This week at the British Motor Show, Arash Farboud unveiled a mockup of his company's future supercar, the AF10. Farboud says he'll have a running prototype of the £170,000 exotic early next year. The shape you see here, however, has already been wind tunnel tested, so what you see is likely very close to the AF10's final form. Of the shape Farboud says, "If you're at a set of traffic lights and an Enzo, Carrera GT, Pagani Zonda, Koenigsegg and McLaren SLR all pull up, the AF10 should not look out of place."
The carbon fiber sports car will be powered a 7.0-liter Corvette Z06 engine hooked up with a six-speed Graziano transmission and be capable of 200+ mph. The rest of the car's development will now be done out in the open, with Farboud releasing details and accepting feedback on his supercar along the way.
[Source: PistonHeads]
London 2008: Honda OSM concept roadster says, "Cheerio!"
London 2008: Lotus unveils the Evora
2010 Chevy Camaro - Official Details and Images
2010 Chevy Camaro - LIVE from the reveal
Volkswagen unveiling two-door Elise fighter in LA, new sports car
First Drive: 2008 MINI Cooper S JCW
In the Autoblog Garage:2009 Nissan GT-R
North American Exclusive First Drive: Alfa MiTo
First Drive: 2009 Kia Borrego
In The Autoblog Garage: 2008 Mercedes SLK55 AMG
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pa Kettle @ Jul 19th 2006 5:46PM
That car looks whomperjawed.
GDUB @ Jul 19th 2006 5:47PM
can u say butt ugly. like the smooshed front end of a 360 modena.
my opinion.
Tim UF @ Jul 19th 2006 6:25PM
how often do all these: "Enzo, Carrera GT, Pagani Zonda, Koenigsegg and McLaren SLR" pull up at the same light? Seriously
V @ Jul 19th 2006 6:38PM
Tim UF,
I think he was making a point... nevermind.
Tim UF @ Jul 19th 2006 7:19PM
People don't understand sarcasm these days... you would've thought the "seriously" part of my above comment wouldve been enough... especially on top of that supercar laundry list. People need to lighten up.
V @ Jul 19th 2006 7:41PM
Well, guess it just wasn't very funny.
carbuzzard @ Jul 19th 2006 11:26PM
It's still a long, long way to genuine production, even limited. How many would be Enzo are out there? I'm not saying it won't happen, but many, many have come this far, or farther, before. I'll wait for the real thing, and Arash might do better by not tipping his hand too early.
BOB @ Jul 20th 2006 12:01AM
Of the shape Farboud says, "If you're at a set of traffic lights and an Enzo, Carrera GT, Pagani Zonda, Koenigsegg and McLaren SLR all pull up, the AF10 should not look out of place."
U KIDDING, MISTA??? IT LOOKS LIKE NEMO ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA LOOKING FOR HIS DADDYFISH
-- AND MAY I POINT OUT THAT A-RASH IS A BIT TOO CLOSE
TO KEE-RASH TO MAKE A GOOD CAR NAME
AND THAT LIGHT MUST BE IN BAHRAIN -- IN NEARBY BEV HILLS, I SEE A FEW ORDINARY MERCEDES MIXED IN
BOB @ Jul 20th 2006 12:04AM
WHY NOT CALL IT THE EGO-10 -- MORE ACCURATE?
doglet @ Jul 20th 2006 1:36AM
200+ mph with 505 hp? thing must me damn aerodynamic.
Brian @ Jul 20th 2006 2:32AM
Looks like a Pininfarina design knockoff...
Tim C @ Jul 20th 2006 4:56AM
Farboud's Dad made a lot of money selling pharmaceuticals. This is his third vanity project and doesn't look like it'll be any more successful than the first two. The first was stillborn, primarily because it was a total rip-off of a Porsche GT1 that would have ended up in the courts. The second was underdeveloped then sold on to Chris Marsh, scion of the Marcos clan. It still appears in the News sections of some magazines now and then with further delays to delivery.
If Arash really believes anyone would buy this under-engineered parody rather than an Enzo, Carrera GT, Pagani Zonda, Koenigsegg or McLaren SLR he must be nuts. Well, maybe instead of a Koenigsegg. Anyone read a test of the Koeniggs-dogs-egg which didn't result in the engineers having to be called in from Sweden?
Mitz Auto Exports @ Jul 20th 2006 1:05PM
Well, the car definitely looks futuristic. But the assymentrical design would definitely not be good at high speeds even if best aerodynamic principles are used.
Will @ Jul 31st 2006 10:41AM
I saw the artist's concept sketches for this car and they were brilliant- there was a continuity of line that blended the soft flowing lines and masculine planar surfaces cohesively into a well-formed package.
It's so typical these days that a car will look weak from one end or the other, for example the Enzo, which has a stunning front end but would look better with the back half of the Saleen grafted on.
However the sketches for the A-10 looked great. Unfortunately, this photo makes it look like a craptastic piece of junk.
Was anybody reading this in attendance to have seen it in the round? I'm wondering how it presents overall- the oblique photo angle shown here is obviously unflattering.