5 Aston Martin Concepts - 2013 Super Cars

Usually when Aston Martin unveils a concept, it's a close indicator of a production model to follow. These five, however, never made it past the show stand. Though concept cars fill all sorts of categories, we�d classify them into two columns: pre-production prototypes and design studies. Aston Martin tends to do the former: the AM310 Vanquish concept went into production, as did the V12 Zagato, Cygnet, V12 Vantage RS and others before them. Finding an Aston Martin concept that didn�t make it to production � whether it was intended to or not � is a bit of a rarity, but here we've assembled five examples that were never produced in quantities greater than one. more at CarBuzz: Audi R8 GTR by ABTJeep Cherokee's Nose RevisitedAbarth Releases New Fuoriserie 695s Perhaps most famous was the Bulldog concept of 1979. Drastically different from Aston�s usual luxury GTs, the Bulldog was a prototype for a mid-engined supercar. Its 700 horsepower, produced from a 5.3-liter twin-turbo V8, was absolutely monstrous for its time, as it would be today. Its angular design was barely over a meter tall, and though it was certified to have reached a top speed of 191 mph, the manufacturer claimed it could run as fast as 237 mph. Though Aston hoped to build a limited run of 25 examples, only the one was ever made, and was sold at auction to a private collector.


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