At $117,200, this Vantage is far from cheap, but it's exclusive, and, thanks to the Aston-driving exploits of Mr. James Bond, it has an enviable image.
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Until I drove the V8 Vantage, I never really bought the Aston Martin hype. Sure, the brand has a long and storied history and today produces some of the most dynamic designs on the road. But it is part of struggling Ford Motor, and I had my doubts about the overall package-especially the details the
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Dial 911: Let The Battles Begin
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I'm driving the luscious Aston Martin V8 Vantage from L.A. to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, just loping along, not really paying attention as I click off miles. Cresting a rise, I spot a black-and-white in the hollow below, facing me with a radar gun visible in t
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Three numerals place the 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage in context. Not horsepower, speed, or price. These three: 911.
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Top Drawer: We'll spare you the "topless" cliches--Aston Martin's elegant V-12-powered DB9 Volante convertible will help create a few new ones.
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Basketball teams don't need a guy like Shaq down in the paint--but brandishing a seven-foot one-inch, 300-plus-pound center makes a certain point.
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My bum hurts. It's been sitting on a narrow, medium-frame seat for more than 500 miles, and it feels baboon-red at the end of day two. My brain has switched to overload, vexed by at least six dozen radar traps and three unmarked police cars. But my eyes still
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In the past, a plaque on the doorsill of an Aston Martin that advertised "Handbuilt in England" would have been a warning. But now that Aston has moved from its traditional home in Newport Pagnell to its high-tech factory at Gaydon in the English Midlands, per
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We had never seen so many twelve-cylinder cars in our history. And should we encounter the police, well, there would definitely be no tomorrow.
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We're here to spy on Aston Martin, riding shotgun with the company's engineers as they put the AMV8--the company's newest model--through the final stages of its hot-weather testing. It's all very hush-hush: The car is a good six months away from its production debut, and there's still fine-tuning an
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Cars like the Aston Martin Vanquish S are the reason I do this job. They may not be perfect-it really isn't difficult to pick fault with the Vanquish-but they provoke a very basic, guttural and emotive reaction that's impossible to dispel. As a reader of this magazine, I suspect you know what I mean
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To wander into the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, Oxfordshire, is to witness a specialist car manufacturer at the cutting edge. There are dedicated customer booths, complete with plasma screens and leather sofas, and a vast atrium showcasing the company's finest hour, the DB9. It is a vision q
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Cars like the Aston Martin Vanquish S are the reason I do this job. They may not be perfect--it really isn't difficult to pick fault with the Vanquish--but they provoke a very basic, guttural and emotive reaction that's impossible to dispel. As a reader of thi
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Aston separates the Vanquish from the newer, smaller DB9 with a much enjoyed 60 horsepower boost. But is it enough to warrant the $80,000 premium?
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The DB9 tries to transform Aston Martin into a serious Porsche and Ferrari competitor.
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The Italian Graziano six-speed manual transmission and the ZF six-speed automatic are mounted at the rear, driven by a carbon-fiber driveshaft running at crankshaft speed and mounted inside a huge cast-aluminum torque tube that serves as the structural spine of the car. The ZF is a second-generation
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As if the DB9 weren't already sexy as all get-out, Aston Martin is rolling out a topless version this fall.
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A comedy routine by Billy Crystal revolved around a Fernando Lamas-like character who pursued perfection through vanity.
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A comedy routine by Billy Crystal revolved around a Fernando Lamas-like character who pursued perfection through vanity.
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In an automotive world ever more populated by V-6 engines, it'srewarding to experience an honest-to-crankshaft straight-six once in awhile. Jaguar built a fine reputation with its XK twin-cam, and BMWstill relies on this classic layout for performance jewels such as theM3. No nasty second-order vibr
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A more spirited set of wings that's still beautiful -- just more aggressive.
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Mr. Andretti's take on four supreme convertibles - Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante, BMW Z8, Ferrari 360 Spyder, and Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
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hink big carmakers can't successfully produce niche-market cars? Aston Martin isn't a big carmaker, but it's owned by one--Ford. Dearborn and Ford's Premier Automotive Group management are supporters of Aston's freedom to dream, the results of which aren't likely to get any more dreamlike than the D
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Aston Martin won the hearts of Geneva Auto Show-goers by unveiling the production version of its ...
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