David Brown Automotive (DBA) has completed the build of yet another Speedback GT, which will be shipped to its owner in Germany. The pictured Speedback GT features a black mesh satin grille, with auxiliary LED lighting and shiny metal accents, and is finished in Blue Moon. The bespoke GT sits on a set of 19-inch polished stainless steel wire wheels for summer use, wrapped in David Brown-branded tires made by Avon, and is also accompanied by a Union Flag-inspired set of rims for winter driving.
Wrapped in ‘Tabak’ tan leather and
equipped with hand-crafted ‘Elm Burr’ satin lacquered wood veneers, the
interior is also custom and features a drinks set that can hold the owner’s
preferred beverage of gin and tonic, dubbed as “a quintessentially British
signature of the car”, including two crystal highball glasses. There is also a
bespoke woolen picnic blanket on deck, stored under the picnic seat that
extends out of the boot.
Taking over 8,000 hours to be hand-built
by DBA’s artisans and technicians in Great Britain, the Speedback GT is based
on the discontinued Jaguar XK and sports a body that reminds of the classic
Aston Martin DB5 and a tweaked interior with an updated dashboard panel and
center console.
Powering it is Jag’s 5.0 twin-scroll
supercharged V8 that pumps out 510 HP at 6,000-6,500 rpm and 625 Nm of torque between 2,500 and 5,000 rpm, and is connected to a six-speed
automatic transmission from ZF. DBA claims a 0-96 km/h acceleration of 4.6 seconds (0-100 km/h: 4.8s) and a top speed electronically
limited to 250 km/h.
