Aston Martin V12 Speedster

The Aston Martin V12 Speedster is here to ruin millionaire hair

…but is this also proof that Aston’s biggest engine fits into its littlest car?

By Ollie Kew – TopGear

Great news, Top Gear readers and millionaire car collectors! Welcome to a limited-edition supercar that – get this – isn’t yet sold out! You can have your very own Aston Martin V12 Speedster. One of 88 examples, to be precise. And you only have to find a mere £765,000 for the privilege. Great news indeed.

That makes the V12 Speedster about six times as common as the Bentley Mulliner Bacalar – which is another new, British, 12-cylinder, two-seater speedster. But, the Aston costs exactly half as much. Which one you’d have rather depends on how taken you are with the Aston’s spec

Now, there was a new Vantage Roadster about five minutes ago. What, then, is the point in this open-topped trinket?

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