GTP Cool Wall: 2003+ Ascari KZ1/KZ1-R

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2003+ Ascari KZ1/KZ1-R

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2003+ Ascari KZ1/KZ1-R nominated by @AudiMan2011
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Engines: 5.0L V8 (BMW S62)
Power: 500-520 hp
Torque: 406-410 lb-ft.
Weight: 1253-1350 kg
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Drivetrain: Mid engine, rear wheel drive
Body Styles: 2-door coupe
Additional Info: "Launched in 2003 with a starting price of £235,000, the KZ1 is the 3rd Ascari model following the lesser known Ecosse and FGT before it. The KZ1 and evolved KZ1-R straddle the line between cheaper supercars and more expensive hyper exotics whilst offering equivalent performance. The lighter, more hardcore KZ1-R road car would also ultimately evolve into the track-focused A10. Only 50 KZ1's and 50 KZ1-R's would be made."​
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Meh. Also, they ought to have requested a car that had just been detailed for that last picture.
 
Supercar that is largely unknown.

SU.
 
I quite like it, and it made a brilliant GT3 car, but it most definitely isn't cool.

SU.
 
It's different as it's not from the establishment, and being built in the UK should be a plus, but you'd have to explain to people what it is.

Uncool.
 
Has the sort of 'build in a shed' vibe. Well, only those times, when people will not think it's a Ferrari.
 
As the hypothetical owner of a KZ1-R, I would be trying my hardest not to strike up a conversation amongst friends by telling them where I salvaged a set of spare headlights for my rare pride and joy.

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Had to go for a low Cool with this. I'm always drawn to lesser-known high performance cars as long as they are done well, and Ascaris have reliable German underpinnings and are damn fast cars. However loses a ton of points on looks, the styling isn't sneaky enough to bely that spare parts bin/kit vibe (see Noble for a marques that gets this right). Pricing point seems odd to me too, Ascari have always been about the exclusivity factor, with the resort and track and whatnot but I really feel had this been priced a lot lower, it could have been very successful, if their margins allowed this.
 
That's one! One car that I know from Test Drive Unlimited. Agh agh agh.
 
V8 saves it from SU, just uncool.
 
It looks like a 1995 Hot Wheels car.

SU.
 
You could leave this in a QuickChek parking lot and nobody would notice it.
 
That has to be one of the tallest gearlevers in supercar history. Did they take that from 206 as well? SU
 
I simply cannot call this thing cool with such a horrible rear end. But used to like this thing a lot. Meh
 
The more I look at it, the more it strikes me as someone's failed (oh so miserably) attempt at replicating something much nicer.

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If it was the A10, I would give it a cool.

But its the KZ1. Meh.
 
Uninspired and design, all the ususal negative "supercar" attention but with the addition of stupid "WUT IS ASKAREH?" questions.

Seriously uncool.
 
I don't mind the looks so much; don't get me wrong, they're far from awe inspiring but I wouldn't say that I disliked it. However, that interior is a great big let down, and if I was paying over £200,000 for a supercar I'd be incredibly disappointed at value for money.

Uncool.
 
At least it demonstrates the upper limit of how performance oriented a super car can become before it becomes intolerable to the people who would actually drop the money to buy it.

Seriously Uncool.
 
Checks every box.
5.0, 6 speed, and good looks as well as handling competence. Sub zero, as it's cool too.
 
A great car by most accounts. Not hampered by wearing one of the usual badges, but hampered by not wearing one that non-enthusiasts would know. Also costs way more than it looks and screams 'parts-bin' a little too much. Meh.
 
I'm going to have to go cool with this one. Yes it's a little generic and unknown outside enthusiast circles, but it's quick, looks good and rare. If I was at a track day and one turned up, I'm sure it would get plenty of attention and questions.
 
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