The revival of the De Tomaso brand at this year's Geneva Salon with the Deauville showcar inspired design graduate and digital artist Maxime de Keiser to craft a modern interpretation of the original Mangusta from the late 1960s (De Tomaso had revived the name with the production version of the Bigua concept in the early 2000s).
Introduced in 1967, the first Mangusta was designed by the famed Giorgetto Giugiaro, who at the time worked for Turin-based coachbuilder Ghia, and was offered with a choice of Ford-sourced V8 engines. It was replaced by the cheaper to produce Pantera in 1971.
Keiser's design proposal blends several characteristic styling cues of the original Mangusta such as the low-placed headlamps with a more angular shaped body that features a pair of scissor doors.
“Like the original, it had to be spectacular and communicate an impression of wild ferocity and power while recalling the serenity of a feline at rest, and the elegance of the animal that doesn’t need to fear anything," says Keiser.
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11 Comments:
Love the styling, but look at the driver's forward line of vision of the immediate road. It's nonexistent.
Reminds me of the BMW M1 Hommage ... Why can't they build it?????
This guy has some frigging talent. Love those front grill pieces.
very sexy
I Love the Design. You got the Design Bang On. Please Make it.
I think the biggest selling feature for a potential investor would be being able to see out of the windshield, otherwise nice design, and very true to the original.
looks like they dropped a HUMMER on a Lambo but I still like it :)
Looks like a Lambo cross-bred with the original De-Tomaso.
Cool 2020 Delorean. I'm sure John Z. DeLorean will be happy.
Cool, but does it have Bluetooth?
Oh man that designer will go far. This beast has personality!
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