The most expensive new car in SA... ever?
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:46 pm
Got a loose R 23 Million lying around? Well, as advertised in the CAR magazine, you can get yourself a brand new Aston Martin One-77 (or at least a second hand Veyron) 
At least I got myself a white HotWheels One-77 - at R 19.99 (Pick 'n Pay), I could have bought 1150575, yes - one million, hundred and fifty thousand five hundred and seventy-five, Hot Wheels One-77s if I had the R 23 Million of the real one!
My One-77 is, at a scale of 1:64, about 70mm long. If I had to take all 1150575 of them out of their packaging, and place them bumper to bumper in a straight line, that line will be more than 80kms long!!
Some info on the real one...
At least I got myself a white HotWheels One-77 - at R 19.99 (Pick 'n Pay), I could have bought 1150575, yes - one million, hundred and fifty thousand five hundred and seventy-five, Hot Wheels One-77s if I had the R 23 Million of the real one!
My One-77 is, at a scale of 1:64, about 70mm long. If I had to take all 1150575 of them out of their packaging, and place them bumper to bumper in a straight line, that line will be more than 80kms long!!
Some info on the real one...
Aston Martin One-77
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manufacturer: Aston Martin
Production: 77 (planned)
Assembly: Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Body style: 2-door coupé
Layout: FR layout
Engine:
7.3 L V12
750 bhp (760 PS, 559 kw)
750 Nm (553 lb ft)
Transmission: 6-speed automated manual
Kerb weight: 1,630 kg (3,594 lb)
Designer: Marek Reichman
The Aston Martin One-77 is a two-door coupé built by Aston Martin.
It first appeared at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, although the car remained mostly covered by a "Savile Row tailored skirt" throughout the show, before being fully revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
There was a limited run of 77 units, and delivery started in October 2010.
Prior to the One-77's Paris Motor Show debut, various details about the car had been leaked, but official specifications were not fully revealed until the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
The One-77 will feature a full carbon fibre monocoque chassis, a handcrafted aluminium body, and a naturally aspirated 7.3 litre V12 engine with 750 hp (560 kW). Aston Martin claims that this will be the most powerful naturally aspirated production engine in the world when the car is delivered.
The car will also use a strengthened version of the DB9's 6-speed automated manual transmission and height-adjustable pushrod suspension coupled with dynamic stability control. It will feature Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres (255/35 ZR20 front, 335/30 ZR20 rear) and Carbon Ceramic Matrix brakes.
The top speed was estimated to be 200 mph (320 km/h) but actual tests in December 2009 showed a figure of 222 mph (357 km/h), with a 0–60 mph time of approximately 3.5 seconds.
The engineering and build source of the carbon chassis and suspension system is contracted to Multimatic of Canada.
The projected weight is 1,500 kg (3,307 lb).
Speculative pricing
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Due to the lack of details from Aston Martin, many automotive publications have speculated on the final pricing of the car. While estimates vary, all expect the price to exceed a million pounds (sterling).
According to the website 925.nl, the One-77 will cost approximately £1,050,000.[4] However, the Australian newspaper The Courier-Mail expects it to be priced at around AU$2.6 million,[9] $800,000 of which is tax and import duty.
According to British magazine Top Gear, the car's price will be £1,200,000,[10] while the American magazine Robb Report expects it to be priced at US$1,700,000. In India, the car is expected to be priced at Rs 200 million or approximately $4.4 million.
Accolades
The Aston Martin One-77 has been awarded with several internationally renowned design awards including the Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes, the GOOD DESIGN award by The Chicago Athenauem: Museum of Architecture and Design in North America and the "Best Design" award by the UK motoring magazine Auto Express and many others.
In video games
The One-77 appears in a variety of video games including Forza Motorsport 3 and Forza Motorsport 4, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in both factory form and in police livery, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Asphalt 6: Adrenaline and it is featured on the cover art for Asphalt 3D. It also appears as the antagonists car inNeed for Speed: The Run.
they got that ratio all wrong!
