Arash AF10

The Arash AF10 is a hybrid hypercar by Arash. First conceptualized in 2009 as a Corvette-powered supercar, it later returned in 2016 as an upgraded version, this time as a hybrid hypercar.
== Description ==
The Arash AF10 Hybrid was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. It is an updated version of the 2009 version.
The new AF10 uses a Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06-sourced 6.2L (6,162 cc) V8 engine with a supercharger mounted between the heads with built-in charge cooling. The engine brings and and is supplemented by four electric motors that produce a total of and , bringing the total output to and . The AF10 is all-wheel-drive, and Arash calls their hybrid drivetrain system "Warp Drive".
Arash claims that the AF10 has a top speed in excess of 201 mph (324 km/h) with the engine on or 200 mph (322 km/h) on just the electric motors. The AF10 is also claimed to have a 0-60 mph time of less than 2.9 seconds, with the run to 124 mph (200 km/h) occurring in less than 8 seconds and 186 mph (300 km/h) in less than 27 seconds. In all-electric mode, the AF10 hits 27 mph (43 km/h) in below 3 seconds and 60 mph (97 km/h) in less than 4.9 seconds. On the fly, the AF10 does 50-75 mph (80-120 km/h) in just 1.8 seconds. In the Asphalt games, the AF10's 0-60 acceleration time was updated to 2.3 seconds and the top speed is now 299 mph (482 km/h), due to the car's extreme horsepower and torque figures.
The Arash AF10 Hybrid starts at £1.1 million (US$1.35 million), with the AF10 Hybrid Racer (the AF10 Hybrid with an additional racing livery) starting at £1.2 million (US$1.48 million).
== Asphalt 9: Legends ==
The Arash AF10 was added in the Festive Season Update as a low Class B car with the following rank statistics:
* Stock rank: 1,905 ( )
* rank: 2,128
* rank: 2,473 ()
* rank: 2,814 ()
* rank: 3,112 ()
===Performance===
The Arash AF10 has a similar top speed to the Lamborghini Asterion with better handling but with worse acceleration and nitro. 
=== Usage ===
As the Arash AF10 has similar performance to the Asterion, the Asterion is still the better choice for players as it is easier to upgrade and has blueprints that can be obtained from Daily Tasks.
===Availability===
Up to blueprints for the Arash AF10 could be obtained with the Free Pass during Festive Season upon completing the season goals in each episode. However, the primary method of obtaining blueprints for the AF10 was through purchase of the Legend Pass during the season, which costs real money; at Tier 48, the Legend Pass gave blueprints which, combined with the blueprints obtained from completing all season goals, would be enough to unlock the AF10 and star it up to . Additional blueprints were obtainable through limited-time offers in the Legend Shop that either cost real money or were available for purchase with after the Legend Pass was purchased. During the Raging Bull Season Update, a Car Hunt was available for those who purchased the Legend Pass.
== Asphalt 8: Airborne ==
===Summary===
The Arash AF10 was added in the Championship Update as a Research & Development high Class S car with the following statistics:
* Starting rank: 1692
** This was changed to 1734 in the 2019 Spring Update.
* MAX rank: 1763 (+71)
** This was changed to 1808 (+74) in the 2019 Spring Update.
* MAX+PRO rank: 1812 (+49)
** This was changed to 1856 (+48) in the 2019 Spring Update.
* Tuning Kit bonus: +18
** This was changed to +26 in the 2019 Spring Update.
** This was changed to +55 in the 2019 Holiday Update.
* Speed Modifier: 88.65%
** This was removed in the 2019 Holiday Update.
* Stock to MAX+PRO rank difference: 120
* Upgrade rank percentages: 20/30/20/30
* Nitro Efficiency: 6/11.5/14
* After the 2019 Holiday Update, the AF10 was changed to an Ultimate vehicle.
* rank: 1855
** This was changed to 1859 in the Fifteenth Anniversary Update.
===Performance===
The Arash AF10 has very sharp steering and drifting, similar to the RUF CTR 3, but is much more stable, making it less prone to skidding out of control when decelerating while turning a corner. With the improved car physics introduced during the Halloween Update, the AF10's stability is further enhanced, making it even more stable and safer to drive than before.
With its conversion to an vehicle during the 2019 Holiday Update, the Arash AF10's Top Speed and Nitro were rebalanced in favour of the former, giving it one of the highest Top Speed ratings of any vehicle in the game, in exchange for a Nitro stat that is barely higher than the universal starting Nitro stat of all vehicles. Due to changes to the Tuning Kit bonus, the AF10 also gets a much higher boost when a Tuning Kit is applied compared to before the 2019 Holiday Update. Its handling and stability remain unchanged. These changes make the AF10 an interesting edge case when it is compared to other vehicles of a similar rank, which typically have more balanced top speed and nitro stats but have a similar Tuning Kit bonus: on less technical tracks with uneven nitro bottle distribution and fewer opportunities to perform stunts (Tokyo, Azure Coast), the AF10 is faster than almost any other car in the game due to its tremendous top speed, but on maps where nitro efficiency is less of a concern and the opportunities to perform stunts are higher, such as technical tracks (Dubai, San Diego Harbor, Rio de Janeiro, Sector 8), the AF10 is generally slower.
The Arash AF10's nitro efficiency rating is unique, with an unusually efficient level-3 nitro in comparison to the Perfect Nitro.
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The Arash AF10 received a modest performance boost during the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, with its Nitro stat increased to 11.2 km/h or 7 mph, and its Acceleration stat reduced to 0.95s. These changes mean that, compared to its performance before the 2019 Holiday Update, the AF10 is 1.1 km/h or 0.7 mph faster. The AF10 now has a higher total speed than the 2018 McLaren X2. Despite the AF10's buffed acceleration statistic, its real acceleration is still relatively slow.
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The Arash AF10 has a Top Speed of 481.6 km/h/299.1 mph, but a Nitro stat of 10.1 km/h/6.3 mph—just 0.1 km/h/0.1 mph more than the universal starting Nitro stat of all vehicles (10.0 km/h/6.2 mph).
Compared to its performance prior to the 2019 Holiday Update, the Arash AF10 is one rank lower and 0.1 km/h/0.1 mph slower. When a Tuning Kit is applied, however, the AF10 has a total speed of 506.5 km/h/314.5 mph, which is an increase from its previous total speed of 498.7 km/h/309.7 mph. Despite this, the AF10's total speed is still lower than virtually all other high-end Class S vehicles—while it now has a higher total speed than both the Aston Martin Vulcan and Apollo Intensa Emozione, it is still slower than the 2018 McLaren X2, Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4, Lightning LS-218, and Ferrari FXX K. It also retains its inferior acceleration compared to these vehicles.
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The Arash AF10 has well-rounded stats at . However, the AF10's small Tuning Kit (and high starting rank) is its main downfall, causing it to be slightly slower than several similar-ranked cars in Class S, such as the Aston Martin Vulcan and Arrinera Hussarya GT. Consequently, it has a real total speed of only 309.7 mph/498.7 km/h at MAX+PRO with a Tuning Kit, the same as its Class A "cousin", the Infiniti Vision GT, but 0.42 mph (0.68 km/h) less than the Porsche Carrera GT.
The Arash AF10's acceleration is inferior to the five best cars in Class S, the AM Vulcan, Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4, Apollo Intensa Emozione, 2018 McLaren X2, and McLaren MP4-31; also, it is much worse than the acceleration of the TRION NEMESIS and McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 and Rezvani Beast Alpha (from Class A). Still, the acceleration is not as slow as that of the Devel Sixteen Prototype, for example.
The Arash AF10's rank often puts it in direct comparison to the Infiniti Vision GT, which is less stable and has slightly worse nitro efficiency (8/12/18 versus the AF10's 6/12/14).
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===Official review===
This is the official review of the Arash AF10 on the Asphalt YouTube channel, made by NEKON and published On January 10, 2017:
Time to reach end of Tokyo straight: 7.392s
Perfect nitro duration: 9.027s
Triple nitro duration: 7.557s
French Guiana lap time: 55.374s
Final verdict: "Arash AF10 can make 55.374 seconds in French Guiana, it's just 0.1 seconds slower than TRION NEMESIS and 0.3 seconds faster than Fenyr Supersport. The AF10 has an advantage of nitro duration and acceleration against most S Class cars. This makes AF10 a good competitor in Multiplayer mode."
===Usage===
The Arash AF10 counts towards the Top Tier collection, which awards a 3-hour and (or 4 and prior to the Fifteenth Anniversary Update) when both versions are completed.
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The Arash AF10's Mastery Challenges award , 2 , , and . With its improved Tuning Kit bonus, as well as the performance boost it received during the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, the AF10 can now compete against several vehicles that used to have advantages over it.
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Due to the standardisation of Car Mastery rewards, the Arash AF10's Mastery Challenges now award a , , , and .
The Arash AF10 can be used to farm in its Season 9 race set in Sky Drop, with the same base Credits payout of for finishing first, in an average race time of 61 seconds.
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Despite its decent performance, the Arash AF10's lower acceleration means that it performs worse than the Mosler Land Shark on all tracks except Tokyo Reverse, where it is slightly faster. As a result, while the AF10 may have some use in Multiplayer, it will usually fall behind the AM Vulcan, Rezvani Beast Alpha, Apollo IE, McLaren X2, Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV, Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4, BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, and Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport unless the drivers of these other vehicles make a mistake. Both the Vulcan and Beast Alpha can accelerate much faster, giving them an early lead at the start of a race, while the remaining vehicles all have a higher total speed, although the Corvette GS's wide drift radius can work in the AF10's favour on Sector 8.
In terms of TLEs, the AF10 is unlikely to reach the top 500 in any event due to the high number of players using better-performing vehicles such as the for its phenomenal top speed, and the Arrinera Hussarya GT for its more balanced stats, in addition to all the other vehicles that will usually dominate the AF10 in Multiplayer.
In the US, the Arash AF10 is featured in Simple Mobile events, where it is given a unique livery.
The Arash AF10's Car Mastery rewards include , , and . Its Mastery Challenge 14, set in Sky Drop, has a base payout of , while its Season 9 race, also set in Sky Drop, has a 1st-place base Credits payout of with an average race time of 61 seconds, making the AF10 more efficient than the ED Design Torq and McLaren P1™ GTR at farming .
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===Price and Availability===
As of the 2020 Halloween Update, the Arash AF10 can be purchased for . The Arash AF10 was only obtainable from its R&D event when it was first released. Subsequently, it had a price of whenever it was sold in the Garage during time-limited sales; this was increased to before the AF10 was removed from the Garage during the 2019 Holiday Update for non-owners, whereupon its price was reduced to . In the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, the AF10 had a price of when on sale.
The AF10 was on sale during the following dates:
*June 5 - 8, 2020: (VIP only)
*May 25 - June 1, 2021: 
Upgrades to the Arash AF10 cost while Pro Kits required , 50 of each , 92 , 96 , and 64 as of the 2019 Spring Update. With the addition of the status during the 2019 Holiday Update, the AF10 no longer requires any upgrades.
The Arash AF10 was a reward for reaching Tier 25 in the Drako GTE Festival. Players who already owned the car would receive 10 es instead. 
The Arash AF10 was obtainable a second time for reaching Tier 25 with the Premium upgrade in the Bugatti Chiron Sport 110 Ans Festival. Players who already had the car would win 7x instead. 
The Arash AF10 was obtainable a third time for reaching Tier 25 with the Premium upgrade in the Pininfarina Battista Festival. Players who already own the car would win 10x instead.
The Arash AF10 can be purchased for as of the 2023 Summer Update and is available for 7 days whenever it is offered.
The Arash AF10 was obtainable by reaching Tier 1 with the premium upgrade in its Car Hunt. Players who already owned the car would get 15x instead.
===Research & Development===
The Arash AF10's Research & Development event was launched on December 26, 2016, as the 17th R&D event in the game, after the McLaren M14A's Championship. It has a total of 60 Tests spanning 4 Labs that must be cleared in 12 days once the event is started.
During the Car Blueprints Update, the R&D event was revived on May 19, 2017, following the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport's EDD. The R&D event was revived for a second time during the Munich Update on November 20, 2017, along with the Falcon F7's EDD, in place of the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR my2017's R&D. It was revived for a third time during the Holiday Update as part of the Asphalt Moments series on January 4, 2019.
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