Rare supercar is all yours for $4m
Limited edition 2011 Aston Martin most expensive on sale
Arare luxury limited edition supercar is for sale in Auckland for $4 million, which industry executives say makes it New Zealand’s most expensive car now being marketed.
A spokesman for car importers and dealers Giltrap Group said the rare Aston Martin One-77 was “probably the most expensive for sale in New Zealand” and certainly the most expensive at his business, which says it sells “16 of the most desirable automotive brands in over 12 dealerships across Auckland”.
No other vehicle was anywhere near the $4m tag, he said.
Motor Industry Association chief executive David Crawford agreed.
“I’ve not heard of one more expensive.
“I don’t know of any new cars that cost that much but certain models are very collectable,” Crawford said.
The sleek black car was sold brand new for $2.8 million six years ago to the late Neil Graham of Christchurch, who co-founded global logistics business Mainfreight.
The vehicle is now at Giltrap’s new showroom in its just-opened $40m 119 GNR premises on Great North Rd in Newton.
The Giltrap spokesman said the car was one of only 77 vehicles made after prototype model was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It was likely to continue to appreciate in value, he said. Marketed at the time as the fastest Aston Martin, it packs a powerful 7.3L V12 under its bonnet, going from zero to 100km/h in just 3.7 seconds, with a a top speed of 354km/h, weighing 1630kg. The 77 cars were made between 2010 and 2012. The 2011 petrol vehicle in Auckland has just 9860km on the clock and the cash price includes GST.
Aston Martin New Zealand reportedly sent a technician to the UK with Graham to inspect it. The twodoor coupe with carbon fibre monocoque chassis and handcrafted aluminium body arrived in Auckland on board a Singapore Airlines 747.
Motor vehicle dealership founder Sir Colin Giltrap and his sons Richard and Michael are in their new stateof-the-art premises designed by Warren and Mahoney.
Lead architect Jonathan Hewlett said the new premises was the Auckland home to Italy’s Lamborghini and British luxury marques Aston Martin and Bentley as well as Giltrap Group’s new headquarters.
Giltrap said in August that the most expensive British car sold at auction was the Aston Martin DBR1 racing car which went for more than US$22m.
Last year, Highlands Motorsport Complex owner Tony Quinn was reported to have paid $4.2m for a limited edition, track-only Aston Martin Vulcan.
Mieke Welvaert of Infometrics said new car sales in New Zealand rose 1.6 per cent in the September year, “an improvement on the previous two months of negative annual growth”.