Aston Martin is currently developing their future range-topper, the One-77. Aston says that the car has comfortably passed the 200 mph mark on a secret test track in southern Europe. The One-77 reached a maximum test speed of 220.007 mph in windy conditions. No report as to which way the wind was blowing.
My favorite part about this car is it's "Carbon fibre monocoque body structure". You'll find that i'm a sucker for anything carbon fibre. But in this case, it's the idea and state of the art technology behind the carbon fibre tub that serves as the spine of the supercar that really gets me going. Other cars that use this technology are, Mercedes Benz SLR Mclaren, The not-out-yet Mclaren mp4-12c and many others.
Here's the Press Release:
One-77 closes on new Aston Martin record
Gaydon, Tuesday 22 December. Aston Martin's One-77 supercar has moved closer to setting a new all-time record for the British marque in initial high speed testing after surpassing all predictions and comfortably breaking the 200mph mark.
The One-77 is currently undergoing a stringent development process ahead of planned launch in 2010 with high speed testing taking place at a top secret proving ground in southern Europe. In a series of test runs completed last week the One-77 exceeded original expectations and recorded a 220.007mph (354.86kmh) top speed in dry but windy conditions under the guidance of the Aston Martin engineering team. Dynamic testing is now scheduled to continue into the New Year.
See all the technical specification HERE,
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