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cmcpokey
08-07-2008, 03:33 PM
Aston has apparently taken the wraps off a new car... with a 7 liter V-12. Looks pretty sexy on first glance.

Surprise reveal: Aston Martin One-77 (http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-one-77.html)

discuss.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=282253&stc=1&d=1218149158
digitalcraft
08-07-2008, 03:50 PM
Wow! :O How YOU doin?
electrao
08-07-2008, 04:30 PM
that together with news of a collaboration between aston and mercedes (RUMOUR: Aston Martin and Mercedes Planning Cooperation? (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080807.001/rumour-aston-martin-and-mercedes-planning-cooperation)) makes a lot of sense. Use their engine, as the pagani zonda does, takes a great deal of problems out of making a new model!
The_Canuck
08-07-2008, 04:38 PM
Why would Aston use a Mercedes engine...thats one of their merits...
fisetdavid26
08-07-2008, 04:44 PM
Still, 7-liter V12 sounds like want.
2ndclasscitizen
08-07-2008, 07:24 PM
Want.
Viper007
08-07-2008, 08:32 PM
Like the idea, hate the price tag, but exclusivity is definitely calling on this one.
ScionDriver
08-07-2008, 08:52 PM
That is sexxxy with three x's. Want.
The_Canuck
08-07-2008, 09:02 PM
Wow i just read the 1 million tag, it better be damn good or im going to lose a lot of respect i had for Aston :(
Roentgen
08-07-2008, 09:12 PM
I thought this was going to be a mid-engine... still... looks good so far, like all Astons.
Spastik_Roach
08-08-2008, 12:46 AM
Once again Aston Martin make no changes at all to the looks of their cars!
Ferrer
08-08-2008, 01:38 AM
I don't understand why it looks a bit like the DB9.
Street_Dreamer
08-08-2008, 03:24 AM
Mercedes engines are also very good, let's remember, and will almost certainly be more reliable than Aston Martin.
Looks the nuts though, and with two of my favourite companies collaborating, i'd be delighted.

Oh, and this is £1million... That's $2million :o
NSXType-R
08-08-2008, 06:52 AM
I don't understand why it looks a bit like the DB9.

The same guy who designed the DB9 probably designed this car. He needs to get his creative juices flowing. :D

I guess it looks alright. Need to take a look at the headlights. But it's a good recipe to start off from. The price tag is a big high though. See a trend here? It's like the Air Force- every succeeding plane has to be bigger, better, more advanced and expensive. Same idea here. The Veyron was supposed to be the most expensive. Now this. It really is getting boring. It's not hard creating an expensive car. Meanwhile, putting that performance into a cheap car is much more interesting.
Dino Scuderia
08-08-2008, 06:55 AM
Once again Aston Martin make no changes at all to the looks of their cars!

Exactly. How many DB9 variants will they try...and they all depreciate like Yugo's.:rolleyes:
Cotterik
08-08-2008, 07:26 AM
looks like a vanquish GT-R..

but nice! nice to see aston slightly moving away from the DB9 shape instead of over-using it.
digitalcraft
08-08-2008, 10:38 AM
I don't think it looks *that* much the same. It has some of the similar styling cues, its still obviously an aston martin, but it is a sexy bitch.
NicFromLA
08-08-2008, 11:47 AM
I'll reserve judgement until I see it. However a 7 litre V12 is is pretty behind the curve when everybody is talking about going to smaller engines.

Also in regards to the rumor that Aston is going to start getting their engines from Mercedes-Benz I have just one word: pathetic. It's one thing for a tiny company like Pagani or Morgan to source engines, but if Aston thinks they can be considered on the same level as Ferrari or Lambo they need to be able to produce their own engines.
Ferrer
08-08-2008, 01:29 PM
I'll reserve judgement until I see it. However a 7 litre V12 is is pretty behind the curve when everybody is talking about going to smaller engines.
I guess it's a cheap way of getting more power.

Then again they could've supercharged or turbocharged the 5935cc engine. Maybe the engine bay was too cramped or something.
cmcpokey
08-08-2008, 02:17 PM
The same guy who designed the DB9 probably designed this car. He needs to get his creative juices flowing. :D

henrik fisker designed the db9.. he has his own company now, so it wasnt him. even his was an evolution of ian callum's db7. it is the aston design language. it extends back 50 years, so it probably wont change for a long time ahead.

the mid-engined supercar idea went away with the sell off from ford. Dr. Bez has discussed that it quite a few interviews. i think a mid-engined car is very un-aston, but this is spot on.
Zytek_Fan
08-08-2008, 02:30 PM
Looks like a mash of 599 GTB and DB9
The_Canuck
08-08-2008, 02:37 PM
I'd hold off judgment of the aesthetics until you have a real picture of it.
NSXType-R
08-08-2008, 02:43 PM
henrik fisker designed the db9.. he has his own company now, so it wasnt him. even his was an evolution of ian callum's db7. it is the aston design language. it extends back 50 years, so it probably wont change for a long time ahead.

the mid-engined supercar idea went away with the sell off from ford. Dr. Bez has discussed that it quite a few interviews. i think a mid-engined car is very un-aston, but this is spot on.

Didn't know that he's not part of Aston anymore. Still, you have to say, the Aston Martin range resembles each other way too much.
cmcpokey
08-08-2008, 03:00 PM
Didn't know that he's not part of Aston anymore. Still, you have to say, the Aston Martin range resembles each other way too much.

Fisker Automotive: Environmentally friendly, premium cars featuring plug-in hybrid technology (http://www.fiskerautomotive.com/)

if they are all that beautiful, im okay with them looking alike
Roentgen
08-10-2008, 12:58 AM
I'd hold off judgment of the aesthetics until you have a real picture of it.

That is a real picture. It's from the official teaser website.
Roentgen
08-10-2008, 12:59 AM
... and website is

Aston Martin One-77 Home Page (http://www.one-of-77.com)
LeonOfTheDead
08-10-2008, 06:25 AM
That is a real picture. It's from the official teaser website.

it's not a picture, it's a rendering, or a way too much photochopped pic
The_Canuck
08-10-2008, 09:45 AM
it's not a picture, it's a rendering, or a way too much photochopped pic

Exactly, not only is it a rendering but a poorly lit one :p
Dantera22B
08-10-2008, 12:32 PM
I'm guessing they're going to make 77 of them then.
LeonOfTheDead
08-10-2008, 03:49 PM
I'm guessing they're going to make 77 of them then.

you are insightful ;)
fuoriserie
09-11-2008, 04:01 AM
very nice, is that based on the V8 coupe or Db 9?
LeonOfTheDead
09-11-2008, 05:02 AM
it's a carbon fiber chassis. all other AM are aluminum.
I have the feeling it could share a lot of parts, if not the whole chassis, with the MB SLR
fuoriserie
09-11-2008, 06:35 AM
it's a carbon fiber chassis. all other AM are aluminum.
I have the feeling it could share a lot of parts, if not the whole chassis, with the MB SLR

Thanks for he info, I would have thought that they would have used their exhisting Aluminium platform .

Ciao
Quiggs
09-12-2008, 09:00 AM
For $2mil it'd better give really good head.
kennyknoxville
09-24-2008, 09:38 AM
id bang it
LeonOfTheDead
09-29-2008, 03:19 PM
a couple of new teaser seem to have been released and some new specs (including a not so involving 3.300 lbs weight). very low res though
LTSmash
10-01-2008, 07:50 PM
Aston Martin is like the new Porsche. They build the same style car over and over and it still lives up to the predecessor.
Ecnelis
10-03-2008, 03:39 PM
Anyone got new "Top Gear" issue? :D

There is also Episode I of One-77 story: One-77 (http://www.one-77.com/flash.html) (next episode at November 7th).

If you want to save this on your HDD just right click here nad "save as" (or copy this link and paste it to download accelerator) (http://www.one-77.com/Final_resize_Version_with_mix_blacksides_V2_F8_512 K.flv), it's 27 MB file.
LeonOfTheDead
10-03-2008, 03:56 PM
thank you very much! :)