Forget Star Trek — this hybrid car has its own 'warp drive'

Maybe warp speed isn't science fiction after all. This British supercar called the AF10 has its own "warp drive" engine system that allows it to produce 2,080 horsepower.

Created by the virtually unknown and truly unfortunately named British carmaker Arash (there's a dermatology joke in there somewhere), the AF10 looks like an amalgam of the Ferrari Enzo and a Pagani Huayra. If you look past its derivative body lines, however, you'll find a very technically impressive — and super-fast — car.

Peel away the carbon-reinforced plastic (CRFP) bodywork and you'll find a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine that appears to be borrowed from the Corvette Z06, four electric motors and five gearboxes that together combine in what Arash calls its "warp drive system." Altogether the car puts out 2,080 horsepower, good for a 0-60mph time of 2.8 seconds on the way to its 201mph top speed. In its press release, Arash brags that acceleration time is "really, really, really, REALLY fast." Read more...