Arash breaks out a Ferrari rival

The Poms seem to have an endless capacity to pump out low-volume supercars, and yet another is on the verge of joining the honour roll.

Say hello to the Arash AF10, which will allegedly be produced in small numbers and sold to cashed-up punters in the near future.

Its maker says the Ferrari Enzo-aping tearaway will cost around £170k in Blighty, which equates to a whopping $439k in our money (seeing as the Aussie dollar has plummeted in recent weeks).

These images reveal a highly focused coupe that was penned by a designer who may well have been holding a picture of the Enzo -- Ferrari's low-volume flagship, of which just 400 were produced between 2003 and 2004 -- in his other hand.

Notwithstanding its Latino looks, the AF10 relies on good ol' Detroit muscle for its motive power -- specifically, a 7.0-litre LS7 V8 sourced from the Chevy Corvette Z06.

New intake and exhaust systems have beefed up the mid-mounted V8's outputs from an already substantial 372kW to 396kW, and this, in turn, is relayed to the rear hoops by a Graziano manual gearbox.

Stopping power is provided by AP Racing brakes, and the dinner plate-sized discs are visible through the six-spoke alloys.

The AF10 is in the Bugatti Veyron class as far as power-to-weight ratio goes, because its body and chassis are crafted from carbonfibre, and the result is that it tips the scales at a waif-like 1200kg.

There's even more performance in store further down the track, as Arash says it's investigating the possibility of slotting in the Corvette ZR1's 6.2-litre supercharged V8, as well as a sequential gearbox.

Company founder Arash Farboud has been involved in the low-volume sportscar scene for a decade, having established Farboud Sports Cars in 1998. Apparently, this move was prompted by Porsche's refusal to sell Farboud a GT1 road car.

At the time, the Porsche 911 GT1 had just swept to victory in the 24 hours of Le Mans, but road cars were sold by invitation only.

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