Can’t wait for a new Aston Martin EV? Try a Classic Conversion!

Aston Martin is one of those luxury car brands that make patriotic types go weak at the knees. Whether wanting a ‘James Bond car’ or just to be associated with a marque that is a favourite toy of the rich and famous, there isn’t much to beat their sports cars. 

Sadly they seem to have turned their noses up at going electric for now anyway - the first new Aston Martin EV is to go on sale in 2025, even after Rolls Royce has put its first EV super-saloons on the road. 

You can however get an EV Aston Martin today. Yes, the leading Aston Martin restoration workshops Aston Workshops are offering EV conversions of three of the greatest Aston Martins ever produced - the DB4, DB5 and DB6. The DB5 is the same model as James Bond drove, but sadly doesn’t come with machine guns or an ejector seat! 

Some Details of the DB Conversions 

These classics were built between 1958 and 1971, and will kick butt just as a super spy would want with acceleration - once converted, the company reckon these classics will get to 60 in 5.4 seconds. While it would be utterly hopeless against a Tesla Model S Plaid, that American badass has to go through a protracted software process to be ready to do its vaunted 1.98 seconds drag run. By comparison you will just need to put your foot down in your Aston Martin EV! 

Yes there are some drawbacks. The 60kWh battery only has a range of only 200 or so miles and there’s no mention of fast charging beyond hooking it up to a 22kW Type 2 charger, taking around 2.5 hours to full charge. 

Saying that, the final kerb weight won’t be affected and that should mean that the legendary handling of these cars should be spot on. When you upgrade a powertrain on a car, you need to play with the brakes too, and yes, Aston Workshops put upgraded brakes on as part of the conversion. 

You Will Need Serious Cash… 

Looking around for one of these beauties to buy, we’ve spotted at least one DB5 for sale at an eye watering £750,000. You could buy a couple of fully specced Teslas for that sort of cash! 

To add to that, Aston Workshops offer the EV conversion for an introductory price of ‘just’ £139,950+ VAT, which is roughly £167,940 after the tax man has had his bit.   

You wouldn’t get much change from a £million in short. 

What you will get is an almost silent, very quick and unarguably beautiful classic car that will turn heads in a very big way. If you’re into cars like this and have a million quid to chuck at your passion, you won’t go wrong in getting one of these!