The Aston Martin CC100 Speedster is a
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
produced by the British car company
Aston Martin to celebrate its 100th anniversary, announced in May 2013 at the ADAC Zurich
24 Hours of Nürburgring
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race. Only two were produced and both were sold to very loyal customers. One of the owners plans to keep it in his private collection, while the owner of the second car plans to get regulatory approval so it can be driven on public roads.
The CC100 is powered by a naturally aspirated
V12 engine
A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V12 engines are more common than V10 engines. However, they are less common than V8 engines.
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mated to an automated
sequential manual 6-speed gearbox, enabling a claimed limited top speed of , and acceleration from 0 to in under 4 seconds.
Design
The CC100 is inspired by the 1950s
DBR1 with an open split cockpit, cutaway doors and twin rear buttresses. It was designed by Miles Nurnberger and is built on Aston's
VH platform, with a carbon fibre body designed and built at the company's headquarters in Gaydon.
References
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