Aston Martin One-77 Goes Public in London

Dr. Ulrich Bez is quite proud with what his boys have done with the Aston Martin One-77 supercar.

Now, despite the German influence to the car, Aston Martin as a marquee is still as British as Bovril. So there’s no fitting place to showcase the One-77 on the prowl in city streets other than London.

Here’s the One-77 making its first public outing in the UK as part of the supercar run from London to Silverstone. The event’s to promote the FIA GT1 World Championship.

If you’ve forgotten what monster Aston Martin the One-77 is, then let us go through some key details. The car’s powered by a massive 7.0L V12 that dishes out 700 bhp. Initial tests were able to push the car past 220 mph.

Only 77 cars will be made and are priced above the Veyron at £1.2 million.

Aston Martin Rapide Racer

Aston will be racing in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring this year and since one of their new cars need the additional hype, they decided to build a race-ready version of one of them.

Thank goodness, it’s not the Aston Martin Cygnet/Rich Man’s Toyota iQ. They wil be racing with a race-ready Aston Martin Rapide.

The Rapide is Aston’s take on the concept of a speedy four-door to rival the likes of the Porsche Panamera and the Maserati Quattroporte.

Aston has used souped up racers before in such events. The Rapide, however, will only sport a few safety and suspension modifications plus slick tires. Aside from those, the car will be nearly standard trim.

The Rapider racer will be driven by Aston Martin chief Dr. Ulrich Bez and Aston engineers.

Video: Aston Martin One-77

Now this is getting pretty interesting. Aston Martin’s monster – the One-77 – in action.

The car’s powered by a massive 7.3L V12 that’s capable of dishing out north of 700 horses. The car can go from 0 to 60 in just 3.5 seconds and can blow way beyond 200 mph. In one test, Aston was even able to plow the thing all the way up to 200 mph.

This car is absolutely no pansy. And the Aston styling definitely helps match some good looks to all that muscle.

Only 77 of the cars will be ever built.

Source: World Car Fans

Limited Edition Aston Martin DBS UB-2010

Call it hubris but Dr. Ulrich Bez gets his own special edition Aston Martin edition. Meet the Aston Martin DBS UB-10 – a limited edition Aston that’s built to commemorate Dr. Bez’s 10 years in the company as CEO.

Mechanically, the cars are pretty much the same but they are styled according to Bez’s own taste. And by looking at the car, Bez has quite the sense of style for a German.

The cars get an Azurite Black paint job and metallic bronze leather interior. The car’s fascia is also finished with Cryptic Titan. A numbered plaque will also be hand signed by Bez.

Only 40 of these cars will ever be built split between a set of coupes and another set of convertibles.

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10. Toyota Prius

While die-hard gear- and petrolheads aren’t throwing in the towel yet in this econmentalist revolution that has affected the motoring industry, we have to admit the the impact of the hybrid. It might be slow to drive and you might look like a smug and sanctimonious bastard who likes the smell of his own farts owning one. But it did challenge the status quo regarding cars and saving the planet. And quite frankly, whether we like it or not, that’s where motoring is headed.
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Aston Martin DBS and Vantage Carbon Black

As far as Aston Martins go, the Carbon Black is indication that they’ve taken their sleek cars and put them into dapper tuxedos and injected them with steroids.

Meet the Carbon Black Special editions of the Aston Martin DBS and Vantage.

Perhaps a key feature of the Carbon Black editions is their black paint job which is done manually (by hand) and takes 50 hours to both apply and quality check. Now that’s something to brag with your Crystal-sipping mates.

So what’s new with them aside from the Carbon Black paint job? The cars sit on 10-spoke diamond-cut alloy wheels with black detailing. The blackness doesn’t stop there as well. Inside, the seats, made from carbon fiber and Kevlar, are covered by Obsidian Black leather seats.

The cars also get the 700w Premium Audio Sytstem in the V12 Vantage and the Bang & Olufsen in the DBS.

Source: Aston Martin