British Sports Cars : The Ascari A10
December 18th, 2011 admin
The Ascari A10, Ascari Cars Ltd. is a British automobile manufacturer based in Banbury founded Britain Dutch millionaire Klaas Zwart. The company was named after Alberto Ascari (1918-1955), the first double world Formula One champion was. Besides manufacturing cars, Ascari also manages a racetrack Ascari Race Resort.
The Ascari A10 is a car from the British company Ascari Cars, which was designed by Dutch millionaire Klaas Zwart made. It is a road-going development of the KZ1-R GT race car currently contesting the written Spanish GT Championship with two cars of ex-Formula One designer Paul Brown. It is the third street car manufactured by the company, shouldin accordance with the Ecosse and the KZ1 , with theA10 to the 10th To commemorate the anniversary of the company.
The Ascari A10 is produced with a modified 5.0 liter BMW V8 engine 625 hp (466 kW), delivered via a sequential six-speed manual transmission, available with a normal manual transmission as an option. The A10 shares the same basic carbon-fiber chassis as the KZ1, with all-new bodywork and racing-derived suspension. Despite the addition of an FIA-spec roll cage and the fire extinguishing system, the removal of soundproofing and such luxuries as air conditioning and a stereo system contributes to the A10′s relatively light weight of 1,280 kg (2822 lb).
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