First Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition revealed

Aston Martin has uncovered the initial DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition – a exceptional model of the British brand’s flagship GT car, developed to mark the golden anniversary of Concorde’s initial flight. Production of the particular version design will be minimal to just ten models.

The DBS Superleggera Concorde was commissioned by Aston Martin’s dealership in Bristol, which is tiny a lot more than a stone-throw absent from Aerospace Bristol at Flinton – the last resting position of the very last airbourne Concorde. The museum was also after the location at which the British Concorde was made.

As you would count on, the DBS Concorde capabilities a host of styling revisions inspired by the supersonic airliner it is finished in the similar color as the passenger jet’s, although its roof, front splitter and rear diffuser bear the similar British Airways livery. The paint scheme is complemented by a carbon fibre roof and a bespoke aspect strake milled from good aluminium.

The minimal version design also capabilities a silhouette of Concorde on its roof and a chromed model of the well-known British Airways “Speedmarque” emblem on its front wings. The car’s aspect-skirts also don the similar Civil Aviation Authority plane identifier selection as Concorde G-BOAC, which was the flagship of the British Concorde fleet till 31 October 2003.

Inside, the DBS Superleggera Concorde capabilities a Mach Meter graphic embroidered on the driver’s sunshine visor, a bespoke Alcantara headlining with a “sonic boom” graphic, new paddle shifters produced from recycled titanium from Concorde’s compressor blades and a pair of exceptional seats, printed with the Concorde brand and British Airways strake.

Aston Martin has also hidden a host of “easter eggs” all over the DBS’s cabin, with Concorde emblems etched into the car’s paddle shifters, speaker surrounds, rear armrest and map-holder. Customers also get a refreshing pair of aspect methods, printed with the similar brand and plane identification selection as the exterior.

Like the conventional Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, the Concorde Edition is run by a twin-turbocharged 5.two-litre V12 engine, which makes 715bhp and 900Nm of torque. The engine sends its electricity to the rear wheels by means of an 8-pace computerized transmission, and gives a 0–62mph time of three.four seconds and a top rated pace of 211mph.

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