Equus Bass 770

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Equus Automotive [1]
Company type Private
Industry
Founded2008
FounderBassam Abdallah
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
  • Bassam Abdallah (founder)
  • Michael G. Shariff, Esq. (Chairman and CEO)
  • Tom Tjaarda
  • Shrenik Desai
  • Pieruigi Rufo
  • Jean-Baptiste Denape
Products
  • Equus Bass 770
  • Equus Throwback
Website equus-automotive.com
Equus Bass 770
Overview
Manufacturer
  • Equus Automotive
  • Panoz (Panoz Equus MR / Equus EQ500) (concept)
Also called
  • Equus Bass
  • Equus EQ500 (concept)
  • Panoz Equus MR (concept)
Production2013present
Model years 2014present
Assembly Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Designer Tom Tjaarda [2]
Body and chassis
Class Muscle car (D)
Body style 2-door fastback coupé
Layout FMR layout
Powertrain
Engine
Power output
  • 640 hp (477 kW; 649 PS)
  • 605 lb⋅ft (820 N⋅m)
Transmission 6-speed rear-mounted dual-clutch
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,975 mm (117 in)
Length4,927 mm (194 in)
Width1,934 mm (76 in)
Height1,390 mm (55 in)
Curb weight 1,651 kg (3,640 lb)

The Equus Bass 770 (stylized EQUUS BASS 770) is a handcrafted American luxury muscle car manufactured by Equus Automotive, named after its founder Bassam Abdallah.

Contents

At its launch, six models were available: Accent, Accent Plus, Design, Design Plus, Edition and Collection.

Design

The car's exterior design was inspired by many classic muscle cars of the 1970s, including the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Plymouth Barracuda, Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang, and AMC Marlin. [3]

The interior is made to sport a vintage look, with retro-spec gauges, switches and steering wheel, while maintaining a modern aspect, with many LED components used for the exterior. An infotainment system and a GPS navigation system along with parking sensors are utilized for the interior. [4]

Vehicle data

The car's chassis and body are made of aluminum, keeping its weight as low as possible, with additional carbon fiber inlets to enhance structural strength and stability. [5] The entire vehicle is handcrafted.

The car uses a 6.2 litres (6,162 cc) LS9 supercharged 90.5-degree V8 engine derived from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. The engine can deliver up to 640 hp (477 kW; 649 PS) at 6500 rpm and 605 lb⋅ft (820 N⋅m) at 3800 rpm. [5] This enables the car to accelerate from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.4 seconds and achieve a top speed above 200 mph (322 km/h). [6] Power is delivered to the rear wheels by a 6-speed rear-mounted dual-clutch transmission, making the car one with rear-wheel drive. [7] [8]

The car uses tires of size 255/4OZR19 at the front and 285/40ZR19 at the rear. Brembo six-piston brake calipers at the front and four-piston calipers at the rear along with carbon ceramic matrix (CCM) ventilated and cross-drilled brake rotors are utilised for effective braking. The rotors measure 390 mm (15.5 in) at the front and 360 mm (14 in) at the rear. [5]

The Bass 770 uses many systems to keep maintain stability while being driven, including Magnetic Selective Ride control, Performance Traction Management, an Active Handling System with traction control system and variable-ratio power steering. [8]

Other media

The car made an appearance in the mobile phone video game Asphalt Street Storm Racing as well as Asphalt 8: Airborne. A modified off-road version made its appearance in Asphalt Xtreme .

Equus Throwback
Overview
ManufacturerEquus Automotive
Production2017present [9]
Model years 2018present
Assembly Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Designer Tom Tjaarda
Body and chassis
Class Sports car (S)
Body style 2-door coupé
Layout Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related Chevrolet Corvette (C7)
Powertrain
Engine 6.2 L LT4 supercharged V8 [10]
Power output1,000 hp (746 kW; 1,014 PS)
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 106.7 in (2,710 mm)
Length178 in (4,521 mm)
Width73.9 in (1,877 mm)
Height48.6 in (1,234 mm)
Curb weight 3,444 lb (1,562 kg)

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