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BMW engines have powered many different brands’ cars over the years and, oddly enough, most of them have been British. You’ve got BMW-powered MINIs, Land Rovers, Morgans and even a McLaren, maybe you’ve heard of it… However, one lesser known British sports car to use a BMW engine was the Escari Ecosse, which was a very limited-run sports car back in the ’90s. The Ecosse, like all Ascari vehicles, was built in extremely low volumes, making it extremely rare. Which is why this one that’s up for sale is quite intriguing.
Back in the mid 1990s, Ascari Cars was founded and it built the very exciting looking FGT Concept car. Shortly after that, the FGT was turned into a racing car and was powering by a massive Chevy V8. However, once it was decided to turn the FGT into a road car, which then became the Ecosse, the Chevy V8 was swapped out for a more reliable 4.4 liter BMW V8. That BMW V8 was then massaged by German tuner Hartge to about 300 horsepower and then fitted with a ma