Archive for the ‘Aston Martin’ Category

2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante - Auto Shows

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante - Auto Shows

Aston Martin will use the Geneva auto show to introduce the world to its latest creation, the DBS Volante. By popping the top on the most super of its current cars (the $1.75 million One-77 will soon serve as the range-topper) Aston has reduced its structural rigidity and added more than 250 pounds to the [...]

Production Lagonda may not be a crossover after all?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Production Lagonda may not be a crossover after all?

When Aston Martin took the veil off its Lagonda concept last month in Geneva, some were surprised to find a crossover-utility vehicle sitting in front of them. So you might be forgiven for assuming that when the reborn Lagonda eventually comes to market, it would take the same form. Especially since reports have already surfaced [...]

REPORT: Spied Aston V12 Vantage Roadster actually a beefed-up V8

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

If you saw the recent spy shots of a supposed upcoming Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster and wondered where all the louvers from the coupe went, the answer may be found in newer reports. Sources suggest that rather than a drop-top V12, the thinly-disguised test mule in question is actually a regular V8 Roadster, only [...]

Spy Shots: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Aston Martin knows how to crank out the variants like few others automakers. With essentially two model lines in production, the British sportscar marque always seems to have another new model to debut. And the next looks to be the V12 Vantage Roadster.
Joining the limited-edition V12 Vantage coupe and its endurance racing counterpart, the muscle-bound [...]

Shaken, Not Stirred: Aston parent company reportedly defaults on $100M Islamic bond

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Shaken, Not Stirred: Aston parent company reportedly defaults on $100M Islamic bond

Investment Dar, the Kuwaiti firm that owns part of Aston Martin, has reportedly defaulted on payment for a $100 million Islamic bond that was due on April 27. In the process, Bloomberg says it has become the first Persian Gulf company to default on an Islamic bond.
In December of last year, Dar was considering selling [...]

Protestors to picket Bonhams Aston Martin factory auction this weekend

Friday, May 8th, 2009
Protestors to picket Bonhams Aston Martin factory auction this weekend

While RM Auction is still gearing up for the Leggenae e Passione event at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, rival auction house Bonhams is returning to the Aston Martin Works Service at the old factory in Newport Pagnell for its tenth annual auction of historic Aston Martin and Lagonda automobiles and automobilia. To date, the [...]

First completed Aston Martin One-77 wins Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award

Monday, April 27th, 2009
First completed Aston Martin One-77 wins Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award

Aston Martin finally took the wraps off the first completed One-77 this past weekend at the Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como and came away with the top design prize at the event. Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez was on hand to show off the car that we saw in skeletal form [...]

Aston Martin unveils the first completed One-77 in Italy

Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Aston Martin unveils the first completed One-77 in Italy

Prominently featured on the Aston Martin stand on the first day of this year’s Geneva Motor show was the rolling chassis of the very first One-77 prototype. By day two it had been be removed and replaced by the unfortunate Lagonda concept. The chassis had to be returned to the UK so that the bodywork [...]