Spy shot or new car?

I was in new york on the high way and I saw something i've never seen before. Please if any one knows what this is let me know. The front looked like an aston martin
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Murcielago_LP640 - 10/19/2007 10:54:17 AM

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That ould be a Fisker.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisker_Coachbuild

Murcielago_LP640 - 10/19/2007 10:54:47 AM

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*would

maximafan1 - 10/19/2007 10:56:25 AM

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yeah its a fisher

Bmw8ter - 10/19/2007 11:48:59 AM

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Fisker Tramonto...based off of the Merc Sl.

http://www.supercars.net/cars/3331.html

Yonder7 - 10/19/2007 1:02:20 PM

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That is SL based car, not a new one.

ghoppa80 - 10/19/2007 1:04:29 PM

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Wow I've never seen that before, I thought I've seen it all. Thanks

RustHurricane - 10/19/2007 1:27:12 PM

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I am suprise this submission even made it pass the "approval/screening" and actual got posted.

S4cabriofoxone - 10/19/2007 5:14:30 PM

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Nope, it's always been like this, but they probably got a performance upgrade.

SHOWTIME - 10/19/2007 1:48:54 PM

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I don't remember the Fishker rear being like this. Must be an updated model.

Matthew1 - 10/20/2007 12:52:54 AM

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Nope, always looked like that.

SHOWTIME - 10/22/2007 11:08:55 PM

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I must have lost my mind then...thanks

07mcs - 10/19/2007 2:09:43 PM

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Looks to be MB SL class car with different rear bumper

S4cabriofoxone - 10/19/2007 5:15:07 PM

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It's a Fisker Tramonto! Have you never heard of Fisker? He re-bodies BMW 6ers and Mercedes SLs and makes them cost three times as much.

Porschinator - 10/19/2007 5:11:40 PM

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It is from a SL chassis. Fisker used to be a Director of design at Astin Martin and BMW (Z8). Nice ride! People say he obviously used Astin Martin as inspiration.

S4cabriofoxone - 10/19/2007 5:15:32 PM

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Aston... sorry.

klipprand - 10/19/2007 5:22:13 PM

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Fisker is the designer behind Aston Martin, thus the resemblance.

cdoke - 10/20/2007 2:11:19 PM

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"Fisker is the designer behind Aston Martin, thus the resemblance."

The Aston Martin design story is a bit convoluted and strange. Ian Callum designed the DB7 and was reponsible (apparently) for a majority of the DB9. Fisker finished the work on the DB9 and is responsible for the V8 Vantage. There are many stories out there that give Fisker all the credit for the DB9- which I thought was correct until reading something about a month ago.

Car and Driver had this to say : "The all-new body (of the DB9) is styled by Ian Callum, the same bloke responsible for the DB7 and Vanquish. The DB9's shape is a contemporary reworking of Aston's classic themes, and it's more elegant and less aggressive than that of the Vanquish. There was some debate, though. Henrik Fisker, Aston's design boss, mildly tweaked Callum's proposal after taking over in September 2001."

Fan1234 - 10/21/2007 12:29:38 PM

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That's quite a rare car, you should upload the pic with a small story to www.exoticspotter.com

It's always wonderful to see rare cars in the wild!