This Company Will Turn Your Classic Aston Martin DB6 into an EV

• Lunaz Design will offer EV conversions and restorations for classic Aston Martin DB6 coupes.

• EV conversion program will offer options such as infotainment, Wi-Fi connectivity, upgraded brakes, and a 225-mile range, courtesy of a 120-kWh battery.

• A number of companies are now offering EV conversions of classic cars, including Aston Martin itself.

There is no shortage of small companies by now offering EV conversions for classic cars, seemingly intent to bring to life the future depicted in Gattaca. While these programs have certainly not been cheap, with most requiring about a $200,000 to turn something like a Land Rover Defender into an EV, they also haven't really crested the $400,000 mark, and they haven't involved cars that are more or less irreplaceable.

Lunaz Design aims to change that by offering a limited production run of restored and electrified Aston Martin DB6 coupes, following a number of other conversion programs involving Range Rover, Bentley, and Jaguar cars.

The company, which has a 62,000 square-foot facility at the Silverstone Technology Park in the UK, will offer more than just an electrification program for the DB6. Lunaz will undertake a bare-metal restoration and reengineering of the classic coupes, improving the brakes, steering, and suspension, with the optional addition of air conditioning and even infotainment tech, along with Wi-Fi. Lunaz plans to use fairly large batteries in these conversions, ranging from 80 to 120 kWh, the latter of which would be larger than in something like the new Mercedes-Benz EQS, or the 520-mile Lucid Air.

The company reports that the 120-kWh batteries, which will support CCS fast-charging, will give the DB6 a range of 255 miles.

"The introduction of electric Aston Martin DB6 cars has been driven by sustained demand from our existing clients," explains David Lorenz, founder and CEO of Lunaz Group. "It also reflects the desires of an entirely new classic car buyer. These women and men have been drawn to Lunaz because for the first time they are presented with the powertrain and modern conveniences of today, clothed in a design that speaks of an era when aesthetic purity was the only requirement."

The conversion process places the original powertrain into storage, since it's quite valuable on its own, with the cars receiving 3D scans as the hand-made nature of the car's means each example is a little different. The company plans to offer a restoration-focused approach for conversion, one that preserves much of the interior and other systems, as well as more contemporary route, with the design process headed by Design Director Jen Holloway, with a background of having worked at Aston Martin's Q Branch.