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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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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In Germany's deep south, the rolling hills are interrupted only by chocolate-box houses and drivers hammering down the unrestricted roads as they test the latest hellbent creation to blast through the doors of such grand factories as Ruf, TechArt, Abt, Gemball
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Rinspeed "Splash" The unofficial prize for the most adventurous car at the Geneva show went to the Rinspeed "Splash." The tuning company best known for its Porsche conversions has created an amphibious concept that is part sports car, part boat and part hydro
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On the set and behind the scenes with the cars from James Bond's "Die Another Day"
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James Bond is a busy guy behind the wheel. What with baddies chasing him all over creation, rocket launchers to aim, and an exquisite dollybird in the copilot seat to chat up, he just can't mess about with old-fashioned shift levers and declutching. With Aston Martin's equally exquisite Vanquish as
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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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Aston Martin won the hearts of Geneva Auto Show-goers by unveiling the production version of its ...
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Aston Martin's new Vanquish is one of the most superbly designed front-engine GTs of all time.
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The first thing you need to know about Aston Martin is that it is a miracle the company still exists. Since its founding in 1914 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, the company has gone through more than half a dozen owners, an overall win at Le Mans (1959 wi
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Five of the world's fastest cars meet in Italy for a feast of power and speed.
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Vanquish's suspension is fully independent and free of electronic trickery-just a well-designed upper/lower control-arm arrangement front and back, with a considerable amount of attention paid to shock/spring/bushing/anti-roll bar tuning. A cross-drilled, vented Brembo brake is found at each corner,
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Aston Martin's brutish V12 Vanquish meets the computerized perfection of Porsche's 911 Turbo.
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