Monday 6th October 2008

Paris '08: Aston Martin One-77

Partially revealed mega-Aston is surprise star of Paris Motor Show...

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Aston Martin surprised visitors to the Paris Motor Show by wheeling out a full-size version of its £1million One-77 hypercar onto its stand. The bad news was the car was only partially revealed, with just the front bumper and a single headlight temporarily on show.

From what we could see the One-77 will have obvious Aston DNA but has far more outlandish styling than other models in the range. The car is huge and has a planted-looking stance, riding on lightweight forged aluminium wheels.

The front has familiar Aston styling but features a huge slash running from the lights to the bottom of the bumper. The car will reportedly be powered by a 7.3-litre V12 and we look forward to seeing it without its sheet very soon...

 

[Assmask]

God that look incredible. However.

MORE BLOODY TEASERS????

This is worse than being drip fed teaser flicks. Did no-one have the balls to rip off that table cloth, take a few snaps and leg it?

They'd have made a packet, and people like me very happy.

[DamoLLb]

So its hard to judge the scale from just the pics- but perhaps this 'hyper-car' is a bit too close in design to the current Aston line up.

The bits on show look great, but for the price of 10 vantages.....

[Gold]

Giggity!

[general190]

Yummy!!

[Duke Thrust]

Want. One.

[Ravell]

Looks really good... from what I can see!

I'm getting really sick of these marketing gimmicks with the crap low lighting pictures, sheets covering just about everything or mini-websites with no info about the car in question. Just show the bloody car!

[Paperboy]

I think Aston's design studio is getting as lazy as Porsche's.

[mylesmcd]

just phoned and ordered one.

[munch997]

I would say i'd rob a bank for one...
but that doesn't seem like the best idea at the moment
looks lovely though, big diffuser aswel

[peteA]

sorry if I am behind the times...

7.3 V12....merc....pagani....?

[SleeperCell]

peteA said:

sorry if I am behind the times...

7.3 V12....merc....pagani....?

Probably the Aston V12 stroked and/or bored.

[BUG4LIFE]

Paperboy said:

I think Aston's design studio is getting as lazy as Porsche's.

I agree with Paperboy, all of Aston's cars are too closely linked [from a design point of view]. The One-77 just looks like a big Vantage - though I guess when they all look sooooo good, I can't blame them for this close link?!?!

[varsas]

How long until the DBS Vantage (with the new engine) is released?

[vz-r_dave]

Funny how everyone jumps on the boring porsche band wagon when clearly Aston are doing nothing different with there 1 Miwwion Dowwa hyper car.

Boring

[Turbo Sarnie]

teasers.... here we go again!!

[Essex Exile]

I don't get this thing at all, a million quid????
Mind you, I've never really been an Aston Martin fan.

[evo801]

£1 Million less in my bank and i own a car that has headlights sprayed similar to chav's on there nova's!

Lazy with the headlight design...it'll be just v8 or db9 headlight units disguised

Not to keen

[goodhand]

I doubt they are the actuall headlamps. It's just scale model at the moment.

On another note, £10 to the first person who smuggles in a fishing rod and removes that dust cover!

[northo]

peteA said:

sorry if I am behind the times...

7.3 V12....merc....pagani....?

Aston have been asking about hiring a Zonda for "R&D".......

[arej]

What is going to make that car worth £1million other than exclusivity because that puts cost-wise above a McLaren F1, similar to a Veyron etc.