Aston Martin has fully revealed its Gran Turismo 6-exclusive supercar, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014.
You don’t need to give the name “DP-100 Vision” much thought to understand why it was not the wisest of choices on Aston’s part – it sounds like a newfangled camera specially designed to shoot pornography…
Ignoring the above, it’s the company’s idea of what a mid-engined V12-powered supercar (the first in its history) would be like, and aside from the ill-chosen agnomen, it’s hard to fault.
Its twin-turbo V12 makes up to 800 hp, which we assume is sent to the rear wheels.
Featuring Aston’s styling language that’s been updated and taken to the extreme, the DP-100 (if it were to be made in real life) would fill two holes in Aston’s lineup: 1) the lack of a proper mid-engined supercar from its range 2) the lack of a turbocharged model.
Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo series, had this to say about it:
“When I first came face to face with this car at the Aston Martin Headquarters in Gaydon, UK, I was at a loss for words seeing the level of perfection in its design. I was surprised by the bold proposal of the car being the first midship layout model in Aston Martin history. And while it is clean and classy in design, it is also very emotional. Not only that, there was this future Aston Martin in front of me, that was so detailed it could be released on the market pretty much as is.”
By Andrei Nedelea
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