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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 wit ....
The Ecosse was the production version of Ascari s funky 1995 FGT concept, which had similar looks but a Chevy V-8 mounted behind the cabin. The production BMW 4.4-liter V-8 was tuned by Hartge, and made 304 horsepower when new. It was powerful enough to propel the 2755-pound fiberglass-bodied car to 200 mph no small feat, even for today s performance cars. This particular car is one of just 19 Ecosses built, and one of just two left-hand-drive examples. Though it was registered in the U.K. for most of its life, it spent the majority of its time at the Ascari Race Resort circuit in southern Spain. In 2011 it was exported to the Netherlands, where it remains today. It s covered 12,000 miles since new, with the only modification being a dogleg six-speed manual transmission in place of the original five-speed unit. ....