Henrik Fisker launches Force 1 ‘super car’ regardless of threats from Aston Martin

Henrik Fisker showed off his new super car Tuesday at the Detroit vehicle show regardless of lawful threats from his former company, uber-luxury manufacturer Aston Martin.

VLF Automotive– a joint venture of supplier Gilbert Villarreal, car design titan Bob Lutz and also Fisker– revealed the $268,500, 10-cylinder, 8.4-liter Force 1 at the North American International Auto Show.

The expose came after Aston Martin recently sent a letter to Fisker requiring that he take out the Force 1 from the car show or fine-tune his design to differentiate it from his previous layouts.

Fisker submitted a claim versus Aston Martin, accusing the car manufacturer of “trying to daunt me to prop up their own flailing firm” as well as seeking $100 million in damages.

A spokesman for Aston Martin, who has stated it does not talk about pending litigation, declined to comment.