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Arash reveals final form of AF10 supercar
Britain's history is punctuated in no small part by the proliferation of its cottage industry. And while the industrial revolution may have taken care of that to a large degree, it's still alive and thriving in the realm of the supercar. Small independent exotic automakers abound, including names like Ascari, Ultima, Noble, Farboud, Farbio and Arash, to name just a few. Trying to keep track of them all is enough to make your head spin, especially when the same guy is behind the latter three. After selling off Farboud, the new owners changed the name to Farbio and founder Arash Farboud started a new outfit under his first name. What you see here are the first proper images of his latest creation, the Arash AF10.
The carbon-fiber body, which (aside from the adjustable front wing) bears a startling resemblance to the Ferrari Enzo, is laid over a carbon fiber chassis for a sprightly low curb weight of 1,200kg (about 2,600 lbs). Power is provided by the 7-liter pushrod V8 out of the Corvette Z06, tuned from the stock 498 hp up to 530 thanks to new intake and exhaust systems, driving the rear wheels through a manual Graziano gearbox and kept in check by AP Racing brakes. The supercar is expected to sell for about 170k pounds sterling – a fair bit less than the £220k a Lamborghini Murcielago will cost a British customer – and begin delivery sometime next year. A sequential gearbox is expected to join the catalog, as well as the potential for dropping in the supercharged V8 from the Corvette ZR1 a year and a half down the line.
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Arash AF10 Prototype Production Debut
Back in 2006, Arash Farboud was snubbed by Ferrari when he requested a shiny new Enzo. Apparently they didn't feel the inherited fortune made in pharmaceuticals was enough to make him Ferrari material. Undaunted, Arash decided to pull a Deuce-move and thumbed his nose at Ferrari, building his own supercar. He pulled together the Farbio GTS as a proof of concept, and for the British Motor Show unveiled a concept car called the Arash AF10, a carbon fiber, Corvette-powered Enzo killer. Since then, things have been quiet, but according to Car, that doesn't mean nothing's been happening.
They report Arash has been scratching away at the project, lining up suppliers and orchestrating development with a plan of introduction and production beginning this fall. The heart of the mid-engined car is a massaged 7.0-liter V8 straight out of the Corvette Z06. The transmission comes from Graziano, supplier of the Enzo's gearbox, though in this case it's a row-your-own instead of a glorified automatic.
That carbon fiber chassis is built by bonding and riveting together 12 individual pieces, cutting down production time and cost. Still, the total weight is targeted at 1,200 kg, or about 2,650 pounds, so with a mid-mounted 530 HP mill, the Arash should be a screamer. The plan is for the finished car to be revealed at the British Motor Show with limited production following shortly thereafter. Price tag? About $300,000. Take that and stick it in your pipe, Ferrari.
© Source: jalopnik
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