2015 Aston Martin Lagonda exclusively developed

No, this is the 2015 Aston Martin Lagonda, and it’s the first ever mega-ultra-luxury-premium car to be developed exclusively for the Middle East.

You read that right — while the US continues to take up the bulk of the ultra-luxury car market, populated by Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, China and Russia are catching up.

Yet Aston Martin chose specifically our region for its strictly limited series scheduled for early next year.

So, the Middle East dreamt it, now they will build it. Following on from the limited and hand-crafted One-77 hypercar, the Lagonda saloon will be built in much the same, bespoke fashion.

Although, unlike the One-77, it is based on the company’s VH architecture that made its debut a full decade ago with the 2004 DB9, the Lagonda will draw inspiration from its infamous 1976 namesake penned by renowned designer William Towns, who also did the Jensen-Healey and the 1967 DBS.

Slade is keeping production numbers close to his chest: “This is a limited-series project and, as such, we’ve chosen to keep the details confidential.” In any case, chances are you won’t park next to another at LuLu.

The extensive bodywork will be crafted entirely from carbon fibre by hand, and built in the same dedicated building previously used exclusively for the One-77.

In exchange for your millions, Gaydon will create an entirely bespoke Lagonda personalised to your every taste, however classy or brash.

“This shows the importance of our Middle East market and how we take our customers’ wishes very seriously — we want to react and satisfy the appetite of our most discerning customers.

The inspiration of the car being Lagonda is fitting especially when this car was so successful and popular in the Middle East back in the late Seventies,” ends Slade.