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Aston Martin Contemplates Ferrari-Beating Mid-Engine Supercar

Since Aston Martin traded controlling ownership from Ford to the consortium comprised of Prodrive,and Kuwaiti investment group, it's landed in the news many times. The sale was big news in itself, and shortly after this was the announcement that some of the workers decided to strike. Oh, and don't forget that the Rapide, the long and lean four-door Aston was confirmed for production. If those headlines weren't enough, it seems that Aston is out to grab the front page of the world's automotive tabloids again with the potential of a mid-engine supercar.

Since Aston made it official that it was separating from Ford, information began to flow revealing a mid-engined vehicle to compete

The DBS, the successor to the Vanquish S, will provide the basis for the NPX's powertrain. (Photo: Aston Martin)

with high end exotics like the Mercedes-McLaren SLR, Pagani Zonda and the now out of production Ferrari Enzo and Porsche Carrera GT.

David Richards, the top boss of Prodrive and chairman of the new Aston Martin said, "Aston has to look at some of the things that are being done by our competitors, like the Audi R8 and the Japanese brands. We believe we can expand quite considerably."

What's more is that during that time period, Aston

Originally, the V8 Vantage was supposed to be a Ferrari 360/430 fighter, including a mid-engined layout, but at the last minute it was changed. (Photo: Aston Martin)

Martin's CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez displayed a preview of Aston Martin's product range that featured a vehicle called "NPX" which would sit above the Rapide, a vehicle that's estimated to cost $400,000 dollars and sell between 1,000 and 2,000 units per year. Bez said, "It is a sign of the confidence of the company that we could put a model above the Rapide." The vehicle could potentially carry the name “DBX”.

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