[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once again, our ‘international’ reporter Jack, from such stories as ‘Jack and the Captain’s Car’ and ‘Jack visits Museo Lamborghini and Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Modena, Italy’, has spotted another incredible car whilst on his travels around Italy.
Check out the Aston Martin One -77, worth a whopping £1.5 million ($2 million)
Source: caranddriver.com – The name is made clear when you learn that only 77 were produced, but that’s where this limited-edition road-going race car stops making sense. A carbon-fiber monocoque chassis, a superlight 7.3-litre V-12, and a hand-formed aluminium body put the price tag at almost $2 million.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”The Ultimate Aston Martin”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
The most exclusive Aston Martin of the ‘Gaydon era’, One-77 was limited to 77 unique examples.
Tantalisingly, the first glimpse the world got of the One-77 hypercar was a maquette of the new car at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, three quarters covered by a grey pin-stripe fabric cover with only a glimpse of the front right side coyly peeping out.
The full picture was revealed at the March 2009 Geneva Motor Show, where a metallic blue mockup and rolling chassis with its entire powertrain were on display.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Automotive Art”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The finished car made its bow in late April 2009 at the Concorso d’Eleganza Ville d’Este on the shores of Lake Como, winning the design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes. Fusing advanced technology with stunning design, the million-pound, 7.3 litre V12 One-77 was revealed as the fastest-ever Aston Martin, with a top speed of 220 mph. It represents what is possibly the world’s most desirable automotive art form, with an immensely rigid lightweight carbon fibre monocoque clad in a seamless bodyshell handcrafted from aluminium at its heart. With all 77 examples sold, production of One-77 was completed in 2012.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Specification”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Body
- Two-seat, two-door coupe
- Carbon fibre monocoque structure
- Hand crafted aluminium body panels
- Single bi-xenon headlamps with integrated LED side lights and direction indicators
- Carbon fibre front splitters
- Carbon fibre rear diffuser with integrated transaxle cooler
- LED rear lamps (fog and reverse)
- Active aerodynamics with deployable spoiler
Engine
- Alloy quad overhead camshaft, 48-valve, 7312 cc V12
- Front mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive
- Fully catalysed stainless steel lightweight sports exhaust system with active bypass valves
Transmission
- Rear mid-mounted, six-speed automated manual gearbox with auto shift manual/select shift manual (ASM/SSM) electric hydraulic control system
- Magnesium alloy torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft
- Limited-slip differential
- Final drive ratio 3.538
Performance
- Compression ratio 10.9:1
- Max power 559 kW (750 bhp/760 PS)
- Max torque 750 Nm
- Acceleration 0 – 100 km/h (62 mph) in under 3.7 seconds
- Maximum speed over 354 km/h (220 mph)
Wheels and Tyres
- 20″ forged alloy wheels – 7 or 10-spoke – bespoke finishes
- Front Pirelli P Zero Corsa 255/35 ZR20 • Rear Pirelli P Zero Corsa 335/30 ZR20
Steering
- Rack and pinion, power-assisted steering, 3.0 turns lock-to-lock
- Column tilt and reach adjustment
Brakes
- Front ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 398 mm diameter with six-piston calipers
- Rear ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 360 mm diameter with four-piston calipers
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) • Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
- Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
- Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
- Traction control
Suspension
- Front independent double wishbone suspension incorporating anti-dive geometry, anti-roll bar, pushrod actuated coil springs and adjustable bump and rebound monotube dampers, electrically adjustable for ride height and rate change
- Rear independent double wishbone suspension incorporating anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, anti-roll bar, pushrod actuated coil springs and adjustable bump and rebound monotube dampers, electrically adjustable for ride height and rate change
Interior
- Leather-trimmed sports steering wheel
- Electrically adjustable lightweight memory seats
- Powerfold exterior memory mirrors
- Dual-stage driver/passenger front airbags
- Automatic temperature control
- Trip computer
- Glass ECU and switches
- LED map-reading touch sensitive lights
- Front/rear parking cameras (option)
Dimensions
- Length: 4601mm
- Width: 2204mm including mirrors; 1999.5 mm excluding mirrors
- Height: 1222 mm (Coupe)
- Wheelbase: 2791mm
- Front track: 1706mm
- Rear track: 1627mm
- Turning circle (kerb to kerb): 12.705m
- Fuel tank capacity: 98 litres
- Weight: 1630kg
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