Aston Martin’s Q division has revealed its wildest bespoke supercar to date at London’s Concours of Elegance in the form of the new Victor.
Just in time for the 70th anniversary of the Vantage, the company’s latest one-off supercar draws inspiration from the iconic V8 Vantage of the ‘70s and ‘80s, as well as the DBS V8 from the ‘70s.
Underneath its muscular, retro-inspired skin, the new Victor is powered by a 7.3-liter V12 engine that’s been further tuned by Cosworth to produce 836 HP and 605 lb-ft (821 Nm) of torque, up from the One-77’s 760 HP and 553 lb-ft.
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But the most surprising thing about Aston’s one-off creation is that this monstrous engine is paired to a six-speed manual transmission. That makes the new Victor the most powerful manual Aston Martin ever made, in case you wondered.
The new Aston Martin Victor was created upon a fully refurbished carbon monocoque from a One-77, with Q mixing in bits and pieces from the Vulcan as well. The company claims that the entire chassis and bodywork of the Victor weighs less than an original One-77.
The suspension features the same inboard springs and dampers with the track-only Vulcan, offering six different settings to make the Victor more compatible with imperfect road driving conditions. Because the Victor is also fully road legal, at least in the UK. The wheels are center-lock items while the carbon-ceramic brakes measure 380mm in diameter at the front and 360mm at the rear.
The bodywork is also made out of carbon fiber and is finished in Pentland Green while the interior is dressed with high-grade Forest Green and Conker Bridge of Weir leathers, with cashmere used for the headliner.
There’s no information on the pricing but that’s to be expected from a bespoke creation like this. We have no doubt that the price tag was pretty astronomical for a supercar like this but we have nothing but respect for the owner, who opted to pair one of the biggest V12 engines on the planet with a manual gearbox.
