Ultimate send-off with a £200,000 new model

ASTON Martin have christened their latest model the Ultimate - and with a price tag of more than £200,000 it aims to be a fitting send-off for the Warwickshire car maker’s much-loved Vanquish model.

Just 175 Vanquish S Ultimate edition models will be built and orders are now being taken for deliveries starting next spring.

Buyers can choose to opt for either a Coupe or Volante (convertible) model.

The Ultimate has been created as a run-out special version as the Vanquish nears the end of its production cycle.

Aston Martin say the Ultimate serves as a farewell celebration of its much-loved flagship model, one of the world’s most popular ‘super’ GTs.

Like the regular Vanquish S, the Ultimate is powered by Aston Martin’s potent naturallyaspirated 595bhp, sixlitre V12 engine mated to an 8-speed Touchtronic III automatic transmission.

Ultimate buyers can choose from three special ‘designer’ colour schemes - black with copper bronze graphics, grey with blue graphics or gold with bronze graphics.

In addition to the specially created colour and trim packages there are a suite of details that are also unique to the Vanquish S Ultimate.

These include carbon fibre side strakes featuring rose gold Ultimate decals, carbon fibre treadplates and an Ultimate sill plaque, a special stitched quilting design on the seats, plus Ultimate headrest embroidery.

Customers can elect to combine any exterior scheme and interior package as a no-cost option.

Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s chief creative officer, said: “Our design team has created three unique themes which unite an exterior and interior package, but we have been careful to ensure each exterior colour and interior theme work well together to offer our customers maximum choice.”

Aston Martin VP & chief sales officer Christian Marti said: “Since the Vanquish was first introduced it immediately established itself as the pinnacle of our series production range.

“It has since evolved into a truly formidable machine.

“As the much-loved and highly-acclaimed Vanquish S nears the end of production, we wanted to celebrate its success with a limited run of very special cars.

“The Ultimate edition perfectly captures the spirit of Vanquish and is sure to be sought after by collectors around the world.”

The Ultimate edition costs £211,995 for the Coupe and £223,995 for the Volante convertible.