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Aston Martin CC100 Speedster - Drive of the century
Exclusive… Ken drives in the Aston Martin CC100 SpeedsterIT IS the most exclusive Aston Martin ever – even James Bond has yet to take it for a spin.
And 007 will be shaken and stirred to find out I’ve beaten him to it and had an exclusive drive of the Aston Martin CC100 Speedster.
It has been built to celebrate the firm’s centenary and the astonishing CC100 looks every inch a car Bond should drive in a movie.
Insiders say that many of the design cues will be seen in the next generation of Astons.
One of a kind… 007 would approve of the centenary motorAs it rolled off a covered car transporter at a secret UK test track into the sunlight, the CC100 was revealed to be a thing of rare beauty — even by the standards of Aston Martin.
It’s arguably the most exotic Aston ever, a racing car for the road inspired by the firm’s great racing cars of the late Fifties.
There is no windscreen, giant cutaways in both doors and a power boatstyle wrap-around exposed roof that separates the driver from the passenger.
At the rear there are two large twin air coolers that pop up like submarine periscopes in front of the boot and give the car some real attitude.
Aston Martin originally intended to build only one CC100, which it sold to a Middle East customer for £500,000.
But it was persuaded by another longtime Aston Martin owner to build a second — and I’m so glad it did, because this week I got to take the car for its final shakedown before it was handed over.
Sex on wheels… The motor is extra specialIt is sex on wheels, an orgasmic mix of style and power.
It also has extraordinary performance. The 6litre V12 engine powers the car from 0-60mph in around 3.5secs and with a top speed of 200mph.
But it feels even quicker as you are exposed to the elements without a windscreen and roof and the gloriously throaty roar of the V12 engine only serves to heighten the driving drama.
Then when you throw in racing-car levels of grip and handling to the equation you end up with an explosive cocktail of supercar sensations.
All of this is wrapped up in a oneoff open cabin designed by Aston’s aptly named Q personalisation division.
The firm’s design team create bespoke tailor-made interiors.
It is a brilliant mix of modern carbon fibre with rich, warm tan leather sports seats and leather trim over the CC100′s centre console, along with leather pull straps on the doors that add a retro touch.
Like the rest of the car, the interior is extra special — and a reminder of just why Aston Martin is one of the world’s most desirable brands.
