Aston Martin One-77

The One-77 coupe is a two-seater with the engine placed in front of the passenger and traction to the rear wheels.

Will be sold in 2010, with production limited to 77 vehicles. According to Aston Martin, and all units have a buyer, who paid for the One-77 1,200,000 pounds.

It is unlike any other Aston Martin, mainly because its chassis is made of carbon fiber (produced by Multimatic MTC). The panels that shape the body is aluminum.

The suspension is parallelogram deformable in two axes. Has the peculiarity that its springs and dampers are integrated into the structure of the chassis, not directly linked to the arms of the suspension. According to Aston Martin, this configuration (resulting in some competition cars), reduces the masses suspended.

Aston Martin One-77. Atmospheric model 2009Tiene a V12 engine of 7.3 liters of displacement that gives a slightly higher power to 700 hp. The engine is an evolution of the V12 have the DB9, DBS and Vantage, and was developed by Aston Martin, Cosworth (more information).

The engine is placed 100 mm closer to the ground than any other Aston Martin with the same number of cylinders, it has been possible to use a dry sump, a less bulky normal. Another feature is that the engine is placed in a position far behind the front axle (for the most part is behind the front axle).

The gearbox is automatic six-speed and the driver can select gears from a cam that is positioned behind the wheel, the steering column.

Its weight is around 1,500 kg, while Aston Martin has not said if this measure is dry or in conditions of approval. In any case, a lower weight than any other Aston Martin currently for sale. It is light weight when you consider that his twelve-cylinder engine (a Ferrari 599 GTB F1 has a similar engine and weighs 1765 kg).

The maximum speed is capable of greater than 320 km / h and can accelerate to 60 mp / h (96 mph) in approximately 3.5 seconds.

Take Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires (255/35 R20 of the front and the 335/30 rear), specially developed for this vehicle.