Locus Plethore

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Locus Pléthore
Manufacturer HHT Locus Technologies
Production pre-production
Assembly Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
Body style(s) 2-door 3-seat coupe
Layout Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine(s) 8.2 L V8
Transmission(s) 6-speed Tremec manual
Wheelbase 294 cm (115.7 in)
Length 452 cm (178.0 in)
Width 222 cm (87.4 in)
Height 112 cm (44.1 in)
Curb weight 1,134 kg (2,500 lb)
Designer Luc Chartrand

The Locus Pléthore is a Canadian supercar. Dubbed the "Quebec Bomb", it is developed by HHT Locus 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 HHT Locus technologies have been developing collapsible steering wheel for champ cars and mastering composite chassis reconstruction for Ferraris and Lamborghinis. This is the second Canadian supercar ever (the first being the Bricklin SV1) . Beside it, a GM Performance 8.2L small block rated at 550 - 1000 hp (claimed on the HHT Locus website) was displayed with a potential of up to 1,300 hp (970 kW). The chassis and body is made entirely out of carbon fiber with no engine subframe hence the chassis is exceptionally rigid. The car will weigh approximately 2500 lb (1134 kg); if mated to the 1,300 hp (970 kW) engine, the vehicle will have the power to weight ratio of a Formula 1 race car. Two prototypes were constructed, the second suggests a center seating position previously featured in only the McLaren F1, 1966 Ferrari 365 P prototype, and the 1969 Bizzarinni Manta Concept. HHT locus Technologies will hand make only 400 Pléthores a year at a small factory at the St.Eustache Raceway near Montreal. At the Montreal Auto Show, Chartrand claimed that 3 Pléthores had already been ordered.


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