Farboud's Latest: Arash reveals final form of AF10 supercar
Click above for high-res gallery of the Arash AF10
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. In the meantime you can check it out in the gallery below.
Gallery: Arash AF10
[Source: Arash]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
somasaint 3:37PM (10/13/2008)
my goodness. if PS is to be used atleast center
the brake rotors.
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dwightB 8:34PM (10/11/2008)
So, it's a British based company... owned by an Iranian... that copies off Italians. Fantastic... :rolleyes:
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Ayman 9:44PM (10/11/2008)
Yes it is a Diverse Company
Mobius_1 10:43PM (10/11/2008)
Uses American Engines, let's not forget
bigbear7787 12:15AM (10/12/2008)
I wonder how its going to sell in Tehran
Cardude 8:43PM (10/11/2008)
It looks great! It has a Corvette motor? Haha, the Europeans may point and laugh at our cars, but when they need a powerful, reliable, inexpensive, kick butt motor, they come to us with their hat in their hand, head hung in shame, kicking dirt and mumbling, "we want to buy your V-8 for our latest supercar" Lol!
God bless the automotive cottage industry. The big automakers are nice, but the coolness of a small group of enthusiasts building 100, 50, 20, etc a year automotive delights can't be denied!
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Bryant 9:05PM (10/11/2008)
Well the Corvette V8 kinda proved itself as being one of the best engines around on the 'ring, so I don't blame him.
why not the LS2LS7? 12:12AM (10/12/2008)
The Radical (fastest street-legal car around the ring) also uses a GM small block V8.
It's a powerful, small, lightweight, cheap engine. I can't blame them for using it.
Sid 8:49PM (10/11/2008)
Enzo body, Lotus eyes and the Lambo logo
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Oswald 9:20PM (10/11/2008)
You forgot about Porsche 911 Turbo clear indicator signals. Seems like the designer went all the way to be as original as possible. Right?
ExqueezeMe! 9:33PM (10/11/2008)
Tesla Enzo...bring it to SEMA!
ugg.tryptophan 9:57PM (10/11/2008)
you win! anywho it looks nice
RJ 12:00AM (10/12/2008)
Yeah, somehow you're allowed to copy off other designs as long as you're not Chinese. When they do it, it's suddenly wrong and big bad communist.
Talk about our wonderful and fair world.
clicketyclack 1:33AM (10/12/2008)
Also, the Porche Carrera GT front end treatment.
mkevin88 8:57PM (10/11/2008)
got to say...it looks a lot better than the earlier renderings
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Domestic 6.0 9:05PM (10/11/2008)
7.0 is rated at 505hp
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Kitko 9:16PM (10/11/2008)
For crying out loud, not another one from the Blighty.... Lebanon is making supercars these days....
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/19/lebanons-first-supercar-the-frem-f1-coming-to-detroit-auto-sh/
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f3rg 9:30PM (10/11/2008)
An Enzo, but prettier.
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Quan 9:56PM (10/11/2008)
That front overhang looks ridiculously long.
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RPM 10:20PM (10/11/2008)
Not much longer than the Enzo overhang
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-def/Ferrari-Enzo-Track-Side-Speed-1024x768.jpg
And I found the back end looks more like the Honda HSC concept than the Enzo
http://motor.terra.es/addon/img/motor/1f0184honda_hsc_1g.jpg