The one-off Victor is influenced by the 70s Vantage.
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Aston Martin has ended up being understood in current years for releasing a number of low-volume, crazily styled, extremely costly models, specifically through cooperations with Zagato. But today the current production from Astons bespoke Q division emerged, and this one-off may be the craziest vehicle the brand name has actually ever constructed. (Well, except for the F1-inspired Valkyrie.) Meet the Aston Martin Victor, which made its surprise public debut today at the Hampton Court Palace Concours in the UK. While the owner obviously wishes to keep the car– and their identity– fairly low-key, Aston has kindly released a lot of photos and information about this V12-powered bespoke one-off.
The Victors styling was inspired by the muscle-car-like V8 Vantage of the 1970s and 80s– my individual preferred Aston of all time– along with the DBS-based RHAM/1 race cars and truck, and I can completely see it. The Victors harsh, angular appearance is very different from anything else Aston currently makes, with round headlights, a large open grille and enormous front splitter, a beautiful greenhouse and rear haunches, and a pert rear end with a giant ducktail spoiler and a huge diffuser. Its retro without being cheesy, referential without being heavy-handed, and the Pentland Green paint provides the Victor a little bit of classiness. Ive got ta state, Im quite freakin obsessed with this thing.
Aston Martin Victor one-off is inspired by the 1970s V8 Vantage
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Fulfill the Aston Martin Victor, which made its surprise public launching today at the Hampton Court Palace Concours in the UK. The Victors styling was motivated by the muscle-car-like V8 Vantage of the 1970s and 80s– my individual favorite Aston of all time– as well as the DBS-based RHAM/1 race automobile, and I can absolutely see it. The Victors harsh, angular look is extremely different from anything else Aston presently makes, with round headlights, a big open grille and massive front splitter, a charming greenhouse and rear haunches, and a pert rear end with a huge ducktail spoiler and a big diffuser. The Victors body is also made completely from carbon, and Aston states it weighs less overall than the One-77 did. Aston will not say how much the Victor costs, however with the new V12 Speedster costing $950,000 and being a lot more common (relatively) and based on a much more typical design, the Victor has to have set its owner back a few million dollars.
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The inside is a lot less retro, taking most of its hints from the track-only Vulcan and other modern-day Astons. Almost all the significant surfaces are covered in Forest Green or Conker Brown leather, but the Victors interior likewise makes use of walnut wood, cashmere, satin carbon fiber and aluminum and titanium for accents and trim pieces. Theres a small central touchscreen, a digital gauge cluster, the race car-derived steering wheel from the Vulcan and practically no other switchgear. Oh yeah, and theres a manual shifter.
The Victor has a six-speed manual transmission attached to its engine. Its the exact same naturally aspirated 7.3-liter V12 from the excellent One-77, however its tuned up to produce 848 horsepower and 606 pound-feet of torque, quite a bit more than the One-77s 760 hp and 553 lb.-ft. This makes the Victor even more powerful than the Vulcan as well, and its the most effective vehicle Aston has actually ever produced with a manual transmission.
How can you argue with a wooden shift knob?
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The Victors body is also made fully from carbon, and Aston states it weighs less general than the One-77 did. And in addition to being good-looking and light, the Victors aerodynamic body supplies a lot more downforce than the Vantage GT4 race car.
Aston will not say how much the Victor costs, however with the brand-new V12 Speedster costing $950,000 and being a lot more common (relatively) and based on a far more typical design, the Victor has to have actually set its owner back a couple of million dollars. As someone that isnt even near having the ability to afford the Victor, I can say that it appears to have been worth it. Lets hope the Victors owner takes it to other car shows and uses the hell out of it so us mere mortals might have a possibility to indulge in its magnificence in individual.
