The newest British sports cars manufacturer just unveiled their first production model at an exclusive media briefing in London, with the hand-made Speedback grand tourer looking like a modern reinterpretation of the iconic Aston Martin DB4 and DB5.
Despite the obvious stylistic resemblances and the company founder's name (David Brown, ed), it seems that there is no actual connection with either Aston Martin, Sir David Brown or with the David Brown Group.
The new David Brown Automotive car company will apparently manufacture the Speedback by hand, with the car being actually based on the soon-to-be-demised Jaguar XKR but sporting an all-new exterior and interior.
“The launch of Speedback is the realization of a dream for me, and is the result of skilful and dedicated work by a team of highly talented designers, engineers and craftsmen. I am delighted at the reaction of the media, our suppliers, potential customers and friends, and I look forward to presenting the car to the public in Monaco. The Speedback name perfectly reflects the classic sports car tradition of the past, whilst also doing justice to the sophisticated silhouette of the car’s hand-built body and unique styling which features amongst much other detail, a fold-down picnic seat.” said David Brown, the new car company's CEO and founder.
Resulting from 18 months of development, the David Brown Speedback was penned by Alan Mobberley - who previously worked at Land Rover in interior design and was also in charge of the ill-fated Eterniti SUV - and it apparently incorporates design features from Aston Martin, Jaguar and even Ferrari, although we mostly see a modern remake of the Aston Martin DB5, of James Bond fame.
Meanwhile, let's check out this video with the car's development from XCAR:
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