Net Cars Show: Sultan of Brunei

Showing posts with label Sultan of Brunei. Show all posts

1995 Honda Argento Vivo Concept by Pininfarina

A 1995 concept car designed by Pininfarina for Honda.

The original show car was fitted with a rear wheel driving 2.5 litre 5-cylinder engine.

The Argento Vivo concept had a metal roof and back light

which retracted into the trunk compartment, transforming it to a roadster.

It also featured aluminium construction and two-tone finish with the

aluminum left polished and exposed on the upper panels.

The dark blue sections of the Argento Vivo were formed from fiberglass.

The concept did not get produced becuase Honda was already starting to

develop another concept car which was to become the Honda S2000 roadster.

The Argento Vivo also caught the attention of the Sultan of Brunei.

He managed to persuade Pininfarina to create a fleet of five Argento Vivo's for his family.

However in place of the original Honda drivetrain was a Mercedes setup,

including suspension, brakes, transmission and an AMG 7.3 litre V12.

(myblog.yahoo.com)

(Photos from autowp.ru & xpressfeeds.com)

1998 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Special Series II

Designed by Zagato, custom built for Sultan of Brunei and his brother Prince Jeffri.
Based on the V8 Vantage V600 platform.
Powered by a 600 bhp V600 engine, and a new suspension package and the ZF 5-Speed transmission.
Altogether producing 600 bhp and a top speed of over 200 mph.
The second series kept the four seat arrangement,
but fit the car with a thoroughly modern Zagato body and custom-built interior.
Only three Series II Astons were built and all went directly to Brunei.
Chassis numbers are: #70508, #70509 and #70510.
(supercars.net)

(Photos from supercars.net)

Aston Martin V8 Vantage V600, the regular version.

(Photos from exoticsonroad.com)

1997 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Special Series I

Custom built for Sultan of Brunei and his brother Prince Jeffri.

Based on the V8 Vantage V600 platform.

Taking almost all its cues from the classic DB4 Zagato,
these modern interpretations were sketched out specifically for the Sultan.

Aston Martin hired Zagato design the four seat supercar into a smaller and lighter two seat affair.

Powered by a 600 bhp V600 engine, and a new suspension package and the ZF 5-Speed transmission.
Altogether producing 600bhp, 60 more than the 'standard' Vantage version.
It has a potential top speed of over 200mph.

A grey test mule was built up for tests. It laid out the basic formula for three more cars which were also built

#70505 Black, #70506 - Titanium Grey and #70507 Red which was eventually painted black.

The Special Series I was followed up by a second design which was far less retrograde and more forward thinking.

These were built around the same time in 1997/8 and again three copies were made.

(supercars.net)