Tag: vanquish

You’ve got to hand it to counterfeiters.  They’ve been able to clone money, Louis Vuitton handbags and Rolex watches.  Now, they’ve found a way to produce knock-off plastics used in genuinely bad-ass cars.  Seventeen thousand five-hundred and ninety of them, to be exact. Aston Martin is recalling “all of its left-hand-drive models built since November […] More »

Try as hard as I might… I can’t seem to make this car ugly. I mean it. As someone who has had years of practice building visual atrocities in video games like Need for Speed and Forza, this is the type of thing is second nature. I’ve made Ferrari that induce sea sickness while sitting […] More »

Aston Martin seems to have adopted a fairly straightforward strategy when it comes to selling vehicles: build the most beautiful cars on the road. The new Vanquish Volante droptop is no exception. Sorry, but just look at this thing. It’s perfect. Power comes from a 5.9-liter V12 pushing 565 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque. […] More »

Aston Martin can add another award to their shelves as of this weekend, with the new Vanquish winning the title of “Most Beautiful Supercar of the Year” at The Festival Automobile in Paris. I’m pretty sure that everyone already thought the Aston Martin was beautiful, but now there’s a hoity-toity award for them to hoist as […] More »

When you’re  Ulrich Bez, CEO of one of the most prestigious car manufacturers on the planet, you can do whatever you want with your new 2013 Vanquish. That includes revving the hell out of it when its cold. Probably not the best thing for the engine, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t sound wonderful. […] More »

Aston Martin has taken the lessons learned from the DBS and the One-77 to build the body of the new Vanquish. Like the One-77, the car makes extensive use of carbon fiber. Hollow cast aluminum was substituted for the solid stuff as well, dropping about 130lb from the weight of the DBS. With 50/50 weight […] More »