ASTON MARTIN VICTOR

Rating 4.0

ENGINE 7312cc V12, DOHC, 48v

POWER 623kW

TORQUE 821Nm

0-100KM/H 3.0sec (estimated)

WEIGHT 1630kg • PRICE N/A

LIKE: Ultimate in bespoke and exclusive theatre; track dynamics; V12 soundtrack

DISLIKE: Aston is only making one; if you have to ask how much…

I’M A PASSENGER. The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s have done their best, but there’s only so much water they can shift and currently it’s just not enough. Time slows and I sit it out, pondering the aquaplaning predicament, fortunate enough that I’m on a wide track and there’s nothing around me to hit. My biggest concern is that this is about as much driving as I’ll be doing today. I’d had three slow sighting laps around Aston Martin’s Silverstone Stowe circuit to get some heat into the car’s engine and brakes and learning where the circuit goes, before the rainfall became biblical.

I’m not sure I’d be so happy to let anyone drive this car in these conditions, but Aston Martin’s people are remarkably relaxed. Arriving at the first corner is where those Michelins give up, the track is no longer there. Instead, it’s fully