Aston Martin has unveiled a flagship Ultimate Edition of its Vanquish S, priced at £182,095.

Only 40 examples of the new car will be handcrafted at the company’s Newport Pagnell production facility in Buckinghamshire.

Exterior changes include a unique ‘ultimate blackbody paint which will only be available with the Ultimate Edition.

Inside, the Vanquish S cabin is trimmed in semi-aniline leather, with coarse stitching, leather headlining and black chrome finish interior fittings. Each car will also be fitted with personalised sill plaques denoting the limited edition number.

The Ultimate Edition retains all performance capabilities of the standard Vanquish S, capable of a top speed in excess of 200mph.

Aston Martin is also allowing existing Vanquish owners to order a transmission conversion from the car’s existing Auto Shift Manual (ASM) system, to a conventional manual gear stick at a cost of £13,250 (+VAT).