Press reports this weekend declare that Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer is set to be ousted and replaced by Mercedes AMG’s Tobias Moers. Update: Following on from this story yesterday, AML has now officially announced Tobias Moers will be the new CEO of AML. A key paragraph in the announcement perhaps sums up what AML […]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato and V12 Zagato Speedster TWINS celebrate Zagato’s Centenary – at a price
Zagato and Swiss firm R-Reforged are building a run of 19 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato and V12 Zagato Speedster twins. They cost £2.1 million. Back in the mists of time (well, 2011) Aston Martin revealed the V12 Zagato at Villa d’Este, a very beautiful Zagato take on the V12 Vantage to celebrate 50 years […]
Aston Martin has a plan – sell FEWER cars and become the ‘British Ferrari’
Aston Martin has plans to perform a turnaround with investment from Lawrence Stroll, including building fewer cars at higher margins. As Aston Martin has once more reverted to selling beautiful cars unprofitably – the story of the last 60 years – along has come a ‘White Knight’ in the guise of Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll […]
Aston Martin Valhalla in-house V6 Hybrid engine details. Well, a few morsels of information
Aston Martin has revealed new details on the in-house V6 hybrid engine heading for the Valhalla and, it seems, other Aston Martin models. We know Aston Martin is planning a V6 engine for the Valhalla, and other Astons, because they told us. More than a year ago. There is a lot of sense for Aston […]
Aston Martin V12 Speedster – Aston Martin’s answer to the Bentley Bacalar REVEALED
The Aston Martin V12 Speedster arrives as a Q Division Speedster take on the Aston Martin Vantage with Aston’s 5.2 litre V12 producing 691bhp. You get one British, ultra-exclusive, open-top, 12-cylinder Speedster-style, limited edition, stupid money car turn up – the Bentley Bacalar – and five minutes later you get another – the Aston Martin […]
Aston Martin DBX by Q: AML demonstrates how to spend FAR more on your DBX
Aston Martin’s Bond-inspired Q Division has been let loose on the new Aston Martin DBX SUV to show just how extensively the DBX can be customised. It’s only three months since the cavalry arrived for Aston Martin in the guise of the new Aston Martin DBX SUV, a car AML are praying will sell well […]
New Aston Martin Vantage Roadster arrives as Aston’s Vantage drops its top for summer
The new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster finally arrives as AML take the top off the Vantage to deliver the new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster. Costs from £126,950. It’s more than two years since the current Aston Martin Vantage arrived as Aston’s Porsche-bashing entry-level offering, and it started off very well. The Vantage was sold out […]
Aston Martin bailout puts the KIBOSH on electric car plans and Lagonda revival – for now
It looks like the £500 million bailout at Aston Martin has put plans for electrification and the revival of Lagonda on the back burner for now. As we reported yesterday, Aston Martin has secured a £500 million bailout from a consortium led by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll. Which is good news. It will mean Aston […]
Aston Martin gets £500 MILLION helping hand to survive
Aston Martin will get a £500 million injection to help it survive, as Canadian Billionaire takes a 20 per cent stake and shareholders dig deep. Aston Martin has been ‘Cool’ since the 1960s, endlessly basking in the fairy dust of the James Bond franchise. Unfortunately, Aston Martin cool hasn’t exactly paid the bills. Now, yet […]
Aston Martin V12 Speedster TEASED – Aston’s CC100 Concept coming to life
The Aston Martin V12 Speedster is on the way with a 690bhp V12 powering a two-seat open-top which looks set to be a new take on the Aston CC100 Concept. Aston Martin are pinning their hopes for the future on the DBX SUV leaving Wales in droves, but they still need to keep their heritage […]