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This is what you can get if you have $300,000 to spend on a car

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The new Aston Martin Vanquish. With its 6.0 litre V12 engine, it will go from 0-100 km in 4.1 seconds and has a top speed of 183 mph, or 294 km/h.

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Luckily, the luxury British auto maker claims that the sports car is “As happy on the streets of a bustling city as it is carving through the countryside” and is “suited to everyday use.”

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Globe Drive agrees that a $300,000+ sports car would make an excellent daily driver.

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According to the company’s website, the Vanquish was inspired by the One-77 Supercar, a £1.2m ($1.88-million) limited edition supercar.

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It takes more than 70 hours to build and trim one car’s interior. Seven leather hides are used in each car.

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Around one million separate stitches are used in each car’s quilted leather interior. The quilted detailing is created by a machine developed for Aston Martin.

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The external panels are all made from carbon fibre.

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“There are no restrictions on form or shape when using carbon fibre,” writes Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s Design Director on the company’s website, “and the material allowed us to wrap bodywork around the 20-inch wheels and maintain the precise relationship between the wheel and the bodywork.”

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Carbon fibre improves the weight and body stiffness of the vehicle, and also allows for unbroken surfaces, as seen on the door skin and boot lid.

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All Aston Martin sports car engines are hand assembled at the company’s engine plant in Cologne, Germany. The new Vanquish has a rear-mid mounted, six-speed touchtronic 2 automatic transmission, and a front-mid mounted rear-wheel-drive engine producing 565 horsepower/457 lb-ft torque.

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Standard features include heated front seats, a variety of airbags, cruise control, powerfold exterior heated mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, and an alarm and immobiliser.

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Optional features include 20-spoke alloy wheels in various finishes including liquid silver; an exposed carbon fibre roof panel, personalized sill plaques and a rear parking assist camera.

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