Aston Martin Vanquish remixed as one-off Thunderbolt - Paul Tan's Automotive News
Long before the Fisker name was plastered onto the Karma plug-in hybrid vehicle under the Fisker Automotive banner, it stood on the bonnet of models (as Fisker Coachbuild) such as the Fisker Latigo CS and Fisker Tramonto – a reinterpretation of... Now, it would appear as though Henrik Fisker is going back to what he does best with the unveiling of the ‘Thunderbolt’ concept – a one-off styling exercise based on the Aston Martin Vanquish. Up front, the angular lower air intakes are the first few clues to the transformation while a honeycomb front grille is flanked by thinner head lamp assemblies. In profile, the car has been dropped by a total of 15 mm and wears twin five-spoke 21-inch alloy wheels wrapped in performance tyres. Elsewhere, redesigned side skirts provide a tauter look while the ‘deep-cut’ side strakes have been reworked to gel better with the overall silhouette. A skeleton chronograph developed in conjunction between Henrik Fisker and Maurice Lacroix features below said screen. As this is purely a cosmetic experiment, the car carries forward the same mechanicals as the Aston Martin Vanquish that it is based on. “An extremely limited” run is touted. Source: paultan.org
