\u2019t envision a future that sacrifices \u201cthe crucial element which we all hold so dear \u2014 the soul and symphony of an engine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not a trendy electric hyper car. The Italian-built De Tomaso P900 is another kind of anomaly in the automotive upper strata where it lives: The P900 is propelled by a V12 engine that runs solely on synthetic fuel, all the way to 12,300 rpm. 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