The De Tomaso Guara was the last project that Alejandro de Tomaso put into the market. Presented at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show, the Guarà was available as a coupe, spider (only 5 made) and a barchetta. The Guara was based on the Maserati Barchetta Stradale a prototype from 1991, which was later used in a one make race series.
The Guara seems like a nice project, even though the styling isnt to everyones taste. The suspension had double wishbones with rocker actuated coilovers front and rear, the bodywork was composite, and it was mid engined. The engine varied between a BMW V8 with 280 hp in the first cars made to a Mustang 4.6 32 valve V8 with 320 hp in the later production runs. I guess De Tomaso never meant for the Guara to be an all out supercar, more of a well balanced sportscar with good handling and styling that was meant to set it apart.
Apparently the Guara was still produced (probably only by order) until DeTomaso shut down in 2004.
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