No-Reserve Lime Essence 2023 Aston Martin V12 Vantage, No. 227 of 333, Heads to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

Barrett-Jackson has added one of the loudest farewells Aston Martin ever built to its January 2027 Scottsdale docket: a 2023 V12 Vantage finished in Lime Essence, wearing door-sill plaque No. 227 of 333, showing just 6,998 miles and crossing the block with no reserve. It comes from the V Collective Group Collection, and it represents something that simply cannot be ordered new anymore, a front-engine, twin-turbo V12 crammed into Aston's smallest sports car.

The Last of a Long Line

The idea of shoehorning twelve cylinders into the Vantage goes back to the 2009 V12 Vantage, a car that turned the entry-level Aston into a genuine bruiser and later evolved into the V12 Vantage S, including the beloved seven-speed manual that we covered when a low-mileage 2017 V12 Vantage S Manual surfaced. When Aston Martin announced the 2023 car, it made no secret that this would be the final chapter. All 333 coupes were spoken for before the public reveal, and a run of 249 roadsters followed.

The current-generation car is a very different animal from its predecessors. Instead of the naturally aspirated 5.9-liter V12 of the earlier cars, it uses a 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 rated at 690 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque, routed through an eight-speed automatic to the rear wheels. Aston quoted a 0-60 mph time of around 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph. To fit all that, the body was reworked with a wider front track, a huge front grille, a vented clamshell hood, and a fixed rear wing, giving it a stance that reads more like a GT racer than a road-going Vantage. If you need a refresher on how the Vantage family has evolved, our guide to which Aston Martin Vantage to buy breaks it down.

A Spec That Refuses to Blend In

Plenty of V12 Vantages left the factory in sober grays and blacks. This is not one of them. The Lime Essence special paint is set off by the Upper Carbon Pack, a black-vaned front grille, Black Wings badges, smoked rear lamps, matte black tailpipes, and matching Lime brake calipers. A livery package adds pinstripes along the doors along with accents on the front lip and rear of the car, so it looks a bit like a race car that wandered off the pit lane.

Inside, the color calms down. The cabin is trimmed in Onyx Black semi-aniline Duotone leather with contrast stitching, a Dark Chrome Jewelry Pack, and ventilated front seats, plus the Aston Martin Premium Audio system. It is a spec that will not appeal to everyone, but limited-run cars like this tend to reward bold, well-documented factory colors over time, especially when the build carries a numbered plaque.

What the Market Says

Because the 2023 V12 Vantage is so new and so scarce, it doesn't yet have its own entry in the Hagerty Price Guide. The best yardstick is the earlier V12 cars, and those have proven remarkably stable. According to Hagerty Valuation Tools, a 2017 V12 Vantage S coupe in #3 (Good) condition is currently valued around $98,000, up 1% over the past year and 1.8% over three years. A 2013 V12 Vantage S sits at roughly $85,100 in the same condition, and Hagerty notes the most recent auction sale of one brought $131,183 in August 2026. The highest-dollar 2017 V12 Vantage S sold at auction over the past three years went for $387,507, which shows how much the right car, with the right spec and story, can stretch the market.

The broader picture is healthy, too. Hagerty's 12-month data for the 2006-2017 V8 and V12 Vantage generation shows 182 cars sold for $13.1 million in total volume, a 23% jump in the number of cars changing hands. In other words, buyers are actively shopping these Astons, and the twelve-cylinder cars sit at the top of the pecking order.

The 2023 car lives in a different tier entirely. With original pricing far above the earlier V12s, and factory personalization that could add tens of thousands of dollars more, it is a much more expensive proposition, and the market is still finding its level. RM Sotheby's offered an 815-mile example on its Shift Online: North America platform with a $225,000-$300,000 estimate, and that car went unsold. Running at no reserve in Scottsdale, this Lime Essence car will provide one of the clearest data points yet on what buyers are willing to pay for the final V12 Vantage once depreciation from the original MSRP has done its work.

Why It Matters

Aston Martin has since moved the Vantage to a heavily revised twin-turbo V8, and the brand's future flagships are increasingly electrified, as seen in the hybrid Aston Martin Valhalla. That makes the 2023 V12 Vantage very likely the last time the company will pair its biggest engine with its smallest sports car. Like the V8 Vantage Zagato before it, it is the kind of limited, purpose-built Aston that collectors tend to remember.

The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction runs January 23-31, 2027, at WestWorld of Scottsdale, expanded to nine days across two weekends. Barrett-Jackson has been a strong venue for modern performance cars, as shown when a Ford GT topped the 2026 Las Vegas sale, and a no-reserve, numbered V12 Aston in a color you can spot from the stands should draw plenty of attention when it rolls across the block.