A company that earned its spurs restoring and outfitting classic British motors with electricity has revealed its latest project: a classic British motor with—gasp!—a stonking great gasoline engine.
Lunaz is back, and for its 50th commission, has ushered in its old friend, the Aston Martin DB6. But where its previous DB6 commissions were electrified, this one—for the first time—ups the petrol power.
And where it was once a 4.0-liter straight-six with around 282 horsies, it is now—as you’ve no doubt gathered from the headline—a 5.0-liter straight-six with 350hp.
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Lunaz has tweaked the suspension, brakes, and steering, too, and gone to town on the DB6’s shapely form. The client who commissioned this particular car—the first of only a ‘limited’ number of ‘First Edition’ cars—wanted a unique green paint job, sculpted arches, and soft gold accents.
Inside the restored cabin, you’ll find silver switchgear, mother-of-pearl inlays, cashmere, suede, and, of course, leather.
While Lunaz’s previous chapter was a fairly tumultuous one (shuttering the bit that aimed to electrify trucks and buses, sending staff home), this 5.0-liter DB6 marks “a new chapter” for the Silverstone-based company. A new chapter that now appears to be open to both internal-combustion power and electrons in a “powertrain-agnostic approach.”
“We founded Lunaz to preserve, enhance, and reimagine the world’s most celebrated cars, allowing them to be driven and cherished for generations,” said boss David Lorenz. “This DB, our 50th commission and the first petrol project leveraging our Formula 1-derived expertise, is a watershed moment.”
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
