At last week's Goodwood Festival of Speed, Aston Martin revealed two very different bespoke machines based on the outgoing Vantage model. Reviving the legendary V600 name first used two decades ago is this V12 Vantage V600. It was built by the 'Q by Aston Martin' department to the special request of a customer. It features a 600hp version of the naturally aspirated V12 engine mated to a manual gearbox and a striking bodykit. The V12 Vantage V600 is available now with production limited to seven coupes and seven roadsters.
Wilder still is this one-off Cygnet V8 commissioned from the Q by Aston Martin department by a very eccentric customer. It is exactly what the name suggests; a V8-engined version of Aston Martin's supermini. Whereas the original Cygnet was built to bring the overall emissions of Aston Martin's line-up down, this car has not been built with the environment in consideration. It was created by grafting the front and rear subframes from a V8 Vantage to the centre section of the Toyota Aygo based machine. The resulting Cygnet V8 is about as wide as it is long and with 430hp on tap, it should be quite an eventful drive.
A week earlier, at the Le Mans Classic, there were many great cars in action. The first we would like to highlight is this Nissan R90CK, which was raced for the first time after spending two decades in the Nissan Heritage Collection museum. It was raced in period both in Europe and Japan where it was fitted with a dual rear wing. Following a complete restoration, the Nissan Group C racer proved blisteringly fast and could have won the Group C support race if it wasn't for a high speed puncture.

Enjoy the links:

2018 Aston Martin V12 Vantage V600 - Images, Specifications and Information

2018 Aston Martin Cygnet V8 - Images, Specifications and Information

1990 Nissan R90CK - Chassis R90C/6 - Ultimatecarpage.com