Wealthy buyer orders 10 Aston Martin One-77 supercars

A wealthy buyer residing in the Middle East has reportedly placed an order for ten – yes, ten – One-77 Aston Martin supercars. Aston Martin will only produce 77 examples in total, and each with a pricetag of nearly $2 million – making this one heck of a greedy order.

According to CarsUK, placing this massive order required an instant down payment of $23 million in order to convince Aston Martin that the seller was serious.

The massive down payment was apparently also enough to get Aston Martin to abide by the buyer’s very demanding request: all ten models must be completed by September 2010. That may seem like a relatively simple request, but given that Aston Martin had a rigid production schedule already in place, this certainly required shuffling around a few orders from other buyers.

The buyer’s reason for ordering ten of the world’s most exclusive cars was to provide them for several members of his “family.” How generous of him.

But the examples of excessive purchases don’t stop there with the One-77, they carry on with another buyer allegedly purchasing two – one to drive, and one to dismantle and place on the walls as art.

Now, don’t take this the wrong way, here at Leftlane we would certainly agree that the One-77 is nothing short of a breathtaking piece of automotive art, but we would sure like to see it on the roads…or at least in one piece, given the extremely rare nature of the car.

About the One-77
The One-77 will be equipped with enough firepower to take on practically any supercar in the world. Underhood, the One-77 will be powered by a 7.0-liter V12, derived from Aston’s 6.0-liter powerplant. Output is a massive 750 horsepower with torque checking in at about 533 lb-ft, although both figures are subject to change.

Those astronomical performance numbers and the One-77’s svelte 3,300 pound curb weight should net a top speed well past the 200 mph mark, with a 0-60 time of a scant 3.5 seconds. But the One-77 won’t be a slouch in the corners, either. The One-77 is shorter than the DB9, lower than the Vantage and has a track of six and a half feet — only eight inches narrower than a Hummer H1.

Although it was previously reported that Aston Martin had received over 100 orders for the One-77, an Aston Martin representative said that those weren’t actually vehicle orders, but rather “expressions of interest.” Only 77 of those hand raisers will actually end up with a One-77 in their collection, with no two cars being exactly alike thanks to a customization system befit of a seven-figure supercar.