HBH Teases Mid-engined V12 Vantage Again

With Aston already willing to make 150 V12 Zagatos costing the equivalent of a large house, we have to ask the automotive world and ourselves the following question: Do we really need another limited production car with twelve cylinders and a forbidding price tag? If it’s made by the another coachbuilder and has the engine in the back, than the answer has to be “YES”.

We’ve already brought you the first tidbits of information regarding the HBH’s build in May, and now the company has shown a bunch of initial sketches from their design work. The first results are definitely encouraging, and we’d dare to say it’s a proper Aston. The teasers show the front, side and back, proving it's as mid-engined as a supercar can possibly be. Despite having to make room for an engine behind the two seats, HBH’s Aston V12 Vantage still manages to preserve that long, flowing bonnet and elegant proportions.

The only major niggle ww have with it is the back end, where the exhausts are to prominent, making it look like a wannabe project. However, the shape of the C-pillars and wheel arches more than make up for this. Other note-worthy design details include the sharp-looking headlights and taillights that are shaped after the One-77.

HBH won’t stop with the cosmetics, as its rumored to introduce a "twin-screw" Lysholm forced induction system to the already potent V12, with final output rumored to be about 675 horsepower. All those ponies will escape through the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.

We don’t really know if HBH has found a financial backer for the project, but if they do, this should be one heck of a supercar.