Archive for Category: "Aston Martin"
Watch This Video Road Test Of An Aston Martin One-77
The Aston Martin One-77 is one of those special vehicles that defies the entire automotive industry. This carbon-fiber dream car has been built by a company that has historically been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for most of its existence, and it features some of the most advanced technology in the automotive world. Featuring a 7.3-liter [...]
Aston Martin And Lotus To Merge?
It appears that two famous British marques are to be united under one with the news of a potential merger between Aston Martin and Lotus. This new comes courtesy of the scribes at Automobile. Lotus has found itself in quite a large pit of financial issues over the last few years, and a merger with [...]
Would You Buy A V12 Powered Aston Martin Cygnet?
Aston Martin makes some of the most desirable cars the world has seen, but they also make one of the worst abominations in the world with the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet. Now word comes from Autocar that Aston may be interested in stuffing its glorious V12 engine inside the tiny city car. Word is that the feat can be accomplished with only minor [...]
Aston Martin Issues Supercar Recall
Aston Martin makes many lust-worthy machines, but the V12 Vantage is one of our favorites. Sad day then, because Aston has just issued a recall notice for the fire-breathing piece of British steel. The issue involves 169 V12 Vantage Coupe models built between 2009-2012. The tire-pressure monitoring system does not comply with Federal standards in regards to [...]
Aston Martin Vanquish
Behold, in all its magnificence, the newest addition to the Aston Martin family, the Vanquish. The label as last used in 2008 on the V12 Vanquish before the DBS took over as the top model in the AML range. For the newest car, the V12 moniker is gone, but its cylinder count remains. This new [...]
Aston Martin’s Virage Could Be No More
If you were to shop for a new Aston Martin and you felt the DB9 to be a bit too quiet and the DBS to be a bit too crazy, what would you do? Well, you would more than likely purchase the middle ground Virage which is the automaker’s current grand touring master. Despite the 2+2 being quite new and featured [...]
2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster
It may have taken a few years, but Aston Martin has finally gotten around to chopping the top off its menacing V12 Vantage. For the uninitiated, the V12 Vantage was created when Aston took its smallest car, the V8 Vantage, and filled the engine bay with its massive 6.0-liter V12. The new car will debut as a [...]
Aston Martin to Bring Back The Vanquish Name
In the early 2000s, Aston Martin replaced the barbaric twin supercharged V8 Vantage with the drop dead gorgeous V12 Vanquish. That car’s wide flanks and long hood continued on until 2007 when the DBS debuted and began scorching highways around the globe. With recent name changes taking place after the automaker’s split from Ford, it appears that the [...]
Aston Martin: Virtual Visit NYIAS 2012
Aston Martin was represented at the New York Auto Show by a pair of vehicles. The Aston Martin Rapide is Aston’s four-door answer to vehicles like the Porsche Panamera. The second vehicle on display was the Virage. This Virage was a Volante, or convertible, version of the newest car from the crew at Gaydon. In true Aston [...]
Aston Martin Rapide Production Slowing Down
With cars such as the Porsche Panamera, Maserati Quattroporte and Mercedes CLS AMG finding homes, it would seem that the Aston Martin Rapide would be able to do the same. Those cars, including the Rapide, fall into a very unique segment and consumers looking for a high-end super-sedan are apparently not flocking to the Rapide as much as the rest [...]


