ASTON MARTIN

Man buys Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate for $510,486, drives 1.1mi, sells for $350,007

This 2023 Aston Martin DBS is one of just 300 coupe units in 770 Ultimate edition form, and it features a gray exterior and a blue leather interior. It was purchased new by its original owner for $510,486 a few years back, and after driving it for just 1,100 miles, that same person decided to auction it off to the highest bidder.

As fate would have it, the car sold, and it did so for $350,007. Yes, a lot of Aston Martins tend to go for six figures that end in 007, for obvious reasons.

Look, anyone who’s an Aston Martin fan should know that if you’re on somewhat of a budget, the best thing you can do is wait a few years because these cars depreciate like nobody’s business. It doesn’t matter if it’s some special edition model or something more conventional. They just can’t hold their value as well as their rivals from Porsche, Ferrari or Lamborghini.

It’s why I’m sometimes amused by those who compare Aston Martin with Ferrari. There’s very little the former can do to match the prestige of the Italian supercar-maker, and collectors are well aware of this. It’s like the current 12Cilindri vs. Vanquish debate. You can talk all you want about how the latter is perhaps better looking or how it would be your choice if you had one – that's basically nonsense.

It’s always going to be the New York Mets versus the New York Yankees. It’s just the way it is.

Now, about this 770 Ultimate. It’s a cool car; there’s no doubt about that. It looks awesome, with the gray exterior, black-finished grille, and carbon fiber accents. It has a carbon fiber rear spoiler, carbon fiber roof strakes, quad exhaust outlets, a carbon fiber roof, LED headlights and taillights, plus a set of 21” twin five-spoke alloy wheels with Pirelli rubber and black-finished brake calipers. This DBS also features a factory-standard Adaptive Damping System.

Meanwhile, inside is where you’ll find heated and ventilated seats, carbon fiber trim accents, a 360-degree camera, keyless entry, dual-zone automatic climate control, a Bang & Olufsen sound system, 770 Ultimate branding (center armrest and door sill), and a whole lot of blue leather that extends from the seats to the dashboard, steering wheel, center console, and door panels.

As for performance, there’s a lot of it, but it’s mostly targeted at the straight-line Hyper GT lifestyle. There’s a twin-turbocharged quad-cam 5.2-liter V12 engine, sending 759 horsepower to the rear wheels via a rear-mounted ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox with a limited slip differential and active torque vectoring.

In terms of 0-60 times, the 770 Ultimate should be able to get you there in a little over 3 seconds, before maxing you out around roughly 211 mph (340 kph). It’s certainly not lacking in the speed department.

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PORSCHE

Bought a new car for 235,000 euros and sold it for 285,000 euros after 825 km

A buyer in the US bought a new Porsche 911 GT3 for 235,000 euros and resold it after only 825 kilometers for around 285,000 euros. The Autorevolution portal writes that the first owner bought the vehicle from a Porsche dealer in California.

The great sports car comes with a 4.0L six-cylinder boxer engine with 502 hp, a seven-speed PDK transmission, and has numerous additional options such as front axle lift, rear axle steering and adaptive sports seats.

The car changed hands via the auction platform Bring a Trailer. Although the 911 GT3 is not officially a limited model, Porsche traditionally produces smaller quantities of the vehicle. This leads to long waiting times, and in this case, an increase in the price of a used car.

So some Porsches and super sports cars are a good investment…

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