Aston Martin Model In Depth

Aston Martin is taking sports car performance to extremes with the announcement of the new V12 Vantage S. The new car replaces the outgoing V12 Vantage in markets around the world and, with the exception of the One-77 hypercar, arrives ...

2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato Prototype

Following the release of the V12 Vantage in 2009, Zagato of Milan worked in cooperation with Aston Martin to make a new bespoke race car on the V12 platform. One year later Aston Martin officially took over the car and ...

1922 Aston Martin Green Pea

The oldest surviving Aston Martin was nicknamed the ‘green pea’ by Ms Marion Agnew. She purchased the car from Aston after they had campagned it in several races. One of these was the French Grand Prix at Stasbourg in 1933. ...

2010 Aston Martin Rapide

Gaydon, Warwickshire 15 September 2009. Aston Martin will unveil one of the most eagerly awaited cars of 2009 at the 63rd Frankfurt Motorshow. The elegant Rapide, functional yet luxurious, provides space for up to four adults combined with an engaging ...

2009 Aston Martin One-77 Prototype

The One-77 is Aston Martin’s definitive sports car, one that epitomises everything Aston Martin from technology, the hand-craftsmanship of the hand rolled aluminium panels to the attention to detail. A culmination of all the marque’s know-how, the One-77 delivers effortless ...

2011 Aston Martin One-77

After three years of teasers and prototypes, Aston Martin put the One-77 into production in early 2011. This completely hand-built supercar is the ultimate expression of what Aston Martin can produce and is offered as an alternative to the Bugatti ...

2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Tuesday 1st March, 2005 – First shown as a concept car in 2003, Aston Martin unveiled the production version of its eagerly awaited V8 Vantage at the 2005 Geneva International Motor Show. ”The V8 Vantage is a significant car for ...

2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2

04/01/2008 – Aston Martin Racing has revealed the first impressions of its new GT2 racing car. Known as the Vantage GT2, the new car is based on the V8 engined Aston Martin Vantage road car. The new car will mean ...

2004 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish Zagato Roadster

Zagato and Aston Martin: a strong alliance that goes back to the 60s with the legendary DB4 GTZ, continued in the 80s with the Vantage and Volante, and is now stronger than ever with the DB7 Zagato and AR1. At ...

2007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS Concept

At the official opening of Aston Martin’s first ever dedicated design centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire, on Tuesday 11 December, Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer, thrilled an audience of more than seven hundred VIP guests with a surprise unveiling of ...

2007 Aston Martin DB9 LM

Friday 7th September, 2007 – Aston Martin is not only showing the DBS for the first time in Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week but will also showcase two new special editions – the Aston Martin DB9 LM ...

2012 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato Stradale

Aston Martin are releasing the final production version of the V12 Zagato one year after the prototype was revealed at 2011 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Unlike the prototype’s motor sports roots, the production version is highly trimmed with a bespoke ...

1963 Aston Martin DP214

Leading into the sixties, Aston Martin’s main problem was Ferrari. Sporting versions of the DB4 where being spanked by the Ferrari 250 GT and when the purpose built DB4 GT could do little to stop the Italians, they could only ...

2009 Aston Martin V12 Vantage

With new inner panels forward of the front bulkhead, Aston Martin shoehorned their ‘DBS’ V12 engine into the much smaller Vantage platform. Production trailed a concept version called the V12 Vantage RS that was made to celebrate the dedicated design ...

2012 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3

Aston Martin Racing began testing its new V12 Vantage GT3 at Brands Hatch in Kent this week, covering almost 1000 kilometres in just two days. The majority of the mileage was conducted by factory driver Darren Turner. After two days ...

1934 Aston Martin Ulster

In 1927 Aston Martin was taken over by race driver A. C. Bertelli. He designed a 1.5-litre, SOHC engine which would eventually power the LeMans-racing Ulster. Thoughout the years the engine was devloped to include dry sump lubrication. The Aston ...

1978 Aston Martin Lagonda Series II

The Lagonda shocked the world in 1978 with its bold design and electronic instrumentation. A truly stunning design. It was in the October of 1976 that Aston Martin revealed a new shape Lagonda which had solid state digital instrumentation that ...

2004 Aston Martin DB9

The first Aston to come from Aston’s new Gaydon facilities is the 2+2 DB9 Coupe. It is made on Ford’s all-aluminum VH platform with an aluminum/composite body. First launched to market as a 2004 model, Aston upgraded it in 2008 ...

2013 Aston Martin Rapide S

The stunning new Aston Martin Rapide S is making its debut with yet more luxury and yet more power on offer in its quintessentially elegant four-door silhouette. The iconic British car maker’s new luxury GT has been sympathetically redesigned andpainstakingly ...

1998 Aston Martin Project Vantage Concept

Unveiled at the 1998 North Amercian International Auto Show. In Detail submitted by Richard Owen price $ $ Prototype engine V12 valvetrain DOHC 4 Valves / Cyl displacement 5972 cc / 364.4 in³ bore 89.0 mm / 3.5 in stroke ...

2005 Aston Martin DBR9

Aston Martin will returned to international motor sport during 2005 with the DBR9. The car was shown to a selected audience for the first time on 4th November 2004 at Aston Martin’s headquarters at Gaydon in the UK. An intensive ...

1970 Aston Martin DBS V8 GTP Muncher

This Aston Martin DBS V8 occupies a special place in the history of the marque at Le Mans. Prepared by Robin Hamilton and co-driven by him, David Preece and Mike Salmon, this car finished 17th overall and 3rd in the ...

1966 Aston Martin Short Chassis Volante

As an interim model between the DB5 and Db6, the Short Chassis Volante was one of the rarest Aston Martins. It used a short DB5 chassis but featured the front end from the DB6 with a DB5 tail. Futhermore, it ...

2013 Aston Martin Rapide Bertone

A dream sports car to celebrate a double historical anniversary. At the International Car Show of Geneva, Bertone celebrates the Aston Martin centenary and Sixty years of cooperation between the Italian Company and the prestigious English Brand presenting an interpreta ...

2010 Aston Martin Rapide N24

Gaydon, Warwickshire 6 April 2010. Aston Martin will return to the starting grid of the legendary Nordschleife circuit for the fifth consecutive year at the 38th ADAC Nürburgring 24-hour race on 15/16 May 2010 with the marque’s new four-door sports ...

2010 Aston Martin DB9

28 June 2010, Gaydon, Warwickshire: In the most significant programme of upgrades since its world debut in 2003, Aston Martin’s DB9 range has received a complete package of styling, engineering and equipment enhancements. As the most successful Aston Martin of ...

2013 Aston Martin DB9 Volante

In 2013 Aston Martin updated the DB9 for the second major time since the model’s inception in 2004. The new model has many new features such as updated body panels, the updated AM11 V12 from the Vanquish and Carbon Ceramic ...

2008 Aston Martin DBS

G17/08/2007 – Aston Martin will unveil the most eagerly anticipated car of the year when the new DBS is revealed at the Pebble Beach Concours dElegance on August 16th, where the company takes a starring role as the featured marque. ...

2012 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition

Gaydon, Warwickshire, 12 September 2011. Aston Martin will premiere two striking new Carbon Edition DBS sports cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 13 September 2011. Following on from the success of the DBS Carbon Black, introduced in 2009, the ...

2015 Aston Martin DB9 GT

24 June, 2015, Gaydon: Aston Martin is today revealing the DB9 GT – the luxury British sports car maker’s most compelling production ‘DB’ to date. Designed to offer the best of what DB9 can be, the new car delivers world-class ...

2006 Aston Martin Rapide Concept

To upset the Maserati Quattroporte, the upcoming Porsche Panamerica and other ultra-luxury four dour sedans, Aston Martin have prepared a four dour version of their DB9 supercar for the 2006 North American International Auto Show. Like the old DB4-based Rapide ...

2011 Aston Martin LMP1

Aston Martin will return to the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race in 2011 with a new LMP1 race car designed to compete for top honours. The new Gulf Oil liveried car is being designed from the ground up with ...

1957 Aston Martin DBR4

After a four year development program, Aston Martin launched the DBR4 in 1959. It was their first and only grand prix car. The chassis and engine of the car were similar to that of the DB3S. Aston Martin experienced a ...

2012 Aston Martin DBS Volante Ultimate

In 2012 Aston Martin unveiled the DBS Ultimate with a new rear trunk spoiler, carbon-fiber mirror caps, a darkened grille, smoked taillamps, Zircotec-coated tail pipes, special badging and a choice of yellow, black or red brake calipers. The interior is ...

2013 Aston Martin DBS Coupé Zagato Centennial

Milan, July 2013. Zagato Atelier pays tribute to Aston Martin’s 100th Anniversary with the announcement of two very special projects: the DBS Coupé Zagato Centennial , delivered to a young and prestigious Japanese entrepreneur and the DB9 Spyder Zagato Centennial, ...

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