The Ascari A10 is a prototype automobile produced by the British company
Ascari Cars that was conceived by
Dutch millionaire Klaas Zwart. It is a road-going evolution of the
KZ1-R GT race car that participated in the
Spanish GT Championship, with both cars penned by Paul Brown, former designer for the
Zakspeed F1 team. It was intended to be the third road car produced by the company, after the
Ecosse and the
KZ1, with the name A10 intended to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the company, but it did not reach production despite a planned fifty cars.
Specifications
The A10 features a modified BMW
S62 V8 engine
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producing , delivered via a six-speed
sequential manual gearbox, with a regular manual transmission available as an option. The A10 shares the same basic carbon fibre chassis as the KZ1, with all-new bodywork and racing-derived suspension. Despite the addition of an FIA-spec
roll cage and the
fire suppression system, the removal of soundproofing, air conditioning, and stereo system contributed to the A10's relatively light weight of .
Other Media
On 9 December 2007, the Ascari A10 was featured in the UK show ''
Top Gear'' and driven around the track by
The Stig
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in 1:17.3.
This made it the fastest car at the time, and, as of 2015, the
ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
fastest.
References
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A10
Sports cars
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Cars introduced in 2007
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