Aston
Martin One-77
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
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.
