The Aston Martin DB10 from James Bond SPECTRE has been sold at auction by Christies for £2,434,500, £1 million above estimate. Star cars from films (and even TV shows) tend to fetch big money at auction, and a car from James Bond even more so. So when it was announced that one of the Aston […]
Aston Martin DB11: Is this the first photo of Aston’s new DB?
We have a photo of what appears to be the new Aston Martin DB11, shot by a member of the public in Spain and sent to a Dutch website. The Aston Martin DB11 is due to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in a month’s time, and it looks like we have our first look at […]
James Bond’s Aston Martin DB10 up for auction – could fetch £1.5 MILLION
The Aston Martin DB10 was created just for the James Bond SPECTRE film, and now one of the DB10s is going up for auction. It always seemed likely Aston Martin would skip model designations from DB9 to DB11 – just as they did from DB7 to DB9 – so buyers don’t get confused about what’s […]
New Aston Martin 5.2 litre V12 Twin Turbo engine teased. Is it an AMG engine?
Aston Martin has released a teaser video for a new 5.2 litre Twin Turbo V12 engine, which could be first seen in the new DB11. But is it an AMG? Aston Martin have been using the same V12 engine for more than a decade admittedly with many improvements over the years – and engine first […]
Aston Martin take over Harrods’ window with DB10, DB9 GT and DB5
Aston Martin has taken over a Harrods window display until the end of January with the DB10, DB9 GT and DB5 displayed to tempt buyers. When you’re the coolest car brand in the world, you can sensibly think that displaying your wares – and your history – in the world’s most famous luxury department store could […]
1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato – the most EXPENSIVE Aston Martin ever sold
A 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato – one of just 19 built – has broken records for an Aston Martin by selling for £9.5 million at RM Sotheby’s sale. Classic Aston Martin cars can fetch big money, especially if they have a James Bond connection. But even James Bond Aston Martins haven’t come close to achieving […]
Electric Aston Martin Rapide to be built with £50 million from China Equity UPDATED
[nggallery id=2201 template=customlinks] Aston Martin has already confirmed it is building an electric Rapide, and it looks like that will be achieved with the help of a £50 million from China Equity. UPDATE: Aston Martin caught up with the news on the new RapidE electric super saloon after we published the story. There is little […]
Aston Martin LOSES £71.8 million. Sales down – job losses planned
[nggallery id=2056 template=customlinks] Aston Martin has reported losses for 2014 of £71.8 million, almost three times the previous year, with sales down almost 13 per cent and job losses planned. The history of losses at Aston Martin has been the story almost from the beginning, and that story continues with losses for Aston Martin Lagonda […]
Aston Martin DB10: Behind the scenes on James Bond SPECTRE (video)
With the debut of the new James Bond film, SPECTRE, we get a view behind the scenes of Bond’s latest car – the one-off Aston Martin DB10 – in this video. The next instalment of the James Bond franchise – SPECTRE – is now close to its debut, so to keep interest in the new […]
WATCH the Aston Martin Vulcan meet the Vulcan Bomber
[nggallery id=2056 template=customlinks] With the last airworthy Vulcan Bomber about to retire, watch Aston Martin’s new Vulcan track car meet its namesake in a flypast in Yorkshire. When Aston Martin decided they’d build a track-day hypercar – in the mould of the the McLaren P1 GTR and Ferrari FXX K – they opted for a name […]