The car manufacturer, which is also set to launch the new DB11 this year, confirmed back in March 2016 that it is working with Red Bull Racing and its chief designer Adrian Newey on what Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner described as "the ultimate of all road cars."

The new car will be powered by a high-revving V12 engine, which makes do without turbocharging, and is mounted in the middle of the two-seat car.

Newey is working on the project alongside Aston's chief designer Marek Reichman and its chief special operations officer Dave King, who runs the company's Special Operations department that was also responsible for the track-only Vulcan hypercar.