2015 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Carbon White

The Vanquish Volante Carbon White was Aston Martin's exercise in monochrome drama — taking their open-top V12 grand tourer and pairing bright Stratus White coachwork with an extensive carbon fibre and gloss-black treatment in place of the usual brightwork. This 2015 example has covered just 17,818 miles from new and comes with full Aston Martin main dealer service history, making it one of the lower-mileage examples of this special edition available.

The 5.9-litre naturally aspirated V12 produces 568 bhp and 630 Nm, channelled through the Touchtronic III eight-speed automatic for a 0-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds and a 197 mph top speed. The options list here goes well beyond base Vanquish specification: a black leather One-77 steering wheel, ventilated front seats, Bang & Olufsen BeoSound audio, red contrast stitching throughout the Obsidian Black full-grain leather interior, red-tipped paddles, red brake calipers, and black Alcantara headlining — a cohesive red-and-black accent scheme across the cabin.

The Carbon White package adds machine-forged carbon fibre Aston Martin wings badges and sill plaques alongside exposed carbon fibre door handles, mirror caps, side strakes, front splitter, rear diffuser and sill blades. The 20-inch ten-spoke forged wheels in gloss black and black window surrounds complete a car that uses lightweight materials as a visual statement as much as a structural one.