More pics: Aston DB9-based Kahn Vengeance

Kahn has revealed yet more renderings of its re-bodied, $530,000 wide-bodied Vengeance coupe.

The Vengeance’s designer, Afzal Kahn, said to be inspired by the early Vanquish and the classic 447kW AM V8 V600 Vantage from 1998, says the coachbuilt car is the “realisation of a dream I’ve had since childhood”.

Evoking the “silhouette of a sabretooth on the prowl”, the Vengeance is mechanically identical to the Aston Martin DB9, even retaining its airbags and crash structures.

Under the bonnet the Kahn coupe features a 440kW/620Nm 6.0-litre V12 and six-speed automatic transmission.

Against the clock the Vengeance should take 4.6 seconds to reach 100km/h from standstill and hit 295km/h.

As distinct from the factory coupe, the Kahn rides on large 20-inch wheels at the front and larger still 21-inch wheels at the rear with wide 335 section tyres.

Handbuilt at a factory in the Midlands, UK, each car will come with an engraved plaque bearing the names of each craftsmen who worked on it – some of whom are said to have been involved in the Aston Martin One-77 hypercar.

Described as “extremely good value for a limited edition coachbuilt car”, the new Vengeance is priced from £300,000 (A$530,000.)

Kahn plans to make just five Vengeance coupes this year, with another ten to follow in 2016.

Unlike the recent Fisker Thunderbolt that ended in a lawsuit, there should be no copyright issues with the Vengeance since Aston Martin has confirmed it had entered into a supply deal with the tuner-cum-coachbuilder.