The last concept car produced by legendary Italian design house Bertone is up for grabs.
That car, the Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2, is scheduled to be auctioned off by Dore & Rees on Mar. 29. Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva auto show, it was slated to go into production, according to the auction house, but Bertone’s bankruptcy the following year halted those plans.
2013 Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 concept (image via Dore & Rees)
A shooting-brake version of the Aston Martin Rapide, the Jet 2+2 was commissioned by Aston collector Barry Weir to help celebrate the automaker’s century, and to mark 60 years of collaboration between the British automaker and Bertone.
The Jet 2+2 was inspired by the Bertone Jet 2 concept 2004, which was based on the first-generation Aston Martin Vanquish and was retained by Bertone after its tour of the auto-show circuit. It was even dusted off and updated to be displayed alongside the Jet 2+2 at the 2013 Geneva show. The Jet 2 itself was inspired by the Bertone Jet, and Aston Martin DB4-based concept shown in Geneva in 1961.
2013 Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 concept (image via Dore & Rees)
The concept is fully drivable, showing 24,169 miles, according to the auction listing. It’s mechanically identical to a standard Rapide, boasting the same 6.0-liter V-12 producing 476 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. That will get this one-off Aston from 0-62 mph in an estimated 5.3 seconds.
Aston Martin planned to build 10 customer cars, according to the auction listing, but Bertone shut down before they could be completed, making the Jet 2+2 one-of-a-kind. The Bertone name was revived in 2022 for the GB110 supercar project, with plans for 33 cars designed to run on fuel produced from waste plastic.