British Sports Cars : The Ascari A10

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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Ferrari Dino : Classic Dream Car

Ferrari Dino was a brand for the mid-engine, rear-drive sports car of Ferrari from 1968 to 1976 produced.The Dino brand was meant to be used for cars with engines that had fewer than 12 cylinders, reserving the Ferrari name for the V-12 and only 12 models. The Dino name was retired after that point, in favor of conventional Ferrari branding. The Dino brand was an attempt by Ferrari to produce a relatively low cost sports car.

The models used Dino Ferrari naming designation of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for the size of the engine deciliter, and the third track of the number of cylinders, ie, set 246, a 2.4-liter six -cylinder and 308, a 3.0-liter eight-cylinder. Ferrari street models of the time consumed by the three numbers represent the displacement in cubic centimeters of a 12 cylinder, which would in no way a brand with a different number of cylinders.

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