The final idea automotive produced by legendary Italian design home Bertone is up for grabs.
That automotive, the Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2, is scheduled to be auctioned off by Dore & Rees on Mar. 29. Unveiled on the 2013 Geneva auto present, it was slated to enter manufacturing, in accordance with the public sale home, however Bertone’s chapter the next yr halted these plans.
2013 Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 idea (picture through Dore & Rees)
A shooting-brake model of the Aston Martin Rapide, the Jet 2+2 was commissioned by Aston collector Barry Weir to assist rejoice the automaker’s century, and to mark 60 years of collaboration between the British automaker and Bertone.
The Jet 2+2 was impressed by the Bertone Jet 2 idea 2004, which was primarily based on the first-generation Aston Martin Vanquish and was retained by Bertone after its tour of the auto-show circuit. It was even dusted off and up to date to be displayed alongside the Jet 2+2 on the 2013 Geneva present. The Jet 2 itself was impressed by the Bertone Jet, and Aston Martin DB4-based idea proven in Geneva in 1961.
2013 Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 idea (picture through Dore & Rees)
The idea is absolutely drivable, exhibiting 24,169 miles, in accordance with the public sale itemizing. It is mechanically equivalent to an ordinary Rapide, boasting the identical 6.0-liter V-12 producing 476 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. That can get this one-off Aston from 0-62 mph in an estimated 5.3 seconds.
Aston Martin deliberate to construct 10 buyer vehicles, in accordance with the public sale itemizing, however Bertone shut down earlier than they could possibly be accomplished, making the Jet 2+2 one-of-a-kind. The Bertone title was revived in 2022 for the GB110 supercar challenge, with plans for 33 vehicles designed to run on gasoline produced from waste plastic.
