{"id":9451,"date":"2019-12-02T01:39:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T21:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoscommunity.com\/?p=9451"},"modified":"2019-12-02T22:28:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T18:28:02","slug":"aston-martin-dbs-superleggera-concorde-special-edition-marks-50-years-since-the-first-flight-of-the-worlds-best-known-supersonic-airliner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoscommunity.com\/2019\/12\/02\/aston-martin-dbs-superleggera-concorde-special-edition-marks-50-years-since-the-first-flight-of-the-worlds-best-known-supersonic-airliner\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Concorde Special Edition Marks 50 Years Since the First Flight of the World\u2019s Best-Known Supersonic Airliner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few aircraft of the jet age are more instantly recognisable, or more fondly remembered, than the world-renowned Concorde. Now, 50 years since its first flight, this supersonic passenger jet \u2013 created in a unique piece of Anglo-French co-operation \u2013 is the inspiration for the latest member of the highly desirable Aston Martin Wings Series.<\/p>\n

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Strictly limited to only ten examples and featuring lavish personalisation via Aston Martin<\/a>\u2019s bespoke service, Q by Aston Martin<\/a>, the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Concorde proudly celebrates not only the half-century since the iconic luxury passenger jet took to the skies, but also the centenary of one of Concorde\u2019s two flag-carrying airline operators: British Airways.<\/p>\n

The announcement of this new special edition sports car marks the latest chapter in the ongoing Aston Martin Wings Series. The DBS<\/a> Superleggera Concorde Edition joins the Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition; Vintage Blades Edition; and the V12 Vantage S Spitfire 80 in the brand\u2019s aviation-inspired celebration models.<\/p>\n

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Fittingly, the car has been commissioned by Aston Martin Bristol which is to be found just a long runway\u2019s length away from Aerospace Bristol at Filton \u2013 the place that is now home to the last Concorde ever to fly and the location at which the British Concorde were manufactured. Today\u2019s announcement is particularly fitting, too, since it coincides precisely with the date of 26 November 2003 when the last Concorde flight, of G-BOAF now in residence at Aerospace Bristol \u2013 touched down.<\/p>\n

Marek Reichman, Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Aston Martin Lagonda<\/a>, said of the new car: \u201cIt only fits that our great British sports car brand marks the achievement of the incredibly dedicated, talented and ambitious teams of British and French scientists, engineers, designers and aircraft workers who made Concorde, and supersonic air travel, a reality in our skies 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUsing the DBS Superleggera<\/a> as our starting point, and with the support of the talented personalisation experts in the Q by Aston Martin service to draw on, we have been able to subtly and sympathetically enhance and highlight some of the car\u2019s most notable features while preserving the elegance, style and sheer brutish road presence for which the Aston Martin DBS is rightly known.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The DBS Superleggera Concorde features a carefully judged selection of interior and exterior design and trims modifications to delicately yet unmistakably celebrate the achievements of the Concorde team. Outside, the sports car is distinguished by bespoke side strakes milled from solid aluminium; a bespoke painted livery comprising British Airways colours on the roof strake, aero blade and rear diffuser; black tinted carbon fibre roof with Concorde silhouette graphic; the famous British Airways \u2018Speedmarque\u2019 logo in chrome on the front wings; a unique Q by Aston Martin wing badge with black enamel infill; unique and authentic jet black painted Civil Aviation Authority aircraft identifier numbers and bespoke inspection plaques signed by Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group CEO Andy Palmer and British Airways Chairman \u00c1lex Cruz.<\/p>\n

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Inside, the new car features more carefully judged design features created to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Concorde. Among the highlights inside are the Concorde logo on the front seat facings; a Mach Meter graphics embroidered on the driver\u2019s side sun visor; a unique headliner featuring printed Alcantara displaying a \u2018sonic boom\u2019 graphic; paddle shifters made from titanium from Concorde compressor blades; floor mats in Terence Conran design pattern; seatbelt buckle badges milled from solid aluminium and bespoke sill plaques.<\/p>\n

This, of course, is supported by the supreme performance of the DBS Superleggera \u2013 the brand\u2019s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12-engined Super GT flagship boasting 725 PS, 900 Nm of torque, a top speed of 211mph and blistering acceleration that dispatches 0-62 mph in just 3.4 seconds and 0-100 mph in 6.4 seconds.<\/p>\n

Parts of the proceeds from the sale of each car will be donated to the Air League Trust, a not-for-profit organisation that teaches underprivileged children how to fly and offers support for them to work in engineering.<\/p>\n

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The new DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition is strictly limited to 10 examples, and they are available to purchase through Aston Martin Bristol.<\/p>\n

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