PRODRIVE'S F430 KILLER

Prodrive, the company that's invested in Aston Martin is best known for their work in one-off sports cars and their famous Subauru rally cars. They've built some of the most impressive cars in the circuit and now they've decided that they're bored with conquering the world's race tracks and want to dominate the streets, thus the P2 - their Ferrari F430 killer.



While it doesnt hold the appeal of the F430 it does boast blistering speed, good looks, and catlike agility. Be sure to watch the video and be in awe when they demonstrate the power of their anti-lag and electronic brake system.

The P2 was built to showcase the company's race-inspired technology as applied to a road car, but production was never really an option, and for good reason. At the time, Prodrive didn't have a factory, and factories are expensive. Now that it owns Aston Martin, however, the factory is there, and Aston's desire for a supercar jibes perfectly with what Prodrive is highly adept at: building fast, highly capable race-bred vehicles.

Now, no one's saying the P2 itself would be the basis of any Aston Martin. After all, it's based on the itty-bitty Subaru R1 (a JDM city car), which has no business being mentioned in the same breath as a $300,000 supercar. Similarly, the turbo four driving the P2 is around 8 cylinders short of what a proper Aston Martin should have sitting in the engine compartment. The lessons learned and the technologies employed in building the P2, however, could certainly be leveraged on future Astons, including a supercar destined to fight the exotics. That's where the rally-inspired coupe could leave its mark on the superluxury brand's future portfolio.