Octavia, based on a 1971 Aston Martin DBS and unveiled by the American custom shop Ringbrothers in August 2025 at The Quail during Monterey Car Week.

What Octavia is

- Base car: 1971 Aston Martin DBS (the model that bridged the DB6 and the later V8/V8 Vantage

- Builder: Ringbrothers, a Wisconsin firm known for extreme, award‑winning restomods and aftermarket parts.

- Concept theme: “What would an MI6 agent drive on holiday?” – British elegance with American muscle and modern tech.

Mechanicals and chassis

Under all that carbon, it’s effectively a modern super‑GT wearing a classic Aston shape:

- Engine: Ford Performance 5.0‑litre Coyote V8 with a Harrop supercharger.

- Power: 805 hp (816 PS), with the team saying it could be pushed toward 1,000 hp if required.

- Transmission: Tremec TR‑6060 six‑speed manual, rear‑wheel drive.

- Chassis: Custom Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis, fully reworked geometry, and an integrated structural cage.

- Suspension: Fox RS SV fixed‑valve coilovers.

- Brakes: Custom 14‑inch Brembo discs all round.

- Wheels/tyres: One‑off three‑piece HRE centre‑lock wheels (19×11 front, 20×13 rear) with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.

- Track/wheelbase: Significantly widened track (around 8 inches wider front, 10 inches rear) and a 3‑inch longer wheelbase versus the original DBS.

Bodywork and interior

Ringbrothers didn’t just tweak the DBS; they re‑sculpted it:

- Body: Hand‑shaped carbon‑fibre panels replacing the original steel, in BASF Double‑O Silver with Nuclear Olive accents.

- Stance: Much wider, lower, and more aggressive, but still recognisably DBS in profile.

- Interior: Fully bespoke, mixing classic Aston vibes with modern materials and tech; includes a full camera suite and auto‑dimming visors for that “Bond car” feel.

- Easter eggs: Aston Martini‑style jokes – valve covers read “Aston Martini” and the oil gauge is shaped like a Martini glass.

Why it matters in your world

For someone deep into vintage race Astons and performance builds, Octavia is interesting because:

- It takes the DBS, a key step toward the V8 Vantage, and turns it into an 800+ hp, manual, carbon‑bodied monster.

- It’s a “what‑if” version of a DBS that could have been conceived with modern materials and a proper race‑style chassis, but executed as a road‑legal restomod.

- The MI6/Bond theme plus the Martini gags make it perfect B‑roll or narrative material for automotive/military‑history content.