Sunday, March 15, 2009

Aston Martin One-77

Amazing leaked images reveal all about Aston's £1.2m flagship – including first interior pictures!

Feast your eyes – Aston Martin's new One-77 has been laid bare! These amazing pictures, which have been leaked onto the internet from an official Aston document, shed more light on the £1.2m flagship supercar and give us our first glimpse at its interior. As you can see, the cabin is just as dramatic as the exterior with a host of bold curves designed to cocoon the two occupants. Sharing some design DNA with the DB9 and DBS, the limited edition One-77 gets a swooping centre console on which controls such as the starter button are placed and a three-spoke steering wheel with paddles for the six-speed transmission. Seats come in three sizes – small, medium and large – and are then tailored individually to the owner. What's more, owners can choose a luxurious 10-way adjustable seat or go for a lightweight racing style bucket. Whatever seats or bespoke leather trim they choose, owners will be able to see the One-77's carbon chassis from inside the cabin. Its structural points are integrated with the interior.Underlining the totally bespoke nature of each individual car, Aston says owners can choose whatever colour they like for the exterior while engineers will fine-tune the suspension to suit their needs. The One-77 gets new fully adjustable dampers that feature advanced Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve (DSSV) technology – a world-first for a road car. These use high-precision machined components that vary the shock-absorbing characteristics of the damper without having to remove them from the car.As for the 7.3-litre V12 engine, the only parts shared with Aston's 6.0-litre V12 are the timing chain and sprocket – apart from that it's totally new. It produces 700hp and weighs 25 per cent less than the 6.0-litre unit. With the whole car weighing in at around 1,500kg, the One-77 is predicted to have a top speed in excess of 200mph, with a 0-60mph time of 3.5 seconds. A pop-up spoiler rises from the bootlid to improve stability at high speed while vents in the front splitter close and open automatically to maximise airflow. The transmission is a new six-speed gearbox which is controlled via steering-wheel paddles. Owners can choose between full automatic and manual modes. Brakes are carbon-ceramic discs with uprated calipers.