A new Canadian supercar called the de Macross GT1 will be unveiled to the press in Toronto, Ontario, this Thursday, February 10th, by the company responsible for its engineering and for the construction of the first prototype, Multimatic Engineering.
The car was developed for the de Macross Motors Corporation (DMMC), a young Canadian performance car making business headquartered in Vancouver, BC.
This company was founded by Jahong Hur, President and CEO of H-Plus Holdings Ltd, a South-Korean trading company specialising in LCD panels. The Korean entrepreneur doubles as an engineer and artist who designed a number of unique performance vehicles for the DMMC brand. The GT1 will be the first model to reach commercial production.
A Multimatic spokesperson says the GT1 was created « to dominate the world’s elite sports cars market ». To reach this goal, the mid-engined coupe was equiped with a supercharged 5.4L V-8 engineered and built by Roush Yates, and a 6-speed manual transmission. Internal dyno testing showed this engine is capable of producing over 800hp and over 700ft.-pd. of torque.
The first production prototype of the GT1, that will be unveiled this week, has a 4.7-metres long body with a low ground clearance of 123 millimetres.
Multimatic: a creator of complete automobiles!
Multimatic is a Canadian company supplying components, systems and services to the global auto industry. With its headquarters located in Markham, Ontario, it operates several divisions in North America, Europe and Asia, and has manufacturing ties in South America and Australia.
Its core activities lie in the manufacture of stampings, welded assemblies, mechanisms, and suspension components. It is also involved in the design and development of automotive body and chassis systems.
This company was responsible for the development of vehicles such as the Aston Martin One77, the Shelby Series 1 and the RUF CTR3, among others.
photo:de Macross Motors Corp.
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| Canada’s newest supercar called the de Macross GT1 will be unveiled to the press this week in Toronto, Ontario. |
The car was developed for the de Macross Motors Corporation (DMMC), a young Canadian performance car making business headquartered in Vancouver, BC.
This company was founded by Jahong Hur, President and CEO of H-Plus Holdings Ltd, a South-Korean trading company specialising in LCD panels. The Korean entrepreneur doubles as an engineer and artist who designed a number of unique performance vehicles for the DMMC brand. The GT1 will be the first model to reach commercial production.
A Multimatic spokesperson says the GT1 was created « to dominate the world’s elite sports cars market ». To reach this goal, the mid-engined coupe was equiped with a supercharged 5.4L V-8 engineered and built by Roush Yates, and a 6-speed manual transmission. Internal dyno testing showed this engine is capable of producing over 800hp and over 700ft.-pd. of torque.
The first production prototype of the GT1, that will be unveiled this week, has a 4.7-metres long body with a low ground clearance of 123 millimetres.
Multimatic: a creator of complete automobiles!
Multimatic is a Canadian company supplying components, systems and services to the global auto industry. With its headquarters located in Markham, Ontario, it operates several divisions in North America, Europe and Asia, and has manufacturing ties in South America and Australia.
Its core activities lie in the manufacture of stampings, welded assemblies, mechanisms, and suspension components. It is also involved in the design and development of automotive body and chassis systems.
This company was responsible for the development of vehicles such as the Aston Martin One77, the Shelby Series 1 and the RUF CTR3, among others.
photo:de Macross Motors Corp.