Wednesday 7th April 2010

HTT Plethore Supercar Set For Monte Carlo Show

Ambitious 740bhp Canadian supercar project heads to Europe

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This is the HTT Plethore LC750, a Canadian supercar that’s due to get its European debut at the Top Marques show in Monte Carlo on 10 April.

As seems to be de rigeur these days with a supercar start-up, the Plethore is powered by a 6.2-litre LS9 V8 with 740bhp and 655lb ft of torque, with the option of twin turbos promised to bring power to a rather silly 1280bhp. There are also three seats, with a McLaren F1-style central driving position.

The Plethore weighs 1150kg thanks to carbon fibre construction for the chassis and bodywork, while double-wishbone suspension all round and brakes from AP Racing (six-pot at the front, four-pot at the rear) will attempt to tame the power on offer.

Currently the Plethore has to make do with a six-speed H-pattern manual, but a sequential gearbox and a mechanical limited-slip differential are both in the pipeline. Sounds under-developed? We’ll leave that call to you…

The Plethore is the brainchild of Quebecois electrician and former stock-car driver Luc Chartrand, who has spent more than a decade developing the car.

While Monsieur Chartrand might lack engineering pedigree, he certainly doesn’t lack ambition – he aims to sell 400 of the £200k-plus supercars every year and wants to take the Plethore sports car racing, too.

 

[Mafioso]

What's wrong with an H-pattern 6 speed 'box?

[anonymous-user]

Some confusion over the power outputs it would seem.

[kambites]

Mafioso said:

What's wrong with an H-pattern 6 speed 'box?

Sounds like a positive thing to me.

1150kg is damned impressive for a car of that type.

[Dr G]

You'll be wanting both hands on the wheel!

[Mr E Driver]

Rubbish name for a car and it looks like the cross breed child of two other cars.......

[havoc]

Mr E Driver said:

Rubbish name for a car and it looks like the cross breed child of two other cars.......

"Three, actually Ron"


Nose from an Ascari.
Tail from a Koenigsegg.
Centre is rather McLaren.

[MSportUK]

Front on it has a bit of cross-eyed cartoon superhero about it.

Gonna need to be prettier than that to shift 400 a year.

[eliot]

PH said:

As seems to be de rigeur these days with a supercar start-up, the Plethore is powered by a 6.2-litre LS9 V8.

Perhaps because you can purchase them brand new complete with ECU as a part number from GM and then unlimited tuning via HP Tuners or EFILive costs £500 - difficult to beat.

[seefarr]

Dr G said:

You'll be wanting both hands on the wheel!

Especially with 1280hp and no LSD. . .

[Justayellowbadge]

Dreamer said:

sell 400 of the £200k-plus supercars every year

[soad]

Rear end looks damn good to me.

[d1d215]

"poor" man's McLaren F1 ! that's the only attractive thing about it. it look expensive and rare, but doesn't look amazing and unique like Pagani etc.

[Riggers]

DR10 said:

Some confusion over the power outputs it would seem.

Confusion with my fingers. Now reads 740bhp all the way through...

[ManOpener]

Yet another LS powered niche supercar.

However I have to say, it does look pretty good. A mix of other cars or not, I like it.
I wouldn't spend £200k on one though. MTM Supercharged R8, an M5 saloon and a couple of smart bikes for me, please.

[vz-r_dave]

Looking at it from a "glass half full" perspective I think it looks good, and who else is making supercars with the Correct driving position at the moment? Ofcourse selling 400 a year is wanting a little too much but if you dont reach or aim for the stars then what is the point in the first place.

For 200K I'd prefer the Noble, I am not going to list what I could buy for 200K as a comparison. Ah fk it why not, I'd use the 200K for a few years worth of shopping trips to Tesco.

Edited by vz-r_dave on Wednesday 7th April 13:25

[Noble Ox]

MSportUK said:

Front on it has a bit of cross-eyed cartoon superhero about it.

Gonna need to be prettier than that to shift 400 a year.

Whaaaaaaaa?

This car is seriously hot looking!
Show me a car in this league thats prettier???

[forzaminardi]

The problem these sort of people run into (beyond the practicality of having no money and limited technical resources), is the failure to answer this key question: if someone wants to buy a supercar, why would they choose something that no one has ever heard of? I appreciate there are a certain number of people who will want something 'different' or even 'unique' but 400 units per year is not unique and an off-the-shelf engine and a bdised body is not unique. There is an even smaller number of people who might choose to buy every fast car which is made (e.g. the Sultan of Brunei...!) but I can't see the numbers adding up for this car. The vast majority of people spending this sort of money on a motor want not only the speed and performance, but also either (or both) the bragging rights of "I've got a Ferrari" OR the cognoscenti respect of having a wonderful piece of engineering or design.

I like to support the underdogs and if I had the sort of money necessary to buy a supercar I'd hesitate to buy into the 'stadard' Ferrari and Lamborghini mega-brands, but there are still so many more credible options out there.

I like the idea he has of going racing with it and it occurs to me that here he has the answer, if he approaches it in a different way. What he should be doing is linking up with a decent team to build a reputation in competition, then launching the car under the name of the team. This way he'll have a bit more kudos in terms of "hey, this is a car made by a Le Mans team" or something, rather than "hey, this is a car made by a Canook electrician".

[RJDM3]

I always love these "why would you buy this brand you have never heard of" comments. ALL brands where not heard of at some point in time!

I am not a fan of the styling, but should be a blast to drive. Knowing them i know that they have a huge amount of passion, hope the market receives them well.

As for the 400 cars PA, i really cant imagine them saying anything like that tbh

[MrTappets]

Oh lord, not another one. Fair enough it's fast and light and not very ugly, but where's the imagination, what does it bring to the table that can't already be found from a fleet of dead and dying over-ambitious under-imaginative supercar makers?

Definately got some SSC Aero inspiration in there, I reckon. Perhaps a hint of Mitsuoka Orochi about the back? Always thought the triple seating arrangement had great promise, but as far as I recall the only one to try it since the McLaren was the MBR Eos from '05.

[loomx]

No LSD yet! LOL 1280bhp and One wheel drive... nice...