As you may remember, Ian Callum left his position of Design Director at Jaguar this summer to found his own company and focus on creating truly unique vehicles. Callum’s first release will be a reimagination of the classical Aston Martin Vanquish (2001 – 2007).
Interestingly, the Vanquish was Callum’s first project of this kind. Co-designed with Henrik Fisker, it determined the eventual design philosophy of the British luxury marque. Callum has always said he wanted to tweak the appearance of the car a little – and it seems he can finally do it now.
The company has no intention of building any vehicles from scratch. The entire Aston Martin Vanquish 25 series will be based on production cars. A total of 2,578 of those rolled off the lines during the entire production period, but Callum says he will only process 25. He adds that he would prefer interested clients to source their own vehicles, but will look for and buy one if needed.
The project is a collaboration with English tuner R-Reforged, which has previously released two tuned V12 Zagato supercars (one as a show car and the other as a test unit).
Spec-wise, each Aston Martin Vanquish 25 will receive a power boost in the amount of 61 hp (45 kW), bringing the total to 527 hp (393 kW). It will trade its robotic transmission for a six-speed automatic one and get a number of aesthetic improvements, including new mirror caps, bumpers, front grille, rear diffuser, hood air intakes, and LED headlights.
In turn, the cabin is a joint effort with another customizer, Mulberry. Highlights include new seats, a multimedia system with a touch-enabled display, and a chronometer.
A completed Aston Martin Vanquish 25 (donor vehicle already included) will cost around £550,000. First owners will get their cars towards the end of this year.