Aston Martin One-77 (2009)
The measured unveiling of the One-77 stretched over a few months. The low key announcement, the mock up covered with suit fabric, the slowly updated web site and then the full mock up at Geneva. As the knowledge grew, so did the anticipation and expectation. Then, at long last  and unexpectidly, the One-77 world debut in late April 2009, where the car was shown at the Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. winning  the Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes 

I have been extremely fortunate to have exclusive access to the One-77 in June 09 at the Design Centre at Gaydon. No where else has pictures like this and for that, I'm extremely grateful to my friends at the company for this opportunity

The One-77 is a huge leap forward for the marque, no Aston has ever pushed the envelope quite so much as this car no doubt will. AM have looked for inspiration to the German DTM racecars in order to see to most technically advanced front engined, rear drive machines in existence today. The structure of the car is an immensely rigid lightweight carbon fibre monocoque, conceived and designed at Aston Martin’s Gaydon HQ but built in partnership with Multimatic (MTC), a world leader in carbonfibre technology. The seamless body is to be made up of classic hand-crafted rolled aluminium panels as we were used to seeing back in the day at Newport Pagnell.
 
The V12 has been taken to it's limit - 7.3 litres with an anticipated 700 bhp. Whilst based on the standard V12, virtually no components are shared with the 6.0 litre example. The engine, developed in partnership with Cosworth, is much modified, the weight has been reduced by an almost unbelievable 25%. The V12 is fitted almost 26cm behind the front wheel centreline, the most extreme example of front-mid engined mounting on an Aston ever. All that power is transmitted to the rear wheels by a  new generation of Aston Martin’s familiar 6 speed robotised sequential manual. Brakes are lightweight Carbon Ceramic Matrix of course behind 20 inch wheels. Employing the classic formula of double wishbones front and rear, the One-77 features inboard suspension front and rear which transfers vertical suspension movements to the horizontally mounted spring/damper units as seen in racecars.

Projected performance will make this the fastest AM ever - tested to 220mph and 0-60 in 3.5 seconds. Most incredible is the projected kerb weight of just 1500kg, for comparison, the stripped out Vantage N24 weighs 1350kg.

Deliveries are now expected to begin at the very end of 2010. AM have a dedicated website for the One-77 with videos - www.one-77.com
One-77 Concept

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