Kids can be expensive.  Food, medical care, school supplies, $27,000 miniature Aston Martins.  You know, the usual. London dealership Nicholas Mee & Co. is offering the DB Junior, a pint-sized convertible (Volante?) with a 110cc four-stroke engine, Brembo disc brake hardware and a 3-speed semi-automatic transmission.  It even features functional headlamps and indicators.  A variety […] More »

I have a love/hate it relationship with concept cars. On one hand, concept cars are the ideal. They’re the clay figurines, design language and concepts, heritage, and auto-maker stories embodied into one off models made of real car composites. On the other hand, they can be shells of empty promises. Nothing but wishful thinking and […] More »

These two brands probably have more in common than any other two brands of auto manufacturer. There was a time (the 90’s) where Aston Martin and Jaguar shared some of the same DNA thanks to being under the same umbrella at Ford. You might remember the DB7, the last car they built while still being […] More »

Well, folks, after becoming engaged by signing a letter of intent in July to enter a technical partnership, one of the big three German automakers and the official car company of James Bond are now, in the mechanical sense, wed. Thursday, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd and Daimler AG announced the signing of an agreement under […] More »

Aston Martin claims the Vanquish Volante “delivers the most beautiful body-shape in its class”. They are so sure of this that they talk about beauty like econobox marketers talk about best-in-class trunk space. Despite Aston Martin’s attempt to rank the subjective, we’re unconvinced the Vanquish Volante has a best-in-class bod; however, the Speedhunters photo gallery […] More »

Aston Martin calls the V12 Vantage S “the most ferocious Aston Martin ever produced.” Certainly by the looks of the thing it’s got some bark to it. In the video below, the Australians test out how much bite the car has. Besides all the measurements being mentioned in kilowatts and Newton meters, look forward to […] More »

Aston Martin has reported a £24.9-million ($39.7-million) loss, and it’s blaming the European recession on its poor performance. Here’s an excerpt from Autocar that includes the quote: “According to media reports, in documents filed with Companies House, Aston Martin blames its situation on operating in a market that ‘has been severely affected by recession’.” We […] More »