To mark a decade of Aston Martin’s presence in Mexico, the British sports activities automobile maker’s bespoke arm, ‘Q’ by Aston Martin, has collaborated with Aston Martin Mexico Metropolis and Menchaca Studio to create the Mex’Uk Collection: six one-off Vantage coupes that characteristic beautiful particulars portraying Mexico’s indigenous tradition. Every automobile is a singular construct, with the livery and inside tied to a unique energy animal from the Wixárika tradition, representing the individuals of western Mexico. Rendered in dramatic Q-exclusive finishes and conventional motifs, these aren’t mere inventive particulars however are symbols that possess deep religious that means.
The canvas for this mission is the new Aston Martin Vantage, launched final yr. Powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 656 horsepower, the sprint to 60 mph occurs in 3.4 seconds and a 202 mph prime velocity, which is the quickest Vantage thus far. The immense energy reserves are complemented with lively car dynamics, adaptive Bilstein DTX dampers, an digital rear differential, and 21-inch Michelin Pilot S5 rubber. A totally reimagined cabin with a state-of-the-art infotainment system completes the bundle.
“The Vantage has been a treasured a part of our model’s line-up for 75 years, and it’s now a high-performance ‘canvas’ for our Mexico Metropolis dealership to commemorate a milestone decade of gross sales in Mexico,” mentioned Pedro Mota, President of Aston Martin The Americas.
“Their work with Q by Aston Martin and Menchaca Studio exemplifies the really countless potentialities that end result from inventive minds uniting to rejoice tradition, historical past, design, and efficiency.”
Aston Martin by ‘Q’ Mex’Uk Collection
Each Vantage within the collection includes a customized Wixárika-inspired motif: an intricate, pearl-bronze graphic sample on the hood. Different exterior particulars embody a bronze-painted grille and facet strakes, and cast 21-inch Y-spoke wheels are completed in Satin Copper Bronze. Getting used right here for the primary time, every of the six automobiles additionally bears the colours of the Mexican flag on the Aston Martin Wings, a particular badge created again in 2016 to rejoice the World Endurance Championship (WEC) GTE Collection win. Handcrafted in copper and that includes inexperienced, white, and purple enamel, the tri-color badge took a number of hours to finish, with every hue utilized individually to forestall mixing. Every of the six automobiles additionally includes a ‘Q’ badge that signifies the bespoke fee.
Step inside, and the cultural theme continues with a Huichol Quilt design embroidered into the leather-based seats; an homage to the indigenous beaded textiles. A customized sill plaque options the Mex’Uk emblem, together with a central cross representing the union between the U.Okay. marque and its outpost in Mexico Metropolis. Surrounding it are 10 concentric chevrons, which is a nod to each Aston Martin’s 10 years in Mexico and the Wixárika “Ojo de Dios” or “God’s eye” protecting amulet.
The plaques establish every of the six automobiles by title and their symbolic animal:
Blue Maxa (Blue Deer): A examine in serenity, completed in Q Ion Blue with an Aurora Blue inside. It symbolizes purity and style
Grey Rawe (Grey Wolf): Q Satin Aluminite Silver exterior, Spicy Crimson inside. A nod to ancestral knowledge and communal energy
Crimson Cauxai (Crimson Fox): Painted Q Supernova Crimson with Oxford Tan leather-based. This mix honors mind and agility
Inexperienced Xaye (Inexperienced Snake): Wearing Buckinghamshire Inexperienced with a Forest Inexperienced inside. A metaphor for renewal and concord
White Terika (White Scorpion): Metallic Zenith White with Eifel Inexperienced. It channels resilience and the need to endure
Crimson Hukuri (Crimson Falcon): Completed in Scorpus Crimson over Navy Blue. It captures perspective, readability, and the need to ascend
Past the bodywork, every animal is honored with six Wixárika-style beaded sculptures, consultant of religious wildlife had been handcrafted by Menchaca Studio. Each Mex’Uk unit has already been offered, and deliveries are anticipated to start in Q2, 2025.
Supply: Aston Martin
