In 2009, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz were just beginning their partnership, and one of the first concepts assigned to the duo was a high-end luxury SUV. It was called the Lagonda Concept and debuted at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show to kick off the ultra’s resurgence. -Premium brand Lagonda. Al order was never given the green light, so the Lagonda SUV never saw the light of day. However, you can own the exclusive concept car that debuted in Geneva through Collecting Cars.
The auction directory contains very little data about the car, saying only that “a full description will be available soon. “It’s unclear who the existing dealer is, so we reached out to the OEM.
An Aston Martin spokesperson told The Drive that it’s ultimately owned by the visitor, so someone bought it from Aston at one point and is now parting ways with it. However, as this is a concept car, the spokesperson said that it also can’t be driven on the road (or at least it was when driving with Aston Martin), the visitor would probably have changed it.
The Lagonda Concept was intended to be built on the Mercedes GL-Class platform and borrow the same 4Matic all-wheel-drive system. Despite its Mercedes underpinnings, the Lagonda Concept contained Aston Martin’s excellent 5. 9-litre V12 under its bonnet, the same engine that powered DB9 and DBS. At the time, Aston Martin announced that it would also offer more efficient powertrain options, such as hybrids and even diesel.
It’s an odd-looking SUV, however, and not as pretty as the DB9, DBS, and Vantage of the era. It has a semi-familiar Aston Martin face and its air vents look a lot like a DB9, but the rest is unusual. It’s got the most annoying C-pillar and rear axle you’ll ever notice and the boot lid looks like Aston Martin has taken it out of a Bentley Flying Spur. And it’s even stranger inside, where its windswept taste is messy. and claustrophobic. Sure, it’s just a concept car, but I’m not sure any of its designs exclaim luxury. Well, apart from the leather backrests. Is it wool?
Aston Martin will never make the Lagonda SUV, and its eventual Lagonda sedan is in the end just a redesigned multimillion-dollar Rapee. The aim of the Lagonda logo was to allow Aston to make cars that were more luxurious, more practical and less sporty than its cars in general, without diluting the image of the logo. Instead, he completely abandoned the call of Lagonda and simply created the Aston Martin DBX, which looks much bigger anyway.
It’s unclear how much this Lagonda concept will sell for, as there’s no precedent for an exclusive 0-mile concept car that might not even be legal on the road. It simply depends on how much someone is willing to pay to own such a bizarre piece of British Automotive History. Whoever ends up buying it will have something different from anything else. It even says “Handmade for Geneva 2009” on the engine’s valve cover. A Lord with a capricious call will probably pay a nauseating amount just for this exclusivity.
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