New DeTomaso Lands With A Thud
Published: February 16th, 2011
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It’s one thing to bring back the DeTomaso name for a vehicle that doesn’t quite live up to the dashing reputation earned by the brand that produced the car that Elvis shot. It’s quite another to exhume a brand like DeTomaso in order to build a $100k+ vehicle that exhibits nearly every regrettable trend in modern automotive design. Obese proportions? Check. Urkle waistline? Check. Forgettable front end? Check. Pointlessly tacked-on fender port? Check. It’s one thing to shoot your DeTomaso because you’re drunk and it won’t start… this one looks like it should euthanized out of sheer mercy.
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Car and Driver is reporting that it may be a Cadillac SRX underneath. With the interior photo provided, I think they may be onto something. http://blog.caranddriver.com/de-tomaso-slc-crossover-a-cadillac-srx-in-new-clothes/
I had to laugh when I noticed the Kia Sportage ad on this page. This "$100K+ Italian Luxury Car" looks too much like a $20K Kia. Also, the rear end looks like a late 1990s Chrysler Concorde. (The pictures are on Automobile Magazine's website.)
Are they trying to build an X6 competitor? If they can steal away 30% of X6 intenders, they'll have, what, 200 sales?
It looks like a restyled and raised Sebring/Avenger made in China. Bizarre bring back the Pantera