Larkin Feroxa Is A Naturally Aspirated Sports Car With Up To 12 Cylinders

Larkin Feroxa Is A Naturally Aspirated Sports Car With Up To 12 Cylinders originally appeared on Autoblog.

Larkin Special Vehicles Announces Itself

As is the case every year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, there's so much going on that absorbing all of it is simply impossible. Established automakers show off why they still deserve the public's attention, and newcomers aim to capture some of that interest for the first time. This year, one of those newbies was Larkin Special Vehicles, which presented an incomplete prototype of its new Feroxa sports car, and although there's still lots to learn, what we see so far is exciting.

Designed by former Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover engineer Douglas Larkin, the Feroxa is based on the 2006-2018 Aston Martin Vantage, and that means two engine options...

V8 Or V12 On Offer

Customers supply their Vantage in right- or left-hand drive, and Larkin modifies the bonded aluminum chassis to accommodate a new carbon fiber body, aiming to keep weight below 1,300 kilograms or 2,866 lbs. That low figure means the original 4.3-liter V8 is worth sticking with, though a new exhaust with custom headers helps boost output from 380 horsepower as standard to 420 hp here. Should you want more grunt, Bamford Rose can further tune the V8.

Either way, the Graziano six-speed manual transmission is retained with a lighter flywheel. If you start with the V12 model and its 5.9-liter engine, over 500 ponies will be available; Aston Martin offered between 510 and 592 hp when the naturally aspirated 12-cylinder Vantage was on sale. Larkin makes no mention of the seven-speed dog-leg manual in the V12 Vantage S, but it's likely that most commissioning buyers will start with something a little less special (only 351 examples of the V12 Vantage S were built - 260 coupes and 91 roadsters).

Only 10 Examples Will Be Built

Rotiform DTM wheels (replicas of the classic OZ Racing Ultraleggera design) fill the arches, giving the speedster a racy look, but we hope to see higher-quality wheels fitted to the final product; cast imitation wheels don't belong on a six-figure sports car. The interior of the car was also a mess at Goodwood, but Larkin expects to complete its prototype by the end of the year, with a full reveal planned for next spring.

By then, it's possible the entire run will be sold out as Larkin will only produce 10 of these new Feroxa sports cars, though an exact price has yet to be announced. With a long hood over a naturally aspirated V8 or V12, a manual transmission, a pert rear end housing the driven axle, and an open top, the Feroxa has all the ingredients of a classic sports car recipe. We only hope the final product won't be half-baked.

Larkin Feroxa Is A Naturally Aspirated Sports Car With Up To 12 Cylinders first appeared on Autoblog on Jul 23, 2025

This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.