The Aston Martin DB11 has been voted the Most Beautiful Car in the World at the prestigious Golden Steering Wheel Awards, the only British winner. If you want a good example of how European tastes in cars vary from those in the UK, this year’s Golden Steering Wheel Awards does it in spades. The awards are […]
2018 Aston Martin Vantage teased – will get 500bhp AMG V8
The 2018 Aston Martin Vantage – expected to take its design cues from the James Bond Spectre DB10 – is teased ahead of a likely debut at the LA Motor Show. Aston Martin hasn’t actually revealed when the new Vantage will make its debut, but the arrival of a tease for the 2018 Vantage (above) […]
Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate is the Vanquish Swansong
The Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate is a limited edition Vanquish – just 175 units – as a final swansong for the 6.0 litre V12 current generation Vanquish. We’ve already seen Aston Martin working towards the end of the current Vanquish with the arrival of the Vanquish S to replace the regular Vanquish, as well as […]
Aston Martin DB11 Shooting Brake on the cards after the Vanquish Zagato special?
Could the arrival of the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake preview the arrival of a DB11 shooting Brake as AML extend their range? Aston Martin properly revealed the Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake this week as the final piece of the latest Aston Martin Zagato family – and a farewell, probably, to the current Vanquish. Just […]
Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake FULLY revealed – and it’s definitely an 11
The Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake – the final member of Aston Martin’s Vanquish Zagato family – has been fully revealed. Just 99 being built. Back in the summer, we got two new additions to the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato family, with the arrival of the Vanquish Zagato Speedster and Zagato Shooting Brake. But although […]
Aston Martin CONFIRMS two new Lagonda models – or is it three?
Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer has confirmed there are two new Lagonda models on the way by 2023. Or could that actually be three new Lagondas? Aston Martin actually seem to be getting things right at the moment, and the tie-in with AMG appears to have lent an additional layer of confidence in the future […]
Aston Martin DB11 Volante revealed – and it’s V8 only (video)
The new Aston Martin DB11 Volante – Aston’s DB11 Convertible – is revealed, and it comes with only a 4.0 litre V8 option. Costs from £159,900. It’s been eighteen months since the Aston Martin DB11 was revealed as Aston’s much needed replacement for the aging DB9, but AML has finally got round to chopping its roof […]
Aston Martin declares record Half Year PROFIT as revenue DOUBLES
Aston Martin has revealed record half year profits, with a big rise in deliveries, big jump in average sale price and revenue doubled over 2016. Aston Martin has, traditionally, been a way to lose money for whoever has owned it, with the pain only softened by building some of the coolest cars the world has […]
1956 Aston Martin DBR1 sells for £17.5 MILLION – a record price for a British car (video)
A 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 – one of just five built – sells at R. M Sotheby’s Monterey sale for £17.5 million, a record-breaking auction price for a British car. If you thought the price for the McLaren F1 of £12.5 million we reported on yesterday was a lot, it’s just been eclipsed by the […]
Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake & Speedster add to AML’s Zagato offerings
[nggallery id=2496 template=customlinks] The Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake and Speedster join the Coupe and Volante to complete a 325 unit run of Vanquish Zagatos. Aston Martin and Zagato have created some very special cars in the last 50-odd years, from the Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato – now the most expensive classic Aston – to […]