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Aston Martin NPX: A mid-engine supercar in the works ??
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AM, planning a mid-engined car?
Aston Martin may challenge Ferrari building its first mid-engined supercar. That is possible after Ford’s sale of the British sports-car maker to a consortium led by Prodrive’s David Richards.
“Aston has to look at some of the things that are being done by our competitors, like the Audi R8 and the Japanese brands. We believe we can expand quite considerably.”, Richards said.
So Aston will add a range-topping, mid-engined supercar, which is an obvious gap in the company’s lineup.A mid-engined car isn’t part of the company’s plan at least officially.
Aston CEO Ulrich Bez, speak about a new Aston flagship codenamed NPX: “It’s a sign of the confidence of the company that we could put a model above the Rapide. There is definitely room above Rapide for a supercar like NPX, but details, like where the engine is, are still a subject to be discussed.
The future NPX supercar probably would be priced at around $500,000, compared with the 400.000$ for the next Aston Martin Rapide.
Aston was a very small company, sensible to have two completely different body architectures, but now, after a big success and having access to a larger pot of capital, Aston may be capable to build a mid engine supercar, an obvious gap in the company’s lineups.
Aston to built a half a million mid-engine supercar - Top Speed
Aston Martin may challenge Ferrari building its first mid-engined supercar. That is possible after Ford’s sale of the British sports-car maker to a consortium led by Prodrive’s David Richards.
“Aston has to look at some of the things that are being done by our competitors, like the Audi R8 and the Japanese brands. We believe we can expand quite considerably.”, Richards said.
So Aston will add a range-topping, mid-engined supercar, which is an obvious gap in the company’s lineup.A mid-engined car isn’t part of the company’s plan at least officially.
Aston CEO Ulrich Bez, speak about a new Aston flagship codenamed NPX: “It’s a sign of the confidence of the company that we could put a model above the Rapide. There is definitely room above Rapide for a supercar like NPX, but details, like where the engine is, are still a subject to be discussed.
The future NPX supercar probably would be priced at around $500,000, compared with the 400.000$ for the next Aston Martin Rapide.
Aston was a very small company, sensible to have two completely different body architectures, but now, after a big success and having access to a larger pot of capital, Aston may be capable to build a mid engine supercar, an obvious gap in the company’s lineups.
Aston to built a half a million mid-engine supercar - Top Speed
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Aston Martin NPX? Mid-engine supercar speculation
Aston Martin is considering building a mid-engine sports car to rival offerings from Ferrari and even Audi. "Aston has to look at some of the things that are being done by our competitors, like the Audi R8 and the Japanese brands," said David Richards, leader of the consortium that purchased Aston from Ford. "We believe we can expand quite considerably."
Aston's continued profitably and success will enable it to create mid-engine vehicles that were previously too costly to develop, according to AutoWeek. Previously, Aston CEO Ulrich Bez told the magazine his company had to scrap plans for a mid-engine V8 Vantage in favor of the front-engine layout, because at the time it was the only design that "made any sense financially."
Mr. Richards said there is no plan for a mid-engine car before 2010, but anonymous company executives acknowledged there could eventually be "room above Rapide for a supercar like NPX." The magazine's source said engine placement is "still a subject to be discussed."
While a range-topping supercar might not be the only mid-engine Aston planned, it would likely be the first, the magazine says. Expect a price tag somewhere above the $400,000 Rapide — likely in line with the Mercedes SLR.
Below are two illustrations by Motor Forecast of how a mid-engine Aston Martin NPX might look:
Source: lln
Pic source: Autoweek
Aston Martin is considering building a mid-engine sports car to rival offerings from Ferrari and even Audi. "Aston has to look at some of the things that are being done by our competitors, like the Audi R8 and the Japanese brands," said David Richards, leader of the consortium that purchased Aston from Ford. "We believe we can expand quite considerably."
Aston's continued profitably and success will enable it to create mid-engine vehicles that were previously too costly to develop, according to AutoWeek. Previously, Aston CEO Ulrich Bez told the magazine his company had to scrap plans for a mid-engine V8 Vantage in favor of the front-engine layout, because at the time it was the only design that "made any sense financially."
Mr. Richards said there is no plan for a mid-engine car before 2010, but anonymous company executives acknowledged there could eventually be "room above Rapide for a supercar like NPX." The magazine's source said engine placement is "still a subject to be discussed."
While a range-topping supercar might not be the only mid-engine Aston planned, it would likely be the first, the magazine says. Expect a price tag somewhere above the $400,000 Rapide — likely in line with the Mercedes SLR.
Below are two illustrations by Motor Forecast of how a mid-engine Aston Martin NPX might look:
Source: lln
Pic source: Autoweek
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Martin, both Luwalira and your father were faster than you, so i've merged the threads... Hope you won't mind.
No problem... but it Luw's fault 
, he used AM in lieu of Aston Martin in the title, so it didn't come up when I did a search.
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It's all good...
Plus, your post contains few chops, so....
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