--- title: Aston Martin V12 Speedster · HICONIUM description: The V12 Speedster is a roughly 700 PS two-seater without roof or windscreen. Aston Martin built 88 around Vantage and DBS Superleggera hardware. Its first public auction sale in 2025 was less than half the tax-inclusive UK launch price. canonical_url: https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/astonmartin/v12-speedster image: https://hiconium.dev/og/vehicle/astonmartin/v12-speedster.png --- > HICONIUM · Index: https://hiconium.dev/llms.txt · Every page: append `.md` or send `Accept: text/markdown`. > Path: [Home](https://hiconium.dev/) › [Vehicles](https://hiconium.dev/models) › [Aston Martin](https://hiconium.dev/manufacturers/aston%20martin) › V12 Speedster > On this page: [The price and the proof](#the-price-and-the-proof) · [Model readouts](#model-readouts) · [Documented sales](#documented-sales) · [A 12-month route to an open V12](#overview-heading) · [Technical specifications](#technical-specifications) · [Powertrain](#powertrain) · [Chassis and body](#chassis-and-body) · [The people behind the car](#the-people-behind-the-car) · [Miles Nurnberger](#miles-nurnberger) · [Matt Becker](#matt-becker) · [Member instruments](#member-instruments) ![A green Aston Martin V12 Speedster, front three-quarter view on a racing-green field with a silver arc](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/astonmartin-v12-speedster/hero-wide-2560.jpg) # V12 Speedster No roof, no screen The V12 Speedster is a roughly 700 PS two-seater without roof or windscreen. Aston Martin built 88 around Vantage and DBS Superleggera hardware. Its first public auction sale in 2025 was less than half the tax-inclusive UK launch price. 2020 to 2021 · 88 built · Gaydon ## The price and the proof Indicative road-car band $400K–$650K · 1 documented road sales. Modeled values are not observed sales. Nothing here is investment advice. Confidence: low. One completed public auction sale supports the lower end: Collecting Cars reported $420'500 in October 2025 for a 355-km car. The same auction house reported that three earlier 2024 offerings had failed to sell. Specification, region, tax status and registration remain insufficiently tested for higher confidence. USD; low-mileage cars with complete factory equipment. Bespoke colour and registration status can alter demand. £765'000 including VAT at launch; $420'500 at the first completed public auction sale. Valuation method and source rules: [HICONIUM standards](https://hiconium.dev/standards). Observed auction results across the wider market: [Market terminal](https://hiconium.dev/market). ### Model readouts Synthetic model · insufficient ledger. model v1 · seed astonmartin-v12-speedster. Compound annual growth is modeled price CAGR; S&P 500 is a price index without dividends. Forecast quantiles are not investment advice. | Window | This car* | S&P 500 | Gold | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1Y | +21.3% | +18.8% | +21.9% | | Series | Deepest drawdown | Window | | --- | --- | --- | | This car* | — | | | S&P 500 | -4.0% | Jan 2026 → Mar 2026 · recovered Apr 2026 | | Gold | -18.9% | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 · not recovered | | Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | +6M | $486'875 | $530'711 | $578'495 | | +12M | $496'206 | $552'370 | $614'891 | | +24M | $516'160 | $598'375 | $693'686 | ### Documented sales 1 recorded. Every public sale on this file, newest first. Amounts keep the recorded currency. Source links appear only when the catalog stores a public auction-lot URL. | Date | Chassis / label | Class | House | Venue | Amount | Currency | Basis | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025 | 2025 | Road | Collecting Cars | Collecting Cars | $420'500 | USD | | | A single completed sale is a market point, not a mature valuation series. ## A 12-month route to an open V12 Aston Martin confirmed the 88-car programme in January 2020 and unveiled the production design in March. Q by Aston Martin and the design team combined existing Vantage and DBS hardware with a bespoke open carbon body. The launch specification used a Boeing F/A-18 reference and Skyfall Silver paint. A DBR1 treatment followed in April 2021, linking Racing Green, white roundels and saddle leather to Aston Martin's 1959 Le Mans winner. Pricing started at £765'000 including VAT. Several public offerings failed to sell before Collecting Cars reported the first completed auction sale in October 2025: $420'500 for a 355-km car in a two-tone white and orange specification. | Highlight | Detail | | --- | --- | | The windscreen was deleted | Driver and passenger sit in separate open wells divided by a central spine. There is no roof, conventional windscreen or token aero screen to soften the premise. Aston Martin supplied storage under the rear humps and placed a removable leather bag where a glovebox would normally sit. Helmets are functional equipment, not display props. | | Two production cars underneath | The bonded-aluminium structure combines elements of the Vantage and DBS Superleggera, then carries an almost entirely carbon-fibre body. The 5.2-litre V12 drives through a rear-mounted eight-speed ZF automatic. The hybrid architecture shortened development to a little over 12 months. Unique suspension tuning, central exhaust outlets and carbon-ceramic brakes keep the Speedster from being a simple body conversion. | | DBR1 specification came later | The launch car used an F/A-18-themed Skyfall Silver scheme. In 2021 Aston Martin offered a DBR1 specification in Racing Green, with white roundels, silver grille treatment and Conker saddle leather. Both are factory narratives. Original build specification, supplied helmets and luggage, and the complete delivery set should be documented rather than inferred from a later repaint. | | Label | Value | | --- | --- | | Power | ~700 PS | | Torque | 753 Nm | | Built | 88 | | Launch price | £765'000 incl. VAT | | Body | Near-full carbon fibre | | Gearbox | 8-speed automatic | ## Technical specifications ### Powertrain | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Engine | 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 | front-mid mounted, all-alloy, 48 valves | | Power | ~700 PS | factory estimate | | Torque | 753 Nm | factory figure | | Gearbox | ZF 8-speed automatic | rear-mounted | | Differential | Limited-slip | | | Drive | Rear-wheel drive | | | 0 to 100 km/h | 3.4 seconds | updated 2021 factory estimate; 2020 debut sheet stated 3.5 seconds | | Top speed | 318 km/h | updated 2021 factory estimate; 2020 debut sheet stated 300 km/h | ### Chassis and body | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Architecture | Bonded aluminium | elements from Vantage and DBS Superleggera | | Body | Almost entirely carbon fibre | | | Front suspension | Independent double wishbone | | | Rear suspension | Multi-link | adaptive damping with Sport, Sport+ and Track | | Front brakes | 410 mm carbon ceramic | | | Rear brakes | 360 mm carbon ceramic | | | Wheels | 21-inch forged centre-lock | | ## The people behind the car ### [Miles Nurnberger](https://hiconium.dev/people/miles-nurnberger) Director of Design · Aston Martin Led the open-cockpit form, central spine and the design references spanning DB3S, DBR1 and CC100. ### [Matt Becker](https://hiconium.dev/people/matt-becker) Chief Engineer · Aston Martin Led the chassis and dynamic development around the open structure, adaptive suspension and V12 powertrain. ## Member instruments A HICON Bid is a confidential expression of buying interest on this file. 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