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The Aston Martin One-77 is a supercar with a name as unique as its style and approach to performance. While smaller engines being force-fed copious amounts of air via super and turbochargers is the new craze in the auto industry, Aston Martin decided to take a decidedly old school approach to the One-77 and its massive, naturally aspirated 7.3-liter V12.

The One-77's naturally aspirated 7.3-liter V12 is derived from Aston's 6.0-liter powerplant, but with power upped to a massive 750 horsepower with torque checking in at 533 lb-ft. Even more impressive is the fact that Aston Martin and Cosworth engineers sought out to decrease engine weight by 10 percent while bumping its displacement by 1.3-liters, but instead actually achieved a 25 percent weight reduction.

The end result of the impressive tinkering by Aston Martin and Cosworth engineers is the ability to say the One-77 is the most powerful naturally aspirated (non super or turbocharged) road car on the planet.

But the powertrain advancement doesn't stop there, that beastly powerplant is then mated to an all-new six-speed sequential manual - or in other words, an automatic with paddle shifters mounted to the steering wheel. This transmission was designed exclusively for the One-77, marking a new generation of transmission for the automaker.

Power is then transferred to the ground via Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires (255/35 ZR20 front, 335/30 ZR20 rear) developed specifically for the One-77. Behind the 20-inch wheels are lightweight Carbon Ceramic Matrix brakes with caliper internals that have been re-engineered to transmit less heat from the brake pads into the brake fluid, while the discs themselves have been developed to ensure the maximum possible contact area between the face of the disc and the brake pads.

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I would like to apologize but today’s picture had to be censored!

You see my station works on a “project” that is still classified and cannot be talked about or it could lead to dire consequences all round.

Fear not though, because the project is nearing it’s completion and if all runs smoothly then the world will be a better place than before. If however things go topsy-turvy then… well let’s just hope they don’t!

Back to work now…

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