Gaydon, Warwickshire - given the show-business origin of its title*, Q by Aston Martin can be expected to create special one-off cars with a more dramatic flair than some of its more conservative rivals.
Hence this distinctly bad-ass Vanquish Coupé, finished in satin jet black, with 20" satin black rims, carbon-fibre badges and perforated leather upholstery in red and black.
The six-litre, V12 Satin Black Vanquish is mechanically standard, but with all the 2015 upgrades, including a 2kW/10Nm engine upgrade to 424kW and 635Nm, laid down through a newly-developed ZF Touchtronic III eight-speed transmission that'll take it from standstill to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds - half a second quicker than the 2014 models.
*Q was the white-coated boffin who created special weapons abnd gadgets for the Secret Service and was constantly telling James Bond to "Pay attention, 007".