“Spitfire 80” Aston Martin Vantage a Rare Bird Ready for Takeoff

There’s lust, and then there’s Aston Martin lust. You might love the car you drive now, but when you’re in the presence of an Aston, your body discovers an entirely different sensation. Kinda like when your girlfriend gave Drake a hug at the after-show meet-and-greet. The design Gods over at the British manufacturer just released a new special edition of the V12 Vantage S, this time honoring an old World War II fighter plane.

The Royal Air Force released the Supermarine Spitfire on its first flight 80 years ago, and it went on to play a major role for the U.K. forces. That’s why Aston is making eight special editions called the “Spitfire 80” as on ode to the plane’s service.

The car comes in a “Duxford Green,” which is also a call back to the air force base where the Spitfires originally flew out of, and has a yellow pinstripe down the side like the planes had on their wings. Yellow accent in the grille, the calipers, and the trunk match. The car also has components from Duxford’s Aircraft Restoration Company. The tailpipe finishers supposedly have a “rainbow ‘bloom’ effect to match the Spitfire exhaust.” The interior has embroidered logos, Alcantara, and the RAF’s roundel in the dash.

Not that it matters, because you won’t have the chance to get one, but they’re priced at about $240,000, which is roughly $50,000 more than the original car.

via [Aston Martin]