Aston Martin has thoroughly proven that they love producing a wide variety of variants of their core models. For instance, Aston decided to take the smaller V8 Vantage, swap the Jaguar-based V8 for an in-house V12 to make a screaming princess of a machine, the V12 Vantage coupe. Of course, over time, Aston also chopped [...]
It’s the ‘Year of the Dragon’ in China and to celebrate the occasion at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, Aston Martin has shown up with three hand crafted special-editon models. The Dragon 88 Limited Edition models debuting at Beijing show the exceptional bespoke possibilities available from Aston Martin, with the world-famous sports car brand making [...]
Whenever a company like Aston Martin releases pricing details, we’re always upset because our desires are bigger then our bank account. Either way, Aston has dropped the pricing details on the new 2012 V8 Vantage, which is available to order now. Prices for the 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage start at $118,370 for the coupe [...]
Most of Aston Martin’s display at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is taken by the new 2012 Vantage lineup including the base Vantage, Vantage S and the V12 Vantage. For 2012, the base Aston Martin Vantage gets an upgraded 4.7 liter V8 making 420-hp. The Vantage S pumps out 430-hp, while the 2012 Aston Martin [...]
NASCAR superstar Danica Patrick is going to take a shot at scoring a win at Sunday’s Daytona 500 – a well known high speed race – but what does Danica drive as her daily driver? A Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG. Danica bought her first car, a BMW 645i Convertible about 7 years ago, but found it [...]
Aston Martin is finally blessing us with some fun supercar related news today without talking about the very boring Cygnet. Meet the 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage that will be making its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Aston Martin says that the recently unveiled V12 Zagato will be assuming the role of the [...]
Word on the street is that Aston Martin will introduce a V12 Vantage Roadster at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. Power for the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster is expected to come from the same V12 in the coupe. The 6.0 liter V12 engine is good for 510-hp with a maximum torque of [...]
Aston Martin started testing its new V12 Vantage GT3 at the Brands Hatch in Kent earlier week. The testing, majority of which was conducted by factory driver Darren Turner , covered almost 621 miles kilometres in just two days. “The car ran like clockwork throughout and we’ve managed really good mileage already,” Turner said. “The feeling of the V12 [...]
HBH has just released the Bulldog GT, its take on the Aston Martin V12 Vantage – and we’re pretty impressed. The Bulldog GT, which comes months after teasers were released, is powered by a 6.0-liter twin-supercharged V12. The massive motor, mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, puts out 666-hp at 548 lb-ft of torque, enabling [...]
Aston Martin has just confirmed the specifications of the 2012 Vantage GT3 Race Car, which is a successor of the very successful DBRS9. The new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will be eligible for a range race series around the world including the FIA GT3 Championship, ADAC Masters, Nürburgring VLN, Blancpain Endurance Series, British GT, Belcar and [...]
