Lunaz has turned this Aston DB6 into a 375bhp electric study on eco-friendliness

Got £650,000 lying around but don’t fancy a Prodrive P25 Subaru Impreza or a Ferrari SF90 Spider? Worry not, because Lunaz has you covered. Fast becoming an established electrifier of classic cars - including convertible Range Rovers and Bentley S2s - Lunaz has now turned an Aston Martin DB6 into an all-electric professor of sustainability.

Inside, it's been dressed in various eco-friendly materials which culminates in the creation of what Lunaz has billed as “the most sustainable Aston Martin ever created”. That’s strange, we thought that title belonged to the V12-powered Vanquish.

To help achieve this feat, Lunaz has included veneers made from shells, while the leather has been replaced by bi-products from apples. Yep, this alone could void the line 'one bad apple can spoil the barrel’.

Most of the plastic has also been ditched in favour of corn and wood fibres, though Lunaz has continued its tradition of supplying carpets woven from recycled plastic bottles. The Silverstone-based brand says these materials have also been chosen specifically for their “luxurious” appearance, which helps the DB6 retain its majesty.

To help you visualise this a little better, let’s explain exactly where these materials have been distributed. The dashboard face, gear lever and three-quarter glass handle have all been finished in a biodegradable composite material made from binned eggshells and nutshells, which is a replacement for oil-based plastics.

The door cards are constructed with a mixture of renewable plant-based materials, such as corn and wood pulp-based fibres. Lunaz says this multi-layer construction “reduces the number of raw materials required, without sacrificing durability or ease of maintenance”. Arguable, given that there isn't actually anything easy about maintaining a timeless £650,000 classic.

A bi-product of apple cider and juice has then been used to craft various accent piping sections around the interior, while some of the fabric blends as much as 66 per cent post-industrial recycled cotton and 27 per cent polyester.

These materials are also designed for “high-traffic” areas that can wear quicker than others. In essence, your bottom rubbing against the seats will cause less damage with this stuff. There’s plenty more involved behind the sustainability ethos here, but we think you get the gist of it by now: this DB6 is unlike any other.

Propulsion is provided by an all-electric modular powertrain developed in-house by Lunaz, and makes use of Tier 1 OEM battery cells and motors that lead to a quoted range of 255 miles and a power rating of 375bhp.

The company’s founder, David Lorenz, said: “This upcycling project provides a wonderful showcase for emerging materials and innovative products, which are opening up new possibilities across the luxury world. As this magnificent Aston Martin DB6 shows, we can create authentic, truly luxurious interiors worthy of the most famous marques using materials with the smallest possible environmental impact.”

Despite being a design study for the time being, Lunaz has plans to roll out some - or all - of the sustainable interior solutions that are being trialled in this DB6. Who knows, maybe that Wotsits packet you threw away last night could end up in a Valkyrie someday?