The Equus Bass 770 (stylized EQUUS BASS 770) is a handcrafted American

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manufactured by the company Equus Automotive. It is named after Equus Automotive's founder, Bassam Abdallah. 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

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, Pontiac GTO,

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, and

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. 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

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and a GPS navigation system along with parking sensors are utilized for the interior.

Vehicle data

The car's chassis and body are made of

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, keeping its weight as low as possible, with additional

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inlets to enhance structural strength and stability. The entire vehicle is handcrafted. The car uses a LS9

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90.5-degree

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derived from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. As engine delivers at 6500 rpm and at 3800 rpm. This enables the car to accelerate from in 3.4 seconds and achieve a top speed above . All the power is delivered to the rear wheels by a 6-speed rear-mounted

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making the car a rear-wheel drive car. The car uses tires of sizes 255/4OZR19 at the front and 285/40ZR19 at the rear.

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six-

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s at the front and four-piston calipers at the rear along with

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matrix (CCM) ventilated and cross-drilled brake rotors are utilised for effective braking. The rotors measure at the front and at the rear. The Bass 770 uses many systems to keep maintain stability while being driven, including Magnetic Selective

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, Performance Traction Management, an Active Handling System with

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and variable-ratio

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Other media

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

References

External links

Official website
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