£1million Aston Martin One-77

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Danachronism
Roughly how big?
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As big as many of our houses today.

(anyone who gets that reference is old, British and a geek with a memory which really should be employed doing better things)
 
slidesquad#1
The back looks awesome. The front...strange, to say the least.
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Thats exactly what I was going to say! Front looks text book Zigato who take normal nice crisp lines and melt them :ouch: You can't go wrong with Astons trademark rear lights though... they seem to have take a lot from the beautiful Bertone Jet 2 concepts rear.

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Robin
 
The latest post was just to long ago for me:



Probably never going to see it in reality, just dreaming
 
I think they said the top speed was around 220mph+. That's sick fast, and it'll probably go faster than that. The suspension components of this car are sweet, the detail is awesome.
 
Fly-by from 1:22- 'gasm.

Are they going to send these off in just matte black? They really should do so; it is synonymous with stealth planes - one of the most badass creations on the planet - and gave the Reventon that extra-special touch of awesomeness.
 
I doubt it. Aston are famous for customisation. If an order comes in for an electric pink one, there'll be an electric pink one.

freshseth83
I think they said the top speed was around 220mph+. That's sick fast, and it'll probably go faster than that.
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Yep. Supposed to do 200mph or thereabouts and accidentally went clean past 220mph on an early shakedown run.
 
Famine
Yep. Supposed to do 200mph or thereabouts and accidentally went clean past 220mph on an early shakedown run.
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So, does that mean they're gonna drop it's top speed then? Hope not.
 
Nope. It just went a crapload faster than the original projections on just the first run out. Accidentally.

Probably won't get much more out of it on the basis of diminishing returns, but it's pretty bloody nippy.
 
So the proposed top speed was a bit above 200 but in reality it was a bit above 220. That's Jaguar XJ220 top speed levels. Isn't that one of if not the fastest British supercar ever? This thing is in a good league...
 
freshseth83
So the proposed top speed was a bit above 200 but in reality it was a bit above 220. That's Jaguar XJ220 top speed levels. Isn't that one of if not the fastest British supercar ever? This thing is in a good league...
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Well... aside from the McLaren F1.
 
There's a couple of British sueprcars that ball park the 220mph region, though the McLaren F1 as Famine said is faster than thoes. Slightly.

The Ascari A10 I believe is another 220mph Brtiish supercar, the Lister Storm did around 210 in 1993. The Noble M600 when it goes into full production I think is a 225mph car, that's not far off. The TVR Tuyscan T440R did 215mph and the Typhon around 220mph and if you count one car produced and sold as a production car (as some do) the Speed 12 which while never had it's top speed clocked is recognised to easilly achieve over 220mph, that was supposed to reach 240mph thereabouts but in it's current form would probably struggle to reach more than 225-230 with the aerodynic changes it had done to it before it was sold. And then there's the Ultima GTR 640, 231mph, I think that currently holds the record for 0-100mph-0, not 100% sure on that though. Thoes are all I can think of at the moment, but there are a few British supercars that are in that performance bracket and one or two that exceed 220. But still, the One-77 is in very good company.
 
Of course the McLaren F1 is still one of the fastest cars ever made, but i don't consider it ALL BRITISH, that's why i left it out. It has a german engine in it. Much the same as McLaren's F1 cars. But regardless, I consider the cars mentioned as really just one off specials. They aren't much in terms of production cars. Maybe a few examples. Even the One-77 is only a limited run of 77 cars, but still a lot more than some of the cars you've mentioned. And Noble don't use their own engines either. The XJ220 i consider the fastest all british production supercar.
 
freshseth83
Of course the McLaren F1 is still one of the fastest cars ever made, but i don't consider it ALL BRITISH, that's why i left it out. It has a german engine in it. Much the same as McLaren's F1 cars. But regardless, I consider the cars mentioned as really just one off specials. They aren't much in terms of production cars. Maybe a few examples. Even the One-77 is only a limited run of 77 cars, but still a lot more than some of the cars you've mentioned. And Noble don't use their own engines either. The XJ220 i consider the fastest all british production supercar.
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To be fair - not many cars that do 200mph+ are going to be cheap, mass-produced cars are they? Of course they are going to be limited runs! They are largely only built for the purpose of breaking 200mph just to show the company can do it and for the publicity of doing so.

I think you'll also find there are very few British companies which only use British engines and components. I don't see why it even matters.
 
Indeed. The XJ220 was supposed to have a Jaguar-own V12, but ended up with a Rover V6 and two Garrett turbochargers - that's Garrett of California (latterly New Jersey).
 
I was actually looking about news that they had been delivered, till now only showroom or test track material. Since they are so exclusive, will be difficult to find out when they will really get to owners, except when we find the right truck driver, Aston Martin employee or are one of the lucky few that will get one.
 
Well... we do have an Aston Martin employee on the site...

Fun fact: The One-77 is illegal in Switzerland.
Fun fact: Reportedly, more One-77s have been ordered than Cygnets. By a whole order of magnitude.
 
freshseth83
Of course the McLaren F1 is still one of the fastest cars ever made, but i don't consider it ALL BRITISH, that's why i left it out. It has a german engine in it. Much the same as McLaren's F1 cars. But regardless, I consider the cars mentioned as really just one off specials. They aren't much in terms of production cars. Maybe a few examples. Even the One-77 is only a limited run of 77 cars, but still a lot more than some of the cars you've mentioned. And Noble don't use their own engines either. The XJ220 i consider the fastest all british production supercar.
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Don't take this the wrong way, but do you make your own definitions up for everythng. The McLaren F1 was built in Britain by a British company. You'll struggle to find a car anywhere that doesn't use parts made in countries other than where the car is built.

I ask this quesiton because I noticed in another thread you said that the Radical SR7 Turbo (or whichever one boasts the fastest production car round the Ring tag) isn't a production road car because it doesn't have a roof.
 
Not exactly related but I would imagine it's the SR8LM
 
What do you mean my definition? The radical isn't a very streetable car. That's not by my definition, but of plenty of enthusiasts and car magazines and websites. And by saying a British car manufacturer, is not Jaguar a car manufacturer? And when was the last time before the MP4-12C that McLaren has produced a car? The McLaren F1 shouldn't even be considered related to the MP4. Gordon Murray had nothing to do with the new McLaren, but yet he was the originator of the McLaren F1. By production I assumed you knew I stating British production cars. Not British race cars, or British special car projects. And I didn't say the Radical wasn't a production car because it didn't have a roof. I said it shouldn't be considered to be a production car lap record holder at the nurburgring because in many places it's not even street legal. Even if it is, what does it have in common with actual manufactured and sold cars that have set lap times at the Nurburgring? Hardly anything but 4 tires and a steering wheel. It has more in common with a LeMans prototype than any actual street car.
 
Back on topic then, Venari if you see this, Can I expect to be seeing any around Banbury sometime soon? The town seems to be chock full of Astons, I was passed by 3 rapides in a row last week :lol:
 
freshseth83
And I didn't say the Radical wasn't a production car because it didn't have a roof. I said it shouldn't be considered to be a production car lap record holder at the nurburgring because in many places it's not even street legal.
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Neither is the Nissan R33 Skyline GT-R. In fact it's not road-legal in the largest single car market in the world - North America. Should it not be considered a production car? And, on-topic, the One-77 is illegal in Switzerland. Not a production car?

It's road legal. It was driven, on the road, from the factory to the Nuerburgring, set a lap time (without changing the gearbox settings or tyres) and driven back home again.

freshseth83
Even if it is, what does it have in common with actual manufactured and sold cars that have set lap times at the Nurburgring? Hardly anything but 4 tires and a steering wheel. It has more in common with a LeMans prototype than any actual street car.
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The McLaren F1 and Jaguar XJ220 both competed at Le Mans in the prototype class. Aston compete at Le Mans in the GT classes and with a chassis in the prototype class. The One-77 is based on knowledge Aston have acquired through this racing programme.

Whereas the Radical SR8LM is a road car built as a road car. With a small, four-pot engine, rather than five-plus litres of race-tuned landmine. It has more in common with road cars than LMPs. It just doesn't have a roof (like a Jaguar XK120), is as lightweight as they can get away with (like an Integra Type-R) and has bodywork designed primarily around aerodynamic efficiency (like a Vauxhall Calibra).


Alex - I can't imagine you'll be seeing any One-77s on the road any time soon. The first completed cars are supposed to be delivered in October 2010 (that'll be June 2011 then) and all the testing is probably out on Gaydon's very, very, very large track.
 
Famine
Well... we do have an Aston Martin employee on the site...

Fun fact: The One-77 is illegal in Switzerland.
Fun fact: Reportedly, more One-77s have been ordered than Cygnets. By a whole order of magnitude.
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...And why would anyone want a Cygnet? :dunce:

They're hideous.
 
I like the basic idea behind the Cygnet. Just not the execution.

Small, Aston city car that ecohippies wouldn't give a second glance to (they'd slash the tyres and smash the windows of your DBS) and can actually be driven in a town without stalling at every set of lights and at more than 4mpg.

It's just a crying shame that it looks like a Smart ForTwo had a head-on collision with a V8 Vantage and made a perfect imprint of it in the front bumper.
 

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