To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Aston Martin AM-RB 001 is getting massive interest from prospective customers. Sure, it’s going to cost in excess of $3 million and the estimated launch date isn’t until 2020, but that hasn’t stopped at least 450 customers from voicing their interest in the hypercar, so says Simon Sproule, Aston Martin’s director of global marketing communications.
Speaking with Motoring Australia, Sproule indicated that upon the AM-RB 001’s revelation in July, the British automaker already received 370 requests to be listed for the car. Now that number is up to 450 and all of this comes well after Aston Martin announce plans to cap production of the hypercar to just 99 units.
Turns out, a lot of people are already jostling to be included among the 99 lucky owners of the AM-RB 001, even though it’s not clear if Aston Martin will have a stringent selection process to determine the owners like Ford recently did with the new GT supercar. What’s clear is that people are tripping over themselves and others to get a hold of the AM-RB 001.
In related news, Aston Martin design boss Marek Reichman also confirmed reports that the British automaker plans to launch a mid-engine sports car that will be based on the same platform as the AM-RB 001. That model won’t get the same F1-inspired aerodynamic qualities, nor will it be subjected to the same kind of automotive diet as the hypercar. But it will be released at some point after 2020 and it will be packaged in a similar carbon fiber chassis similar to the range of mid-engine sports cars that McLaren has been producing in recent years.
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