Aston Martin celebrates 50 years of ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ with a special edition DBS Superleggera

KUALA LUMPUR: Aston Martin has revealed 50 models of special edition DBS Superleggera, which is based on James Bond’ film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. This is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie. To match with James Bond driven 1969 Aston Martin DBS, the new car gets the Olive Green paint.
   

Marek Reichman, the VP and Chief Creative Officer of Aston Martin said, “Creating a James Bond special edition is always an exciting challenge as we work to create a car that embodies the legend of James Bond, and the original movie car. The DBS Superleggera is a muscular car that commands attention, but the Olive Green gives it a subtlety that belies the beast beneath.”

The car gets a carbon fibre splitter and CF aero blade. To replicate the old movie’s DBS’ distinctive feature, the car houses a bespoke metal grille with six bright vanes, placed horizontally. It rides on the diamond turned and forged wheels.

Getting inside the special edition model we get a black leather trim having grey blend Alcantara accents. The cockpit comes with red accents, which take the inspiration from the red-trimmed glovebox of that in the original car. Buyers can also opt for the bespoke designed drinks case.

Special edition DBS Superleggera is equipped with a 5.2-litre bi-turbo V12 mill, which is also present in the DB11 as well. The 12-cylinder unit can provide a maximum power of 725 PS along with a peak torque of 900 Nm, which comes between 1,800 rpm and 5,000 rpm, respectively. The mill is mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox that transmits the power to the wheels. Furthermore, the car is capable of sprinting from 0 to 100 kmph in just 3.4 seconds before attaining the top-speed of 340 kmph.

The special edition DBS Superleggera comes with a price tag of £ 300,007, which is equivalent to RM 1.59 million. The deliveries of the car will start in the fourth quarter of 2019.