For the Gran Turismo 6 PS3 game, the British sports car marque introduced a
stunning concept which pushes the boundaries of what an Aston Martin could be.
Following the global launch at Goodwood Festival of Speed, the DP-100 Vision
Gran Turismo Concept will be available for Gran Turismo 6 (GT6) owners to
download in July 2014.
Starting with nothing but the traditional 'blank sheet of paper' the design team
and design engineers worked for six months to create the new addition to the
Vision Gran Turismo stable of race cars.
The twin-turbo V12 mid-engined racer offers up to 800 hp, endowing it with
blistering performance fully in keeping with the high octane nature of the game.
Created utilizing many of the same techniques as applied in the development of
Aston Martin production sports cars - hand sketches and 3D modeling, followed by
full realization in the virtual world - DP-100 provides an exceptional level of
detail with a fully functioning suspension system and state-of-the-art
electronics.
Design Director Marek Reichman said: "DP-100 has been an exciting and intensive
project for the team here at Gaydon. Features such as the car's revolutionary
'active aerodynamics' are there not just as a way of enhancing form, but also to
support the car's function in-game. As with the CC100 Speedster Concept, many of
the design cues visible in DP-100, such as the light blade rear lamps, could
also feed through into future sports cars that we'll launch in the offline world
so the importance of this project should not be underestimated."
Aston Martin has supported previous editions of the long-running and hugely
successful Gran Turismo series, debuting in the very first game with the Aston
Martin DB7 Coupé and Volante.
Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of Gran Turismo and President of Polyphony
Digital Inc, enthused: "When I first came face to face with this car at the
Aston Martin Headquarters in Gaydon, UK, I was at a loss for words seeing the
level of perfection in its design. I was surprised by the bold proposal of the
car being the first midship layout model in Aston Martin history. And while it
is clean and classy in design, it is also very emotional. Not only that, there
was this future Aston Martin in front of me, that was so detailed it could be
released on the market pretty much as is."
