In lieu with their 60th anniversary, Aston Martin Works will be launching 6 limited edition models, in which all of it will be based on the Vanquish.
Paul Spires, Aston Martin Works Commercial Director said, “We certainly gave ourselves some challenges with this project. Coloured side strakes such as these have never been attempted by Aston Martin before and sourcing pistons from the correct engines in the correct decade was, of course, no small feat either.”
What sets these Vanquish models apart from its competition is the attention to detail Aston Martin Works have put into it. Aston Martin Works actually used pistons from older Aston Martin models to make the metal rotaries which is used for major controls.
The pistons are taken from these Aston Martin models :-
1955-1965: DB 2/4 Mk II saloon
1965-1975: DB5
1975-1985: V8 Coupe
1985-1995: V8 Vantage X-pack
1995-2005: V8 Vantage supercharged
2005-2015: Original Vanquish
According to Aston Martin, “Each rotary has been cast from metal that, previously, had formed a piston in an Aston Martin engine of the relevant period. These rotaries are then carefully laser etched with Works’ Anniversary wording.”
Under the hood, the Vanquish remain largely similar to the regular Vanquish, with the same 6.0 L V12 engine with some 576 bhp and and 8-speed Touchtronic automatic transmission. The Aston Martin Vanquish can complete the century sprint in just 3.6 seconds, before reaching a 321 km/h top speed. No prices were made available as yet, but expect it to cost significantly more than the regular Vanquish models.
