A uncommon 2018 Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf luxurious sedan has popped up on the market on the Southern California dealership group O’Gara.
First noticed by The Drive, the Taraf has simply 178 miles on the odometer and sports activities Satin Black exterior paint and a Kestrel Tan inside. The $800,000 asking value isn’t insignificant, however that is truly about $200,000 lower than the $1 million asking value of this limited-edition sedan when new.
2018 Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf (picture through O’Gara)
Aston Martin revealed the Lagonda Taraf in 2015 as the primary Lagonda for the reason that William Cities-designed wedge of the Seventies and Nineteen Eighties. Lagonda has as soon as been a separate model, and Aston Martin tried to revive it with a number of fashions however finally settled for the one sedan.
The Taraf is predicated on the Aston Martin Rapide, however options carbon-fiber bodywork and a wheelbase that is 7.9 inches longer. The 5.9-liter V-12 engine got here from the Rapide as nicely, making 540 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque, which flows to the rear wheels by means of an 8-speed automated transaxle.
2018 Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf (picture through O’Gara)
Manufacturing passed off on the identical small-batch facility that constructed the Aston Martin One-77 supercar, with simply 120 examples constructed. Most of these went to the Center East, which was initially supposed to be the only marketplace for the Lagonda sedan. Aston Martin later accepted orders from different markets, together with the U.Ok., South Africa, and continental Europe, however not the U.S. So this presents a uncommon alternative to personal a principally new Taraf that was by no means offered right here from the manufacturing unit.
The Lagonda title is as soon as once more in hibernation. In 2019, Aston introduced plans to show Lagonda into an all-electric rival to Rolls-Royce and Bentley, revealing an SUV idea that was speculated to enter manufacturing by 2022. Nevertheless, these plans seem to have been placed on maintain after a number of management shakeups at Aston Martin.
