New round of Aston Martin One-77 shots
by Damon Lavrinc on Oct 28th 2008 at 1:02PM 
Click above for a gallery of the Aston Martin One-77
Despite Aston Martin's efforts to keep the One-77 supercar under wraps, four images have leaked out and we expect more to follow in the coming days.
Viewed in profile, the One-77's silhouette is pure Aston, taking all the right cues from its predecessors and forming them into a slightly elongated and exaggerated form. The massive grille is an obvious nod to the Astons of yore, but the hood delves deeper than its DB9 and Vantage counterparts and benefits from four contoured strakes terminating into a set of air extractors. The creases that bisect the blacked-out headlamps and front fenders are pure aggression, and the vents aft of the front wheels ensure that the 700 hp V12 is kept cool at speed.
Out back, Aston's signature rump is present and accounted for, but a new taillight design that evolves the automaker's current offerings, a rear diffuser and a center-exit exhaust are all elements that we expect to see on future models.
Check the gallery below for all the details. Thanks for the tip, Alexander!
Gallery: Aston Martin One-77 Leakage
[Source: 925.nl]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Justin 1:07PM (10/28/2008)
Badass.
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MajorGeek 1:54PM (10/28/2008)
EXACTLY the first word to come out of my mouth, ok at least in my head but you get the point. +1
john 7:16PM (10/28/2008)
They have just ruined the look of supposedly a gentle car. Now it just George Clooney on steroid.
zamafir 1:09PM (10/28/2008)
wow nice zr1 flanks. not very a fluid, very much a mixup of old aston in the grill, future aston in the lights, zr1 behind the wheel in the flank, and AMV8 in the back. odd.
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Shipey 1:12PM (10/28/2008)
This is the only thing they could have posted that would be better looking than the previous article.
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MONTE 1:13PM (10/28/2008)
Sexeeee.
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Torrent 1:13PM (10/28/2008)
wow
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sellingtoyotas 1:16PM (10/28/2008)
Beautiful!
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Torqued 1:19PM (10/28/2008)
I think that's the best looking rear I've ever seen on a car.
That said, I don't like the front at all. They just uglified a DB9 / DBS front end.
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EndlessMike 1:23PM (10/28/2008)
It...certainly is an Aston. *drool*
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matt 1:24PM (10/28/2008)
I really love Astons, and I feel this goes against many of the design cues that they previously used. The corvette sides are a bit hard on the overall flow of the car. I would take a DBS over this, any day.
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garlinski 1:27PM (10/28/2008)
Wow.... wow!
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stecki 3:12PM (10/28/2008)
it's a bit much for me. i always enjoy the aston martin understated overstatement. This is a bit too much overstated overstatement for my aston tastes...
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vlad 1:34PM (10/28/2008)
Hybrid of db7 and Chrysler firepower. Still quite awesome though.
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wonkydonkydotnet 1:34PM (10/28/2008)
I like the idea of taking a ~Vanquish and then sort-of Weaponizing it; giving it the formula that Dr. Jekyll takes to become Mr. Hyde.
Like turning it into a Ninja; -just something that randomly flips out and kills things/people/Frenchmen.
But this one doesn't feel like it's done the right way.
Maybe make parts of the car look like they're sword/knife edges; a few bits of metal trim color-distorted by heat in that odd blue,violet,black pattern around jet-fighter-y things.
~Enzo-ish Power Good. Nose + Sides Bad.
--that does look like an actual, serious, undertray-fed, splitter-balanced, working Diffuser on the back, though.
??? Would a James Bond SuperVillain drive this? Would Racer X drive it? Larry from Ronin? -not so sure.
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Josh 3:33PM (10/28/2008)
The side intakes remind me of a corvette and i cannot decide if i like them or not yet...
I definitely don't like them on the corvette but this is decidedly no where near as ugly. I really love the front and the back, i would like to love the sides but something just doesn't work for me there... i just cannot get what makes them so awkward.
Regardless - Astons have never been ugly and this certainly isn't either! I just hope they keep the understated brilliance through simplicity and masculinity that the DBS and DB9 have...
Patrick 1:45PM (10/28/2008)
The flying buttress front fenders are odd. Besides that design feature, the car is gorgeous.
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MajorGeek 1:56PM (10/28/2008)
I thought the front fender was an interesting way to take in air, possibly handle aerodynamics. At the least, its interesting and original.
Proud Japanese 1:49PM (10/28/2008)
It looks like a emo kid crying.
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ken_aisin 1:57PM (10/28/2008)
Another beauty from Aston Martin. Another great example to illustrate that you don't need to be hideous to draw attention. BMW, are you listening? Acura, are you listening?
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