Last week, Aston Martin celebrated 25 years of the Vanquish. Originally unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Auto Show, the flagship British Super GT came at a pivotal time as it marked a pivotal time for the brand. It subsequently also featured in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan.
The Vanquish exudes style and class even today. Now in its third generation, it remains one of the British marques' most luxurious and storied models and is available both as a Coupe or in Convertible Volante form, a car that we savored last year.
Beyond its continued application of V12 power, by far, the defining factor of why the Vanquish has stayed relevant is its styling. Compared to its contemporaries, the Aston carries a certain charm. Timeless in form and proportion, something that was set in stone since the first generation, designer Ian Callum set the precedent early on.
The Scottish designer, who was also involved in styling the DB9 and served as the head of design for Jaguar for 20 years, recently brought back the Gen-1 Vanquish into conversation in 2019.
His coach-built revival Callum Vanquish 25, limited to 25 bespoke commissions (built on a donor car), proved how adaptable the original shape remains. Updated lighting signatures, revised aerodynamics, and a reworked interior brought the early 2000s grand tourer into the present without diluting its core identity. Nearly 350 modifications were made. Last year, we also touched upon the Zagato-style, more practical shooting brake variant, which first broke cover in 2023.
The project continues to take new shapes and forms, as earlier this week, Callum Design showcased yet another derivative based on the first-gen Vanquish, this time taking on a more aggressive form.
Dubbed the Vanquish Widebody, this is Callum marking 25 years of the model. The most obvious difference compared to prior versions is the exaggerated fender flares, which, when combined with a relatively aggressive grille design and front bumper/chin, and an exaggerated sill, all details that continue to work on a form that is over two and a half decades old.
While what we see here is just a digital rendering, and the post on Instagram stated that this model was temporarily limited to ‘0’ examples, Callum, in a follow-up post, clarified that this could very well become a reality if the interest is there. Watch this space.
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