The Aston Martin V12 Speedster Will Destroy Your Face With 690bhp

Aston Martin's fighter jet-inspired, open-cockpit creation has an entirely new body made from carbonfibre
The Aston Martin V12 Speedster Will Destroy Your Face With 690bhp

Aston Martin has joined an ever-growing list of manufacturers offering enormously expensive, open cockpit missiles. Its entry into the surprisingly well-populated genre is the V12 Speedster, which is yours for £765,000 and up.

Although the styling aligns it closely with much of Aston’s current line-up, the bodywork is completely bespoke to the Speedster. It’s all made from carbon fibre, and takes inspiration from three main sources - the 1959 Le Mans-winning DBR1 racer, 2013’s CC100 Speedster concept, and our favourite, fighter jets. Yes, fighter jets.

The Aston Martin V12 Speedster Will Destroy Your Face With 690bhp

The platform is unique too, made by combining “elements from both the DBS Superleggera and Vantage model lines,” Aston Martin says. Like both of those cars, the Speedster has a double-wishbone front, multilink rear suspension layout with adaptive dampers.

Under the vented bonnet is the Aston Martin’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12, although it’s not as powerful nor as torquey as it is in the DBS Superleggera. Then again, 700bhp and 555lb ft is plenty when you have no roof nor windscreen to protect your epidermis.

The Aston Martin V12 Speedster Will Destroy Your Face With 690bhp

0-62mph is done and dusted in 3.5 seconds - a tenth quicker than a DBS Volante, and a tenth slower than the coupe. The top speed is limited to 186mph. Best don some goggles before attempting to reach that figure.

Along with a wild exterior, the cabin is equally outlandish. Satin carbon fibre features heavily, notably used for the bar that partially separates the driver and passenger. It’s been pared back as much as possible, with Aston’s engineers even ditching the glovebox and giving the Speedster an old-school removable leather bag in its place.

The Aston Martin V12 Speedster Will Destroy Your Face With 690bhp

Being a product of Aston Martin’s Q branch, the Speedster places a heavy emphasis on customisation. Whether you like the look of the F/A-18-inspired look of the show car - created in collaboration with Boeing - or would prefer something entirely different, the Q bods have you back. It’s highly unlikely that any of the 88 planned cars will have the same spec.

The V12 Speedster is available to order now, with the first examples making their way to owners during the first quarter of 2020.

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Comments

LamboV10

It’s gorgeous!

This year’s not-Geneva Motor Show has been extremely good so far!

03/04/2020 - 08:43 |
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Robert Gracie

This car looks fast before its turned a wheel in anger its a radical approach to what Aston Martin stands for, for me what Aston Martin means, V12 engines, James Bond and Q Branch!

03/04/2020 - 09:22 |
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issa 5.2 tho

03/04/2020 - 11:27 |
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Anonymous

This is the first Aston of the current era of styling whereby I have liked how it looks in the first instance.

The DB11 is still a no from me, the Vantage and the DBS I grew to like but this is 😍

03/04/2020 - 10:16 |
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That_1_Guy

I can’t be the only person who thinks that these hypercars without windscreens and roofs are ugly.

03/04/2020 - 11:00 |
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Elliot.J99

Dunno if I like this, I don’t really like how all Astons are slowly starting to look the same (Vantage, DBX & now this), I don’t want Aston Martin to slowly become a souless corporation selling cars that all look the same like Audi & Mercedes.

Also, how much does it weigh? I haven’t read an article that gives a figure.

03/04/2020 - 13:10 |
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As if the previous V8 Vantage, DB9, DBS and Rapide didn’t all look very similar? And they weren’t exactly short on soul

03/04/2020 - 15:46 |
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Ray Sloan

oh that is sexy

03/04/2020 - 13:40 |
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I need one. Now.

03/04/2020 - 17:20 |
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Nishant Dash

“speedster”
1800kg
Choose one

03/04/2020 - 14:19 |
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Anonymous

Looks like the Stirling Moss SLR

03/05/2020 - 00:53 |
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Anonymous

Guess we should thank Ferrari for making the sp1 and sp2.

03/05/2020 - 18:47 |
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5:19.55

I don’t get what is good looking here

03/06/2020 - 22:14 |
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