DB9 is a GT sports coupe launched in 2004 by Aston Martin. It comes in two variants coupe and a “Volante” convertible, with 470 bhp (350 kW) from a 5.9 Liter V12 engine which speed’s up the car from 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds. Aston Martin developers believed that this car was a huge [...]

The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster is the convertible version of the V8 Vantage Coupe .. As he leads a 426-hp V8 engine, which in mid-2008 replaced the previous 385-hp V8. It is available from € 145,519 with six-speed manual gearbox or from € 150,765 automatic transmission with six relationships (“Sportshift”). The hood is electrically [...]

  Aston Martin Rapide is similar to their previous model DB9 with extra set of doors. The all new Aston Martin Rapide brings up the 4-door sedan type of car to the exotic car world. Rapide is equipped with a 6.0 liter V12 engine which produces a maximum power of 470 bhp and a top [...]

  Fear not; that nomenclature is merely a working title, helping to express just how limited this car’s production will be. At the very most, only 77 examples will be lovingly crafted by Aston’s workers. We’re told the One-77, which uses a carbon-fiber chassis, will utilize an all-aluminum body that’s completely hand crafted. From the [...]

Ford took the complete control of Aston Martin in 1994, having helped see the Jaguar based DB& into production. However, Aston’s hand built flagship vehicle at the time was the Virage/ V8 series, which had been in production since 1989. So, in the mid 90s and with the global economy to pick up Ford decided [...]

The launch of the 6.0n liter V12 DB9 can be regarded as marking the ground up rebuilding of Aston Martin. In 2000 Aston martin got new chief executive in the shape of Dr Ulrich Bez, who had previously been research and development of Porsche. Bez halted work a new compact, mid engine Aston Martin and [...]

After standing back and watching the troubled development of the Virage/Vantage and with a recession starting to bite as the 1980s gave way to the 1990s, Ford decided to take Aston Martin under its experience wing. Aston’s new owner felt it needed a ‘cheap’ accessible car that would compete with top range Mercedes models. Despite [...]

Aston Martin finally surrendered its independence in 1987 when the giant multi national Ford bought a controlling share of the company. Despite what some loyal followers of the form thought would happen, this takeover actually had little noticeable impact on the often extremely chaotic nature of Aston’s new car development. Sadly, part of this was [...]

An extensive, 50 off, one chance only supercar, the Aston Martin V8 Zagato had its place in the sun in the mid to late 1980s. it made headlines as the fastest Aston ever at 186 mph (298 km/h), and the company’s first two seater since the DB4 GT. Even at $70,000 each, the whole production [...]

The lagonda saloon, which completely dominated the 1976 Earl’s Court Motor Show, could have been beamed down form another planet. Low and razor edged, it was a show stopper and just the publicity grabber that troubled Aston Martin needed. The 170 deposits that were taken at the show pulled the company back from the brink [...]