▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁stating ▁that ▁only ▁ 1 0 0 ▁cars ▁would ▁be ▁built ▁and ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁sole ly ▁for ▁the ▁Middle - E ast . ▁The ▁Tar af ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁A ston ▁Martin ' s ▁plant ▁in ▁Gay don , ▁War wick shire . ▁When ▁Andy ▁Pal mer ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁CE O , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁car ' s ▁potential ▁mark ets ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁Europe , ▁USA , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cars ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁increased ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁only ▁ 4 0 ▁cars ▁were ▁produced . ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁four - door ▁sal oon ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Tar af ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Good wood ▁Festival ▁of ▁Speed . ▁Production ▁ended ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁ 1 2 0 ▁cars ▁being ▁sold . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁car ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁on ▁release , ▁with ▁most ▁review ers ▁cit ing ▁the ▁ste ep ▁price ▁as ▁the ▁biggest ▁down side . ▁Ang us ▁Mac K en zie , ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁Motor ▁Tr end , ▁wrote ▁the ▁following : ▁" This ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁sal oon , ▁hand - built ▁by ▁A ston ▁Martin , ▁costs ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁times ▁as ▁much ▁as