Wednesday 3rd March 2004

Bertone Jet 2

Italians turn Vanquish into 2+2

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Bertone have been having some fun with Aston Martins again.

 

This time, they've hacked about with an Aston Martin Vanquish to bring us the "Bertone Jet 2". It has the same mechanical lay out and the floorpan structure as the Vanquish but has had the wheel base has been lengthened by 21cm to allow two rear seats to be added.

"We always have to explore the limits of the brand -explained Dr. Ulrich Bez, CEO of Aston Martin- and this Bertone Jet 2 is a very interesting concept. There are a number of ideas we could perhaps consider in the future. That's why Aston Martin supported this ."

 

Bertone aim to highlight how manufacturers can diversify their own range by preparing "custom-built" vehicles, exactly as they did in the fifties and sixties, with all the quality and safety standards of a modern automobile manufacturer.

Link : www.bertone.it

[Bodo]

the back of that one is seriously kaput

[squirrelz]

Isn't it weird to look at? Looks like someone has photoshopped the front end of a Vanquish onto the back end of something else (scimitar?).

[dinkel]

squirrelz said:

. . . the back end of something else (scimitar?).

I think it's a great looking shooter.

[buster]

Front: Aston

Rear: Megane

[white_van_man]

ewwww the back just makes me want to

[Simon Mason]

Alfa 147.

[ninjaboy]

Looks like the saab concept car in the getaway

[smele]

Ummm.........Looks like a cut and shut.

I knew I had seen that car somewhere, just like the SAAB concept car in Getaway.

[murcielago]

Jag Estate now Aston Martin 2+2. Getting more practical Sports Cars!

[neon_fox]

Looks like a TVR...

[p_green]

you guys are right the front and rear look too different but there is a little voice in my head saying 'gimme gimme gimme.....'

sometimes i wish the little voices would go away

[Waveboy14]

Love the front ... jummy ...
Hate the back though!

[dinkel]

Bertone job: cut this thingy in two and start over again.

[cobaltdawn]

I like the back, without it it would just look like every other sports car out there.

[se6b]

Wow!!! I like! VERY inovative design...and nothing at all like the car in my profile. Honest

[v8thunder]

I've always liked shooting-brakes, especially Aston's, and the profile view of this is superb. Unfortunately, the rear lights have ruined it. They should have just used the coupe ones!

[martin robson]

I think overall it is a fantastic looking car, the back end reminds me of that ford visos (new capri) concept car.

[danmangt40]

Why is it every design house thinks they can do a better aston martin? Zagato, Italdesign, now Bertone. I can't remember, has pininfarina done an aston in recent years? the only nice thing I can say about this Bertone concept is that it is better looking than that skeleton-like Italdesign twenty-twenty. Zagato can do a nice aston... DB7 zagato, AR1, vanquish roadster, all are almost as pretty as the standard astons, but very unique.

[danmangt40]

you know, reading through the posts, I think maybe the taillights are just too disruptive and un-aston. If they'd used something simple, like the tails on the vanquish zagato roadster, this could work.

[K1 CERB]

OOOOOO I think this is another car I Need

K1 CERB