Aston Martin Delays Push Into EVs

Cash strapped Aston Martin will have to delay its push into electric vehicles despite the fact that its first all-electric offering, the Rapide E is almost complete. The news comes as Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll injected some USD 656 million to keep the British carmaker afloat.

Despite being called “vital” to their future, Aston Martin is rethinking its product strategy altogether. Aside from the Rapide E, its all-electric brand, Lagonda will be delayed for another three years (it was slated to launch in 2022). The news comes as the carmaker embarks on a “reset plan” that will see them focus on electrified, rather than full electric vehicles.

The new Aston Martin SUV, the DBX survived the transition though and is said to be at the center of the company plans to boost sales. Customer deliveries will start by the end of this year.

Meet Aston Martin's Traffic-Proof Vehicle

Aston Martin isn’t just creating their first-ever SUV, but now, they’ve also come up with their very-own helicopter. Developed in partnership with Airbus Corporate Helicopters, the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition brings the British supercar maker’s coachbuilding skills to the mile-high club.

Done over a course of a year, this ACH130 is available in four external liveries all embellished with Aston Martin’s signature elements. Inside, it has a hand-crafted luxury leather interior available in various colors including Oxford Tan.

Furthermore, on the rear of the front seats the same brogue detailing that’s found in a DB11 runs down the center of the seat and the doors have been trimmed with leather to provide passengers with comfortable touch points during their flight.

Making this helicopter even more bespoke, each of them will have an instrument panel showing the partnership logos, the edition number, and even the owner’s name—should they wish to have it included.

The first example, decked in Stirling Green features a painted gradient which fades down into Jet Black on the underside of the helicopter with Skyfall Silver around the cowlings.

The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition has a maximum cruising speed of 130 knots (241 km/h) and a maximum flight time of 4 hours.

Aston Martin's First Motorbike is a P 6-Million Rolling Piece of Art

Ever wondered what an Aston Martin motorbike would look like? Wonder no more because here’s the AMB 001, a collaboration bike between Aston Martin and Brough Superior that’s literally an automotive art you can ride.

Strictly limited to just 100 examples, the track-only AMB 001 represents the union of iconic Aston Martin design and state-of-the-art Brough Superior engineering to create a piece of automotive art for the motorbike connoisseur.

 With the AMB 001, Aston Martin and Brough Superior are presenting a unique, modern, lightweight and powerful sports bike concept, boasting exclusive technical features, including a chassis configuration with a double wishbone front fork and structural carbon fiber body.

Taking their inspiration from the new series of mid-engined Aston Martin cars, the Aston Martin Design team worked on clear principles of form and function, where design and engineering had to work together, resulting in a motorcycle that is a high-performance work of art.

Presented in the traditional Aston Martin Racing colors of Stirling Green and Lime Essence with Matte Black wheels, forks and brake assemblies, the AMB 001 features a sublime combination of paint and bare carbon fiber that accentuates the lines of this collectors’ item. As befits the Aston Martin and Brough Superior brands, all of the components have been specially designed using the best processes and materials, including carbon fiber, titanium, and billet aluminum.

The bike boasts a strong, sculptural body form, beautifully accented by a carbon fiber fin, the design of which is derived from the side strake on Aston Martin cars, that runs along the full length of the Stirling Green tank, passing under the saddle and out onto the rear, creating a flowing form along the top of the bike.  As the fin passes under the saddle it can be seen through breaks in the Oxford Tan leather pads of the hand-stitched saddle, which combines old techniques and modern technology in one swooping area that is a perfect fit for the human form.

AMB 001 has been designed to display a level of elegance that isn’t normally found on racing bikes. Beauty and power is the order of the day for this track-only racer. Aerodynamic wings attached to the cowl on the front of the bike take their direction from the S-Curve on the front of an Aston Martin, providing aerodynamic downforce.

The AMB 001 boasts a turbocharged output of 180 horsepower at just 180 kilograms dry weight. This turbo configuration brings an incredible engine response with huge torque in a wide range of engine rpm. This is also the first time that a Brough Superior model is presented with a V-twin turbocharged engine.

In keeping with its track-inspired pedigree, the AMB 001 is presented with ultra-lightweight Aston Martin wings, which sit under the lacquer of the bodywork on the nose and the tank.  These are the same nine-micron stainless steel wings that adorn the Aston Martin Valkyrie.

The AMB 001 is being built and hand-assembled in the Brough Superior factory in Toulouse, France. Just 100 examples will be made and the price is an eyewatering 108,000 Euros (~ P 6.040 million).