To mark a decade of Aston Martin’s presence in Mexico, the British sports activities automotive maker’s bespoke arm, ‘Q’ by Aston Martin, has collaborated with Aston Martin Mexico Metropolis and Menchaca Studio to create the Mex’Uk Sequence: six one-off Vantage coupes that function beautiful particulars portraying Mexico’s indigenous tradition. Every automotive is a singular construct, with the livery and inside tied to a special energy animal from the Wixárika tradition, representing the folks of western Mexico. Rendered in dramatic Q-exclusive finishes and conventional motifs, these aren’t mere creative particulars however are symbols that possess deep non secular which means.
The canvas for this venture is the new Aston Martin Vantage, launched final 12 months. 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 energetic automobile 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 package deal.
“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 infinite potentialities that end result from artistic minds uniting to have fun tradition, historical past, design, and efficiency.”
Aston Martin by ‘Q’ Mex’Uk Sequence
Each Vantage within the collection incorporates 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 vehicles additionally bears the colours of the Mexican flag on the Aston Martin Wings, a particular badge created again in 2016 to have fun the World Endurance Championship (WEC) GTE Sequence win. Handcrafted in copper and that includes inexperienced, white, and crimson enamel, the tri-color badge took a number of hours to finish, with every hue utilized individually to stop mixing. Every of the six vehicles additionally incorporates 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 brand, 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 determine every of the six vehicles by identify 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 charm
Grey Rawe (Grey Wolf): Q Satin Aluminite Silver exterior, Spicy Crimson inside. A nod to ancestral knowledge and communal power
Crimson Cauxai (Crimson Fox): Painted Q Supernova Crimson with Oxford Tan leather-based. This mixture 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 desire to endure
Crimson Hukuri (Crimson Falcon): Completed in Scorpus Crimson over Navy Blue. It captures perspective, readability, and the desire to ascend
Past the bodywork, every animal is honored with six Wixárika-style beaded sculptures, consultant of non secular wildlife have 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
