Ascari Ascari Launches New Supercar

[Alx]

Ascari, the buy-a-car-get-test-track-free supercar builder of the UK and Spain, is launching the follow-up to its KZ1. Built to be an everyday driver (yeah, and a unicorn just stirred my coffee with his horn), the 2,822lb A10, will get a 600hp, five-liter quad-cam V8 sourced from BMW, hooked to a six speed manual or optional sequential gearbox, that will propel it to around 220mph. (The five-piece body is made, naturally, of carbon fiber.) Just like with the KZ1, buyers — who will pay in the realm of $600,000 for the A10 when it’s launched in mid-2006 — will likely get access to a company’s dedicated circuit and five-star resort in Ronda, Spain. Mmmm, tapas.

ASCARI REVEALS ALL-NEW A10 [Pistonheads]

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Test Track Included: The Ascari KZ1 [internal]

 

[siko]

Pretty cool... I'd like the see the rear, and maybe in a nicer colour like black!

 

[Alx]

$600K damn.. big dollars.

 

[LaArtist]

LOL to much money for a ugly car.. sorry this is a failure in my eyes..

 

[zetableh]

Looks like a fun car to drive, something to make people's eyes bug out, especially ricers in Civics :-D

Are those single-spindle rims?

 

[Carbon]

Are those single-spindle rims?

I'm assuming you're talking about like the wheels on the Carrera GT and Enzo Ferrari. I'd say from looking at the pictures that they are not.

 

[siko]

Ascari World Debut of the 625bhp A10

British Supercar manufacturer, Ascari has produced the answer to the Ferrari Enzo FXX, but for keeps!

Whereas the Enzo FXX is not road legal, it was produced to be driven during track days only and costs just over £1 million (1.5m EUROS), the A10 is road legal so can be driven home and parked on your drive, to the envy of your neighbours for just £350,000 (522.000 EUROS).

Designed, engineered and hand built in Banbury, England the A10 has 625bhp and weighs in at around 1200kg, thanks to its lightweight carbon fibre bodywork. Reaching 60mph in just 2.8 seconds and 100mph in less than 6 seconds, the manufacturer claims the A10 is the fastest road going production car around a race track.

Only 10 are available and will be built to order.

The A10 is more than just a revamped KZ1, which has found success in its first year of competing in the GT3 in 2006. It has new body panels, a reworked engine and suspension, with extensive brake modifications to cope with the extra power. Lucky owners will also benefit, if they wish, from some luxuries such as remote central locking, electric windows and door mirrors, climate control and a Thatcham Category 1 alarm system.

The UK’s newest Supercar will make its first ever appearance at the 2006 MPH show in Birmingham, England on 28 October.

MPH’06 kick starts on October 26th at Birmingham’s NEC for 3 days before heading south to Earls Court in London between 2nd and 5th November.

Source: WCF

 

[Bruce]

Thanks siko!

I've got a lot interest in the Ascari, have loved the KZ1 since it's release and the A10 looks like another winner. However having said that like the road car KZ1, it's not cheap..522,000 Euro's...

That's quite expensive, but i'm sure it'll be a rocket

 

[siko]

It is expensive, but only because they are limiting production to 10... which is a bit of a gimmick if you ask me.

 

[Bruce]

It is expensive, but only because they are limiting production to 10... which is a bit of a gimmick if you ask me.

Yeah that's true. It seems like a last minute decider, "ok boys, let's crank 10 specials out"

On the standard KZ1 the limited production of just 50 vehicles and a carbon fibre body drives the price up, still, it's a car i like very much.