Arash Af10 2009
In 2009, Arash displayed the AF10, featuring a Chevrolet Corvette-sourced 7.0-litre V8 engine producing at least 500bhp.
The car was not put into production but Arash later revealed a revised model in 2016 with a hybrid drivetrain and a horsepower claim of 2080 HP.
Spaceship technology explained
The things that matter – It’s tear-drop cabin over a wing plane surface. Fixed rear wing and moving front wing for when it’s needed – big speed. With the tight cabin, you could argue the AF10 has more spaceship DNA than car.
Warp drive system
Consists of 5 parts, 4 motors and 1 petrol engine. In total the warp drive system weighs 280kg.
Each warp drive unit has it’s own gearbox, 2 speed for the electric drives and 6 speed for the petrol engine. Manual or Paddle-shift.
- 1 Number of petrol engines
- 4 Number of electric motors
- 5 Number of gearboxes
The motors
Each of the 4 motors in the Warp Drive System are outputting
- 220 KW
- 270 Torque Nm
- 13000 RPM
Raw power
It’s 1180 BHP electric motors 900 BHP petrol engine total 2080 BHP! If the acronyms are too much to put it into other words that’s really, really, really, REALLY fast.
The engine
The petrol engine is a v8 with a compact supercharger mounted inside its v cavity. No need for a large surface mounted pump – it all sits low and cools itself well with a built in charge cooler.
This engine again is simplified and lightened by using 2 valves per piston – makes the head size compact. All rotating parts are below your waist when seated in the car – crank, piston, gearbox bits, clutch. That makes AF10 a great go cart feel.
Its 6.2 litres of direct injected power with 120kg total weight. (Mainly aluminium parts).
Power and speed, hands and feet
The all-new AF10 has an impressive acceleration time of just 2.8 seconds from 0-60 mph. After all it is 4 wheel drive.
- 2.8 seconds 0-60
- 2080 Power BHP
The chassis
It’s awesome! It’s a carbon bathtub – a tub in car world lingo. It has a patented 13 piece construction. Very strong, light, stiff – like a plastic construction toy block – which sounds like ‘eggo’. Everything hangs off this structure. It’s what F1 and endurance sports cars have and the AF10 looks really cool when being assembled.
Tech Specs
Hyper Drive System
Complete system
Max system power 2080bhp or 1551kW (1.551kW) Max torque 2280Nm total (4x220kW) from electric motors including the 1200nm from petrol engine
Combustion engine
V8 Cruciform Crankshaft with displacement of 6,200cm/3. V submerged Supercharger with built in charge cooling.
Maximum power, more than 900bhp and 1200Nm of torque
Electric motors
Total is 880kW ( 4 x 220kW) , 1080Nm (4x 270Nm) . In Bhp 1180 ( 4 x 295bhp ) – Motors manufactured for Arash by Compact Dynamics Germany. Max motor speed is 13,000 rpm
Battery
Kreisel Liquid cooled, high performance Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Hybrid battery.
Energy content, 32kWh at max power output of more than 880kW
On board charging device (22 kW) in the vehicle.
Arash universal charging system
Battery charging also automatically done in Race mode via the 4 electric motors behaving as generators.
Transmission
Each motor has its own gearbox with 2 speeds.
Petrol engine has a 6 speed manual or paddleshift gearbox.
Chassis
Carbon reinforced patented 13 piece construction in T1000 carbon fibres and Aramids. Sandwich panels of carbon and aluminium honeycomb. Fuel tanks and battery pack housed in lower floor sections and side pontoons.
Front and rear sub assemblies in machined aluminum and Tig welded box sections. Torsional rigidity more than 60,000Nm per degree twist force.
Front and rear axle Double wishbone with hydraulic lift system. lifts for speed bumps – 15cm. lowers 15cm for high speed ground effect.
High strength Tripod style GKN drive shafts per axle. Air craft specification aluminium hub carriers with titanium bolt components for ‘Racer Hybrid’.
Wheels
20 x 12 inch rear, 19 x 9 inch fronts. Tyres – Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2, premium super car tyre. 345, 30 – 20 (Y) rear
Body
Carbon reinforced plastic with aluminium honeycomb sandwich construction throughout. Naked polished finishes in defined areas. Front and side aerofoils. Fixed active rear wing with smaller lower fixed rear wing. Active front high speed wing.
2 x dihedral hydro electically lifting doors with safety anti-drop valve system. Soft close. Neonode Air Bar gesture open system. Arash AP via Vodafone for body functions on Apple Watch or Iphone.
Electro hydraulic rear engine cover and front bonnet lift.
Suspension
All wheel premium damper with electro hydraulic lifter for speed bumps (+150mm). Lower suspension setting for high speed (+150mm)
Driving Performance
Top Speed
Overall more than 201mph with combustion engine
Overall more than 200mph with electric motors
Acceleration
0 -100km (62mph) less than 3 seconds
0-200kmh (124mph) less than 8 seconds
0 – 300kmh (186mph) less than 27 seconds
Overtaking acceleration
80-120kmh (50-75mph) less than 1.8s
Acceleration in electric mode only
0 – 60kmh (37mph) less than 3 seconds
0 -100kmh (62mph) less than 5 seconds
Equipment
Electro hydraulic door opening system with soft close.
Neonode with Air Bar door gesture system. Infotainment system with Air Bar touch-less sat nav, OBD, climate control.
Dimensions
Length: 4,645mm
Height: 1,165mm
Width: 2,001mm
Wheel base: 2,730mm
Fuel Capacity: 70 litres
Boot Capacity: 70 litres