Henrik Fisker’s own automotive company may have gone under, but his love for design persists and after the Galpin 2015 Mustang, he’s back to what he knows best with the Thunderbolt study.
It’s the former Aston Martin designers one-off coachbuilt take on the Vanquish V12 coupe and it was revealed today at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Florida.
“I wanted to create an elegant beautiful GT sports coupe, with pure emotional sculpture, that would stay timeless,” said Fisker, who pointed out that the Thunderbolt was “in no way affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Aston Martin”.
The prototype has a completely redesigned body made out of carbon fiber featuring Fisker’s signature lines, while the interior was redone with new materials and details, including the world’s first application of Panasonic’s 11.6-inch Curved Control Screen in a car that is designed to reduce reflections and glare.
The only performance-related upgrades mentioned are the lowering of standard car’s ride height by 15mm and the 21-inch alloy wheels with sport tires.
Fisker said that, while there will be no commercialization of the prototype shown at Amelia, “based on initial response, an extremely limited number of additional cars could be made on a special order basis, available exclusively through Galpin Aston Martin”. These cars would not get the prototype Panasonic screen and would features some minor styling adjustments to the front end with a different grille and bumper, as seen in the red rendering.
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