Aston Martin releases official images of Middle East-only Lagonda

Aston Martin has published several more official images of the upcoming ultra-luxurious Lagonda sedan. The pictures were taken as a pre-production model was in Oman for final testing.

Reviving a nameplate used by Aston from 1976 to 1990, the 21st century Lagonda features a boxy, elongated silhouette that pays an unmistakable homage to its predecessors. The front end is characterized by thin headlights and a large radiator grille, while a piece of chrome trim that connects the tail lamps emphasizes the car’s width.

One of the images shows the Lagonda offers room for four passengers on bucket seats upholstered with diamond-stitched leather.

The Lagonda’s body will be crafted largely out of carbon fiber in order to save weight. Sources indicate it will ride on a stretched version of the Rapide S‘ platform and use an evolution of its 5.9-liter V12 mill, but Aston is keeping technical details under wraps until the car is formally unveiled.

Aston Martin revealed buyers will be able to purchase a Lagonda by invitation only, and the car will exclusively be sold in the Middle East. Production is scheduled to kick off in Gaydon, England, in early 2015.

Company executives ambitiously promise the Lagonda will be one of the most luxurious sedans on the planet.

“The new model, like its exclusive siblings the One-77 and V12 Zagato, has been created as a piece of exceptional automotive art,” explained a spokesperson in a statement.

The 2015 Aston Martin Lagonda could be presented to the public next October at the Paris Motor Show. Pricing information will be published closer to its on-sale date.