Aston: news and articles
| Aston Martin Rapide: the world's most elegant four-door sports car The Aston Martin Rapide has moved into the final stages of its development programme, on course for a public debut in late 2009, with the first customer cars due to be delivered in early 2010. First revealed as the As... 15 April 2009 | |
| Aston Martin and Bang & Olufsen announce DB9 sound system Aston Martin and Bang & Olufsen are proud to introduce BeoSound DB9, a bespoke audio system developed and designed exclusively as an option for the Aston Martin DB9. BeoSound DB9 marks the next chapter in the accla... 03 April 2009 | |
| The new Aston Martin V12 Vantage Aston Martin will present the most potent production sports car in the marque's 95-year history at the Geneva motor show on 3 March. Based on the hugely successful V8 Vantage, the V12 Vantage will feature a 6.0-litre V... 07 March 2009 | |
| Aston Martin DBS Volante, Geneva preview Aston Martin will premiere the DBS Volante at the Geneva Auto Salon on the 3rd March 2009. Completing the DBS line-up, the new Volante will afford customers the combination of the DBS's already-established benchmark sp... 07 March 2009 | |
| Aston Martin Lagonda: Revival of a Luxury Brand Aston Martin is proud to announce the return of Lagonda, one of the most iconic names in luxury car manufacturing. The intention is for Lagonda to enter the market place with a unique performance luxury product, a vehi... 05 March 2009 | |
| Aston Martin DBS Volante: Fusing Open Top Motoring With the Ultimate Luxury Sports Car Aston Martin will premiere the DBS Volante at the Geneva Auto Salon on the 3rd March 2009. Completing the DBS line-up, the new Volante will afford customers the combination of the DBS’s already-established benchm... 25 February 2009 | |
| Aston Martin enters Croatia as part of a global dealer network expansion Forming part of Aston Martin’s ambitious expansion plans for the company’s global dealership network in 2009, the luxury marque has announced the opening of Aston Martin Zagreb. Opened in conjunction with l... 24 February 2009 | |
| V12 Vantage: Aston Martin’s most exhilarating sports car Aston Martin will present the most potent production sports car in the marque’s 95-year history at the Geneva motor show on 3rd March. Based on the hugely successful V8 Vantage, the V12 Vantage will feature a 6.0... 05 February 2009 | |
| New performance options for the Aston Martin 4.3 litre V8 Vantage Following the launch of the new Aston Martin 4.7 V8 Vantage this summer, owners of the original 4.3 litre V8 Vantage are now afforded the choice of a retrospective-fit power enhancement and the hugely popular Sports Pack... 13 December 2008 | |
| New Performance Options Available for 4.3 litre Aston Martin V8 Vantage Following the launch of the new Aston Martin 4.7 V8 Vantage this summer, owners of the original 4.3 litre V8 Vantage are now afforded the choice of a retrospective-fit power enhancement and the hugely popular Sports Pa... 13 December 2008 | |
| Aston Martin Racing launches new Vantage GT4 Aston Martin Racing has released the 2009 specification Vantage GT4 based on Aston Martin’s new 4.7 litre V8 Vantage. The new Vantage GT4 builds on the success of its predecessor, the 4.3 litre Vantage N24.... 15 November 2008 | |
| Aston Martin introduce tuochtronic option to DBS One year after making its first public appearance at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Aston Martin have confirmed details of a number of enhancements for the company’s flagship DBS, including the ... 30 September 2008 | |
| Aston Martin CEO confirms the revival of the Lagonda Marque Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez has today confirmed his intention to revive the Lagonda marque. In a statement today he said, "After my eight years with Aston Martin, four with profitability, and ... 03 September 2008 | |
| Technical Enhancements for Aston Martin V8 Vantage Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage – originally launched to widespread critical acclaim at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005 – is to receive significant technical enhancements, reaffirming the car’s position as one of the world’s mos... 24 May 2008 | |
| Record Breaking £1 million for DB4 GT at the 2008 Bonhams Aston Martin Auction On Saturday 17th May, Aston Martin Works Service hosted its ninth and most successful Bonhams’ Auction of Aston Martin motor cars and related automobilia. This year’s sale generated a record £4.7 million with bids taken ... 21 May 2008 | |
| Highest level of entrants at Bonhams' Aston Martin auction On Saturday 17th May, Aston Martin Works Service will host the ninth Bonhams’ Auction of Aston Martin motor cars and related automobilia. The sale has become a highlight in the automotive calendar, illustrating Aston Mar... 13 May 2008 | |
| Aston Martin confirms Nürburgring driver line-up Aston Martin’s growing presence on the track continues with the announcement that the British marque will be represented at this year’s ADAC Nürburgring 24-hour race on 24/25 May with a DBRS9 and two Vantage N24s.Aston M... 13 May 2008 | |
| FIA GT: Aston Martins dominate at Silverstone Aston Martin triumphed in both GT1 and GT4 categories in front of a 25,000-strong crowd in the first race of the FIA GT Championship at Silverstone over the weekend.In poor weather with heavy fog and rain, the famous Tou... 23 April 2008 | |
| Aston Martin Vantage N24 Hot Lap League Thanks to an exciting partnership between Aston Martin, PalmerSport and The Sunday Times, driving a race-prepared Aston Martin on-track and against the clock is no longer a thrill enjoyed exclusively by racing drivers.In... 08 April 2008 | |
| Mansory Aston Martin DB9 - Volante The Aston Martin DB 9 series is one of the fascinatiest and prettiest sportcar in time, but Mansory is sure there is a more sportier and stable style to do. The Mansory front spoiler displace the series front totally and... 25 January 2008 | |
| GT2 Aston Martin joins GT1 racer An Aston Martin Vantage GT2 car has been added to Gigawave MotorSport’s line-up for the 2008 FIA GT Championship. This follows the announcement that the new, UK-based team will be racing an Aston Martin DBR9 in the GT1 c... 12 January 2008 | |
| Aston Martin to defend GT1 title with Gulf Aston Martin Racing will return to Le Mans in 2008 to defend its GT1 title in the distinctive blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil. Two Aston Martin DBR9s will look to emulate Gulf’s first victory at the 24 hour race 40 y... 11 January 2008 | |
| Aston Martin Racing reveals Vantage GT2 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 Aston Martin ... 06 January 2008 | |
| Aston Martin opens new Design Studio Aston Martin’s new design studio cements the company’s reputation as one of the world’s most technologically sophisticated sports car manufacturers. Design is one of Aston Martin’s core values, and the new Studio, locate... 13 December 2007 | |
| Aston Martin unveils V12 Vantage RS 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 gu... 13 December 2007 | |
| Aston Martin DBS to star in new James Bond film Aston Martin announced today that their new flagship model, the DBS, will once again be driven by James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in the next 007 film to be produced by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for EON Productions... 12 December 2007 | |
| Asia Cup: new Aston Martin race series for Asia in 2008 Aston Martin is launching an exciting new one-make race series for Asia. This follows the announcement of two new Aston Martin dealerships in Shanghai and Beijing. Called the Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC), the series sta... 30 November 2007 | |
| Record Aston Martin goes under Charity Hammer The V8 Vantage which earlier this year became the first car to cross the Asian Highway will go under the hammer for charity at the Bonhams Important Collectors' Motor Cars, Pioneer and Vintage Motorcycles and Fine Automo... 30 November 2007 | |
| Aston Martin arrives in China The expansion of Aston Martin’s global dealership network is all set to continue with a move into China for the first time in the company’s 94-year history. The Aston Martin franchise has been awarded to GruppeM, l... 28 November 2007 | |
| Robin Brundle join Aston Martin Racing as managing director This is a new role within Prodrive, which runs Aston Martin Racing in partnership with Aston Martin. <!-- ADSENSE -->Brundle will oversee all commercial and operational aspects of Aston Martin Racing’s g... 22 November 2007 | |
| Hackett Beaujolais Run 2-007 In celebration of Aston Martin Racing’s 1959 Le Mans victory and now 2007, this year’s Hackett Beaujolais Run will take 59 vehicles to compete to “Bring Back the Beaujolais”. Faces of motoring television past and p... 08 November 2007 | |
| MPH '07: top of the bots for Aston Martin Shove over Sian, clear off Charlotte and relax Robbie, there’s a new ‘rear of the year’ in town, and this one has a licence to thrill – the brand new Aston Martin DBS. In fact, when it comes to car boot-ilicious ‘archit... 13 October 2007 | |
| Own the 'coolest' brand without breaking the bank Voted the ‘coolest brand’* for the second year in a row, the name Aston Martin represents the epitome of cool sophistication. The new DBS launched earlier this week at The Frankfurt Motor Show, but if the £160,000 ... 18 September 2007 | |
| Aston Martin: Two new Special Editions join the DBS in Frankfurt 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 and the V8 Vantage N400. Bo... 07 September 2007 | |
| Aston Martin DBS to Debut at MPH '07 For your eyes only – visitors to Jeremy Clarkson’s MPH ’07 prestige and performance motor show will be the first people in the UK to see and hear the brand new Aston Martin DBS in the live action arena this November. Th... 31 August 2007 | |
| Aston Martin DBS meets DBR9 at the Nϋrburgring Aston Martin’s new DBS, recently unveiled at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, came face-to-face with the Le Mans-winning DBR9, at an exclusive test day at the Nϋrburgring earlier this week. The DBS was in Germany ... 28 August 2007 | |
| Aston Martin DBS: Aston Martin Introduces the Ultimate Luxury Sports Car Aston Martin will unveil the most eagerly anticipated car of the year when the new DBS is revealed at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 16th, where the company takes a starring role as the featured marque. ... 18 August 2007 | |
| Aston Martin Celebrates Fifty Years of Production at Newport Pagnell Aston Martin ended more than 50 years of production at Newport Pagnell today when the final car, a Vanquish S Ultimate Edition, was driven off the production line by Ken Clarke one of the longest serving employees and a ... 20 July 2007 | |
| World-first Aston Martin-driving Brits enter challenging territory The pace is hotting up for adventurous Brits Richard Meredith and Phil Colley as they attempt a 10,000-mile world-first drive behind the wheel of a factory-prepared Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Richard and Phil set off from... 19 July 2007 | |
| Le Mans-winning Aston Martin DBR9 set to wow British crowds at Goodwood The Aston Martin Racing and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts DBR9 which triumphed at the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, held last weekend, is set to appear before British fans at the Goodwood Festival of Speed over... 21 June 2007 | |
