Arash Motor Company: AF10 news **2010 Revealed (page 1)**

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Old 12-27-2003, 02:24 PM
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Arash Motor Company: AF10 news **2010 Revealed (page 1)**




Farboud Changes Course

Farboud, the East Anglia-based fledgling sports car maker, has reined-in its ambitions to produce a £150,000 Ferrari-rivalling supercar, and instead is to concentrate its efforts on developing a £60,000 model to fill the gap created by the demise of the Lotus Esprit.

Arash Farboud, the 28-year-old owner of the company, admitted: 'The arrival of the Lamborghini Gallardo and Ferrari 360 Stradale, both exceptionally good and beautifully made cars, has rather killed off the market for a £150K car from an unheard-of manufacturer.'

The first production version of the expensive GTS model, powered by a heavily reworked Audi RS4 twin-turbo V6, has now left the factory and three more are currently in build; two further GTS chassis are without owners.

Development work won't go to waste, however, because the new car, known internally as the GT V8, will borrow heavily from its far costlier sibling. Its body is a subtle restyle of the GTS's and its chassis is largely the same; the big difference will be the powerplant. While the GTS had a bespoke engine, the GT will use Ford's 350bhp, quad-cam, 4.6-litre V8.

Source: Autoexpress
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This car gets an A for style and a F for originality

The Arash AF-10
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9081013....rsion-revealed





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Its the New Enzo S7 Carrera YO
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If this was the 2009/2010 Enzo I'd like it better
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its the new enzo s7 carrera yo
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Its the New Enzo S7 Carrera YO
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Thread already exists about this car...Merged.
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Is this the same car as that McLaren P11?
Old 10-14-2008, 11:39 AM
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Nice...but I see nothing original here.
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i like it but what the hell are they thinking? is this company asian?
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2010 Arash AF10

Press release...

Arash Motor Company was born out of a passion for cars, the allure of beauty and the thrill of driving the seemingly endless acceleration of a thoroughbred engine.

The engine, or better still, the soul of the AF10 is designed to withstand the punishment of motor racing and we're sure it will excite even the most accomplished of drivers.

The superlative handling of a chassis designed by leaders in their field combined with extraordinarily forceful braking performance will make you question whether the tyres will still be intact when you climb out. The AF10 seduces and excites on every level with it's distinctive silhouette and exceptional performance.

Body

100% carbon construction using aluminum honeycomb and nomex panels for sandwich strength.

Rear window and driver to engine compartment window made of non shatter and scratch resistant plastic. Front windows and side windows are constructed of laminated glass.

All body parts have been constructed using the carbon autoclave process of eliminating excess resins via pressure and heat to make parts lighter and stiffer than ever constructed.

Technical

ENGINE
– GM 7 litre LS7 V8
– 550 horsepower @ 6200 rpm
– 475 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4800 rpm
– 7000-rpm redline
– Unique engine block with 104.8-mm (4.125-inch) bores and pressed-in cylinder liners
- Forged steel crankshaft with 101.6-mm (4-inch) stroke
– Titanium connecting rods
– Cast aluminum flat-top pistons
– Racing-derived CNC-ported aluminum cylinder heads with titanium intake valves and sodium-filled exhaust valves
– Dry-sump oiling system
– 11.0:1 compression ratio
– Hydroformed exhaust headers with unique "quad flow" collector flange.
– Combustion Chamber with CNC Machining
– Cast Lightweight Aluminium Block
– Cylinder Head - Offset Intake Rocker

ENGINE
"V" Angle (Deg)............................90
Bore (mm).....................................104.8
Stroke (mm)..................................101.6
Compression Ratio........................11.0:1
Max Power Output........................550bhp @ 6000rpm
Max Torque....................................475lb-ft @ 4800rpm

TRANSMISSION
– 6-Speed Graziano GT-ME1
– Pressure fed lubrication system
– Rear subframe mounted, Seperate oil cooling circuit with independent oil cooler

RATIOS
1st............................................... ....3.15:1
2nd............................................... ..2.18:1
3rd............................................... ...1.57:1
4th............................................... ...1.19:1
5th............................................... ...0.94:1
6th............................................... ...0.76:1
Final Drive......................................4.1:1

WHEELS
Material ....................Arash Motor Company Aluminium 2-Piece
Wheels Front..48.3 x 24.1 cm / 19 x 9.5 in
Wheels Rear.50.8 x 31.8 cm / 20 x 12.5 in

TYRES
Type:............................................. .Michelin Pilot
Tyres Front....................................265/35ZR19
Tyres Rear.....................................335/30ZR20

BRAKES
Front Brakes:
– Ventilated Ceramic Discs 8 Cylinder
AP Racing Calipers
Disk Diameter................................380mm

Rear Brakes:
– Ventilated Ceramic Discs 6 Piston
AP Racing Calipers
Disk Diameter................................362mm

BODY
– Featherweight full nomex-cored, carbon
fibre bodywork

STEERING
– Rack and Pinion Power Assisted

DIMENSIONS
Length (mm) ................................4663
Width (mm)...................................2050
Height (mm) .................................1145

SAFETY
– Exterior Features:
– Full Carbon Fibre and Nomex cored Body
– Electrically Adjustable Wing Mirrors
– Front and Rear Carbon Fibre Spoilers
– Arash Motor Company Stainless Steel Exhaust System
– Lightweight Aluminium Fuel Tanks

CHASSIS/ SUSPENSION/AIRFLOW
– Main Structure Patented Design 2x2 twill, triaxial weave Carbon Fibre with – Aluminium Honeycomb core
– Front and Rear Sub frames Steel
– Roll Cage Steel
– Formula 1 composite engineers were enlisted to produce the chassis out of carbon fibre with a high strength aluminium honeycomb core.
– Autoclave process...
– 2x2 twill and triaxial weave used to give a very high stiffness and strength to weight ratio.
– The end result is an accurate, incredibly light and rigid structure manufactured to the highest standards.
– Strong steel tubed front and rear subframes and a full roll cage complete the chassis structure
– Completely flat underfloor ensures smooth airflow under the car giving the AF-10 high aerodymanic performance. Computational Fluid Dynamic Tested
– Thoughout its development the AF-10 has been subjected to various virtual aerodynamic simulations using complex state-of-the-art CFD software
– The suspension is Double Wishbone AFMS Nickel coated Multimatic Special AF10 Edition Aluminium

PERFORMANCE
Top Speed......................................205MPH( tbc)
Acceleration....................................0-60 MPH
Acceleration....................................0-100 MPH
Acceleration....................................0-150 MPH
Braking Distance............................100-0 MPH

History

Arash Motor Company was established in March 2006 and has been working on the AF10 ever since.

The styling drawings were made in March 2005 by Arash Farboud Designs and have since been converted into computer models and aerodynamic cfd mesh models.

The company is located in Sawston on the outskirts of Cambridge. Most testing will be conducted at Millbrooke proving grounds 20 miles away from the company. The facility in Sawston Cambridge is equipped with a styling studio, painting booth, carbon lamination room, parts dispatch area, carbon curing autoclave oven and polished epoxy floored car assembly stations. A board room and administration offices are also located at the site.

Arash Motor Company have designed a traditionally shaped badge with an eagle emblem. The background colour is solid black and the foreground eagle is in gold. The Arash Motor Company' emblem is in flame orange.
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I think it looks pretty good.
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Looks like a Ferrari Enzo from many angles
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maybe paying for some of ferrari's rights was cheaper than designing the aerodynamics from scratch??

if ferrari was not involved, this is almost subject to a lawsuit.
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
looks like a ferrari enzo from many angles
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Looks like what Hyundai would design if they were to build a supercar: An Enzo knock-off.
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enzo cues all over
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PERFORMANCE
Top Speed......................................205MPH( tbc)
Acceleration....................................0-60 MPH
Acceleration....................................0-100 MPH
Acceleration....................................0-150 MPH
Braking Distance............................100-0 MPH
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:thief: ILL STILL TAKE ONE ....
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This is going to get Ferrari fans very angry.
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