| Equus Automotive[1] | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 2008 |
| Founder: | Bassam Abdallah |
| Location City: | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Equus Bass 770 | |
| Production: | 2013 - present |
| Model Years: | 2014 - present |
| Assembly: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Class: | Muscle car (D) |
| Body Style: | 2-door fastback coupé |
| Designer: | Tom Tjaarda,[2] Michaël Oualid[3] |
| Layout: | FMR layout |
| Transmission: | 6-speed rear-mounted dual-clutch |
The Equus Bass 770 (stylized EQUUS BASS 770) is an American luxury muscle car manufactured by Equus Automotive, named after its founder Bassam Abdallah.
At its launch, six models were available: Accent, Accent Plus, Design, Design Plus, Edition and Collection.
The car's exterior design was inspired by classic muscle cars from the 1970s, such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Plymouth Barracuda, Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang, and AMC Marlin.[4]
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.[5]
The car's chassis and body are made of aluminum, with carbon fiber inlets.[6] The entire vehicle is handcrafted.
The car uses a 61621NaN1 LS9 supercharged 90.5-degree V8 engine derived from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. The engine can deliver up to at 6500 rpm and at 3800 rpm.[6] This enables the car to accelerate from in 3.4 seconds and achieve a top speed above .[7] Power is delivered to the rear wheels by a 6-speed rear-mounted dual-clutch transmission.[8] [9]
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 at the front and at the rear.
To maintain stability while being driven the Bass770 uses systems such as Magnetic Selective Ride control, Performance Traction Management, an Active Handling System with traction control system and power steering.
The car made an appearance in the mobile game Asphalt Street Storm Racing as well as . A modified off-road version made its appearance in Asphalt Xtreme.
| Equus Throwback | |
| Manufacturer: | Equus Automotive |
| Production: | 2017 - present[10] |
| Model Years: | 2018 - present |
| Assembly: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Class: | Sports car (S) |
| Body Style: | 2-door coupé |
| Designer: | Tom Tjaarda |
| Related: | Chevrolet Corvette (C7) |
| Engine: | 6.2 L LT4 supercharged V8[11] |
| Layout: | Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |