Aston Martin opened its first dealership in Mexico a little over a decade ago in Mexico City, and now it’s marking the occasion with six new bespoke Vantage coupes.
Together, the cars are called the Mex’Uk Series—and each is a one-off, all designed by Q by Aston Martin, the marque’s bespoke division responsible for crafting new vehicles to the precise desires of customers. The new Vantages, unveiled by the brand on Wednesday, are intended to show the full abilities of that customization. Aston said the cars are inspired by the culture of the Wixárika, an indigenous people in the country.
“Each of the six Mex’Uk Vantage coupes was configured and named after a different power animal; they are punched with power, darted in dynamism and growing muscularity, destined to beat away force and drive deeply into the heart," Aston Martin said in a news release. “These unique designs combine traditional Wixárika symbolism with the cutting-edge performance and design of Aston Martin."
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The six cars have different names and different colors as well. They are the Blue Maxa (blue deer), which is painted blue on the outside and has blue leather in the interior; Gray Rawe (gray wolf), which is painted silver with red leather interior; Crimson Cauxai (crimson fox), which is painted red with tan leather interior; Green Xaye (green snake), which is painted green with green leather interior; White Terika (white scorpion), which is painted white with green interior; and Red Hukuri (red falcon), which is painted red with blue leather interior.
All of the cars have a Wixárika-inspired design on the hood, along with the Mexico Aston Martin Wings badge, which was first made in 2016 after an Aston Martin won the World Endurance Championship GTE series. Various other touches inside and out, like a design embroidered into the seats, complete the cars, as does a Q badge to denote that the car was designed by Q by Aston Martin.
Under the hood, the Vantages are the same car mechanically, with a top speed of 202 mph. Aston Martin did not reveal a price for the new Mex’Uk Vantages, but it’s very likely that it is more than the basic Vantage’s $200,000. Sadly, though, each Mex’Uk Vantage has already been sold—but that doesn’t mean you can’t admire them.
From the article by Erik Shilling
