HTT's new Pléthore: A Canadian Supercar
Jan 16, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Ill be doing another shoot with it come the spring...cant wait to see it in natural light as to get the full effect of the new paint job.
I dont think the indoor lights make it look as good as it can...
I dont think the indoor lights make it look as good as it can...
Jan 16, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Whenever a small boutique introduces a car the reaction seems to be dictated by the first poster in the thread and then the dominoes fall.
Not my style at all, but I feel like people would praise it if a well-known manufacturer produced it. I do have to give them a ton of credit for using a centered driver. Hope to see more of that
Not my style at all, but I feel like people would praise it if a well-known manufacturer produced it. I do have to give them a ton of credit for using a centered driver. Hope to see more of that
Jan 16, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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Great looking car with some intelligent innovations.
This one has a good reason for its length with its amazing driver/ passenger configuration. Probably the very best driving/ handling position ever designed for a mid -engine supercar. My guess is that it would leave my Cayman race car & my R8, and any current 911 looking rather silly in a handling demonstration. And that would be saying something indeed.
Can't imagine much street or track use for the 1100HP version, but 750HP with a 2400LBS mid-engine car designed for that kind of handling...> world class respect.
That little bit of longer wheel base also would give this mid-engine car a little more handling predictability for those of us who prefer to track a car without stability controls.
The Plethore's looks make the current,( yet obsolete), rear-engine designed Porsche 911's look like something my grandmother died in long long ago.
I hope I get to see one someday at a track.
From Wikipedia
This one has a good reason for its length with its amazing driver/ passenger configuration. Probably the very best driving/ handling position ever designed for a mid -engine supercar. My guess is that it would leave my Cayman race car & my R8, and any current 911 looking rather silly in a handling demonstration. And that would be saying something indeed.
Can't imagine much street or track use for the 1100HP version, but 750HP with a 2400LBS mid-engine car designed for that kind of handling...> world class respect.
That little bit of longer wheel base also would give this mid-engine car a little more handling predictability for those of us who prefer to track a car without stability controls.
The Plethore's looks make the current,( yet obsolete), rear-engine designed Porsche 911's look like something my grandmother died in long long ago.
I hope I get to see one someday at a track.
From Wikipedia
The HTT Pléthore is a Canadian sports car. It used to be called "Locus Plethore". Dubbed the "Quebec Bomb", it is developed by HTT Technologies in Quebec, Canada, and is led by Luc Chartrand. It debuted at the 2007 Montreal International Auto Show as a preproduction foam prototype. Chartrand and HTT Technologies have been developing collapsible steering wheel for champ cars and mastering composite chassis reconstruction for Ferraris and Lamborghinis. This is the first Canadian super car ever . Beside it, a supercharged V8 6.2L powered 750 hp (560 kW) (torque 655 lb·ft (888 N·m))(claimed on the HTT website) was displayed or an optional high performance home made engine of 1,100 hp (820 kW). The chassis and body is made entirely out of carbon fibre with no engine subframe hence the chassis is exceptionally rigid. The car will weigh approximately 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) and, if mated to the 1,300 hp (970 kW) engine, will have a power to weight ratio equivalent to that of a Formula One race car. Two prototypes were constructed, the second suggests a centre seating position previously featured in only the McLaren F1, 1966 Ferrari 365 P prototype, and the 1969 Bizzarinni Manta Concept. HTT Technologies will hand make a max of 100 Pléthores a year at a small factory at the St.Eustache Raceway near Montreal.