David Brown Speedback GT - £495,000 plus taxes

[Chafford1]

I thought I was hallucinating when I read the announcement at the Top Marques Show in Monaco.

[900T-R]

I'll take an Eagle Low Drag Coupé for that thanksverymuch

[morgrp]

I'll take a house, a used ferrari and enough left in the kitty to service it for a few years

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Looks nice I think, though only if they replaced those awful yank style wire wheels. They just don't look right that size but I'm sure that isn't such a big deal

[lamboman100]

Looks okay from the back, plain from the side and front. Dreadful website -- trying too hard, and not enough info for a pricey car.

[soad]

morgrp said:

I'll take a house, a used ferrari and enough left in the kitty to service it for a few years

Ditto.

[Scoticus]

900T-R said:

I'll take an Eagle Low Drag Coupé for that thanksverymuch

+1

[lauda]

I by no means wish failure on the team behind this, but based on that price, I've a feeling the whole project is doomed. And it would help if the car didn't look such a dog's breakfast as well.

[The Moose]

I've only seen the website, but it does look like a lovely automobile. I would love one...assuming it was nice to drive.

Although, I'd rather a convertible!

[wemorgan]

How many of us really know how ultra rich people think and choose to spend there money? I'll let you know if I ever get there myself.

[Fire99]

Rightly or wrongly, how I see it is that 'classic' Aston Martin's are now worth a small fortune due to their rarity and history rather than being astonishingly good cars to drive. (A mini, as a car isn't worth some of the premiums being asked for them)

This appears to have an inflated price due to its visual cues to an old (and expensive) classic.

No denying it's beautiful but it's over £300k over priced in my book.

[CoolHands]

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seems expensive. But I suppose it takes a lot to make a completely new car.

[lauda]

That's probably it's most flattering angle, but even so, those tyres on those wheels? I'm out.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Chafford1 said:

I thought I was hallucinating when I read the announcement at the Top Marques Show in Monaco.

It's David Brown who is hallucinating - what a muppet.

The price? Well, it needs to be high to help him pay the huge legal bills when he gets sued....

[Chafford1]

At £160k this could be an interesting alternative to a DB9 but at £495k plus vat, I can't see where Brown is going to find 100 buyers. The wire wheels certainly don't suit the car but the brochure mentions 20" alloys as an alternative.

[Regiment]

900T-R said:

I'll take an Eagle Low Drag Coupé for that thanksverymuch

Just something off putting about spending half a million on a car that Simon Cowell owns.

[bobbo89]

That's peanuts to the kind of people that it'll appeal to, who also are the kind of people who'll change the wheels anyway!

[900T-R]

Regiment said:

Just something off putting about spending half a million on a car that Simon Cowell owns.

Ah, but he's got a Speedster...

[PGNTuscan]

I actually like the wheels
price is nuts though

[Chafford1]

Regiment said:

900T-R said:

I'll take an Eagle Low Drag Coupé for that thanksverymuch

Just something off putting about spending half a million on a car that Simon Cowell owns.

Given that the Speedback is only an approximation of a '60s DB5 and DB6, I can't see that there are grounds for a legal challenge.