RE: 100 Orders For Aston Hypercar
Friday 10th October 2008
The credit crunch is clearly not affecting Aston’s customers – the company has already received 100 orders for its new £1.2million hypercar. Buyers have reportedly put down a £200,000 deposit for the car, codenamed One-77, and deliveries are expected to start in autumn 2009.
100 Orders For Aston Hypercar
One hundred orders for new hypercar - but just 77 will be built
Chief designer Marek Reichmann said interest in the car had been ‘incredible’. Just 77 of the 7.3-litre 200mph Astons will be built and prospective buyers were given a glimpse at the Paris Motor Show. The carmaker kept much of the One-77 covered up, only revealing a section at the front and back. The first cars will be built next summer.
Discussion
Ex Boy Racer said:
Don't get me wrong, i love cars.... but does anybody else think this is a little obscene in the current climate?
whats the difference about spending that much on a car when the Uk has a few issues, 100's are still dying everyday in Africa... if you want to get on your high horse, crying over a few unemployed bankers and builders isnt a good place to start..Admittedly I am not in the market for a million quid car, but I think this Aston is a bit tacky.
The Ford Puma racing with the wide body they did, that looked good. This looks a bit like that.
I would have thought that someone with £1million to spend on a car would have a more developed sense of style, looking for purity, not extra air intakes, scoops and swerves. Looking at the purest forms of architecture that people perceive as valuing the most, the Guggenheim in New York, the Eye in London or even the Gaudi buildings in Barcelona, all of them are pure, they may have bits added, but they are integral to the design, not some bulked out extra afterthought.
I am appalled at Aston, the people with the money are not to blame, Aston should take responsibility and create suave lines like a Bugatti Royale or a tense muscular body like a MacLaren F1 rather than this Hot Wheels disaster.
The Ford Puma racing with the wide body they did, that looked good. This looks a bit like that.
I would have thought that someone with £1million to spend on a car would have a more developed sense of style, looking for purity, not extra air intakes, scoops and swerves. Looking at the purest forms of architecture that people perceive as valuing the most, the Guggenheim in New York, the Eye in London or even the Gaudi buildings in Barcelona, all of them are pure, they may have bits added, but they are integral to the design, not some bulked out extra afterthought.
I am appalled at Aston, the people with the money are not to blame, Aston should take responsibility and create suave lines like a Bugatti Royale or a tense muscular body like a MacLaren F1 rather than this Hot Wheels disaster.
Edited by Insight on Friday 10th October 11:50
Ex Boy Racer said:
Don't get me wrong, i love cars.... but does anybody else think this is a little obscene in the current climate?
Rich man buys Aston Martin. Aston Martin hires people to build car. Aston Martin buys tools and materials. People hired pay for mortgages, shopping, cars and more. Tool shops and material suppliers hire and buy. Etc., etc..It's a trickle down effect of money, which is usually used by right wing government as fiscal policy.
Just think, 100 * 1.2 million pounds = 120 million pounds poured into the economy.
Edited by dublet on Friday 10th October 11:51
I'd love to know what the production costs are for the One-77, and how much is profit? As considering the Veyron was so expensive to produce, and this Aston probably wont come close to the performance figures of the Veyron, i reckon Aston have got a pretty good thing here..
I know its going to be a good one, just from looking at it (albeit the parts we are allowed to see), but surely considering the production costs of the DBS/AMV8 etc, surely they must be making quite a comfortable profit out of this 'limited' run. Good going
I know its going to be a good one, just from looking at it (albeit the parts we are allowed to see), but surely considering the production costs of the DBS/AMV8 etc, surely they must be making quite a comfortable profit out of this 'limited' run. Good going
Insight said:
Admittedly I am not in the market for a million quid car, but I think this Aston is a bit tacky.
The Ford Puma racing with the wide body they did, that looked good. This looks a bit like that.
I would have thought that someone with £1million to spend on a car would have a more developed sense of style, looking for purity, not extra air intakes, scoops and swerves. Looking at the purest forms of architecture that people perceive as valuing the most, the Guggenheim in New York, the Eye in London or even the Gaudi buildings in Barcelona, all of them are pure, they may have bits added, but they are integral to the design, not some bulked out extra afterthought.
I am appalled at Aston, the people with the money are not to blame, Aston should take responsibility and create suave lines like a Bugatti Royale or a tense muscular body like a MacLaren F1 rather than this Hot Wheels disaster.
i wouldnt say the maclaren F1 is a pretty car by any means?? it has scoops all over the shop??The Ford Puma racing with the wide body they did, that looked good. This looks a bit like that.
I would have thought that someone with £1million to spend on a car would have a more developed sense of style, looking for purity, not extra air intakes, scoops and swerves. Looking at the purest forms of architecture that people perceive as valuing the most, the Guggenheim in New York, the Eye in London or even the Gaudi buildings in Barcelona, all of them are pure, they may have bits added, but they are integral to the design, not some bulked out extra afterthought.
I am appalled at Aston, the people with the money are not to blame, Aston should take responsibility and create suave lines like a Bugatti Royale or a tense muscular body like a MacLaren F1 rather than this Hot Wheels disaster.
Edited by Insight on Friday 10th October 11:50
im sure the aston will be a much better car to look at?
Insight said:
I would have thought that someone with £1million to spend on a car would have a more developed sense of style, looking for purity, not extra air intakes, scoops and swerves.
I wouldn't expect that of someone with a billion quid, but I agree with your point all the same. The DBS, with its go-fasta bits, is less pretty than the DB9 / V8, while they've just gone even further down the same path here.As stated, an Aston should be a pure shape, not Type-R.
Why have Aston accepted 100 orders? Well One-77 makes you think your car would be one of 77, or maybe it means there will be 177? I expect aston wanted to guage how well orders went! Might as well Ferrari did it with the Enzo, I am sure Merc would have done the same with the SLR if there had been any demand for it!
We must have more pictures. Only problem I can see is that those who are not quite rich enough or just missed the cut for one of these will start butchering DB9's and DBS's to make them into "authentic" replicas.
But I hope a Mr D. Craig has put an order in, after all the DBS is going to get trashed!
But I hope a Mr D. Craig has put an order in, after all the DBS is going to get trashed!
dublet said:
Ex Boy Racer said:
Don't get me wrong, i love cars.... but does anybody else think this is a little obscene in the current climate?
Rich man buys Aston Martin. Aston Martin hires people to build car. Aston Martin buys tools and materials. People hired pay for mortgages, shopping, cars and more. Tool shops and material suppliers hire and buy. Etc., etc..It's a trickle down effect of money, which is usually used by right wing government as fiscal policy.
Just think, 100 * 1.2 million pounds = 120 million pounds poured into the economy.
It affects poor sods like us . . .
at the end of the day there are many people who are worth and capable of spending a million on a car etc and whats the point of having money in the bank if you never spend it,in fact i would rather have it in anything but a bank at the moment,probebly why they took 100 orders ,i think it sadder that there are many people who will never spend there money and run around in bmw335d .
I really am not to sure about the new body design element of this car. The original design car has some fantastic design detail, but the lines of the car are particular to changes in body shape, If Prodrive get it wrong, they really could destroy a fine design.
From the photograph, this look tacky.
From the photograph, this look tacky.
Edited by waynepixel on Friday 10th October 13:20
Edited by waynepixel on Friday 10th October 13:21
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