Aston One-77: Preview!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:05 am

If you are dreaming of driving one of the Aston One-77 down the main street of your city, you gonna need some Arab Money. the ultra-premium One-77 is destined for a few very fortunate customers. six will make it to the U.S. and five will stay in the UK out of the total production run of 77. That leaves 66 for the rest of the world, most likely the Middle East and Asia.

According to AutoBlog.com, "CEO Ulrich Bez has confirmed that power will come from an artfully-crafted derivative of the company's existing 6-liter V12, bored and stroked to 7 liters and producing somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 horsepower and 520 lb-ft of torque. All that power will have to move just 1500kg, lighter than the 1630kg V8 Vantage, the 1760kg DB9 and even the lightweight 1690kg DBS. Despite the One-77's imposing silhouette, at 4576mm it will actually measure 133mm shorter than the DB9, but 196mm longer than the compact Vantage, while at a stout 1223mm high and a lane-dominating 1900mm wide, the supercar will also be shorter and wider than either the Vantage or the DB9. Bez claims that an all-out performance battle with the Bugatti Veyron isn't the point of the One-77, but a top speed well in excess of 200 mph is all but guaranteed."