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June 22, 2023
A restored Aston Martin Bulldog has met the goal it failed to achieve 40 years ago: exceeding 200 miles per hour (322 km/h).
At the end of the 70s, Aston Martin, with its Bulldog prototype, set out to make the fastest car in the world and the first to overcome the 200 miles per hour (322 km/h) barrier. She didn’t make it and stayed at a more than respectable 307 km/h (191 miles per hour).
After more than four decades of pursuit, the Aston Martin Bulldog has finally achieved its purpose and has circulated at 322 km/h at the Machrihanish aerodrome, a former NATO base located in Campbeltown (Scotland).
Mounts a 600 hp V8 engine
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This restored Aston Martin Bulldog has been piloted by Darren Turner, three-time winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans and Aston Martin driver. Previously, in 2021, this same pilot had managed to take this Bulldog up to 283 km/h, but finally, a few days ago, the long-awaited mark was achieved.
“Conditions were perfect for the race, and the car performed flawlessly, easily hitting the 200mph mark,” Turner said. «The Bulldog has now delivered on Aston Martin’s promise of the 1980s and everyone who has worked on the carEveryone from those who designed and first built it to Classic Motor Cars, who carried out the restoration under the direction of Richard Gauntlett, can all be very proud.”
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The Aston Martin Bulldog rides a V8 biturbo of 5.3 liters and 600 CV and it was born in 1979 as a model that was going to be produced in limited units with the aim of becoming the fastest production car on sale.
The company’s financial situation caused the project to be canceled and Only one copy will be made. with which to try to break that speed record, something that he did not do at that time, but that, more than 40 years later, has been fulfilled.
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