Overview Released in May 2011, the Aston Martin Virage was available as a coupe or convertible (Volante). Manufactured in Gaydon, England, the rear-wheel drive Virage was powered by a 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed ‘Touchtronic II’ automatic transmission with steering wheel gearshift paddles. Positioned between the DB9 and DBS – […]
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Review: Aston Martin Vanquish (2002-07)
Review: Aston Martin Vanquish (2002-04) Overview Released in November 2002, the Aston Martin Vanquish was a two-door coupe. Manufactured in Newport Pagnell, UK, the rear-wheel drive Vanquish was powered by a 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed semi-automatic transmission. Hand-built in Köln, Germany, the all-alloy 5935 cc V12 petrol engine had […]
Review: Aston Martin AM310 Vanquish (2012-18)
Overview Released in December 2012, the Aston Martin AM310 Vanquish was initially available as a coupe, with convertible (Volante) models following in late 2013. Hand-built in Cologne, Germany, the Vanquish was powered by a naturally aspirated 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed ‘Touchtronic II’ automatic transmission. As such, the AM310 Vanquish […]
Review: Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2010-17)
Review: Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2010-13) Overview Released in April 2010, the Aston Martin V12 Vantage initially available as a two-seat, high-performance coupe, though a Roadster variant followed in 2012. Manufactured in Warwickshire, England, the rear-wheel drive V12 Vantage was powered by an all-alloy 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine – shared with the DBS – which […]
Review: Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1997-00)
Overview Released in Australia in September 1997, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage was a high-performance coupe with ‘2+2’ seating. Based on the 1989 Aston Martin Virage and closely related to the Aston Martin V8, the V8 Vantage was powered by a more powerful 5.3-litre V8 engine which was fitted with twin superchargers and mated to […]
Review: Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2006-17)
Review: Aston Martin Mk.I V8 Vantage (2006-08) Overview Released inMarch 2006, the Aston Martin Mk.I V8 Vantage was initially available as a two-seat coupe. Manufactured in Gaydon, England, the rear-wheel drive V8 Vantage was powered by a 4.3-litre V8 petrol engine that was mated to either a six-speed Graziano manual or semi-automatic transmission (Aston Martin’s […]
Review: Aston Martin V8 (1997-00)
Overview Released in Australia in September 1997, the Aston Martin V8 was available as a two-door coupe or convertible (Volante) with ‘2+2’ seating. The V8 was based on the 1989 Aston Martin Virage and was powered by a 5.3-litre V8 petrol engine that was mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The Aston Martin V8 was […]
Review: Aston Martin Rapide (2010-20)
Review: Aston Martin Rapide (2010-13) Overview Released inJune 2010, the Aston Martin Rapide was a four-seat liftback. Initially manufactured by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, the rear-wheel drive Rapide was powered by a 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine mated to a six-speed ‘Touchtronic 2’ automatic transmission which included steering wheel gearshift paddles for sequential shifts. From […]
Review: Aston Martin DB11 (2016-on)
Overview Released in Australia in September 2016, the Aston Martin DB11 was a rear-wheel drive grand tourer. Hand-built in Gaydon, England, the Aston Martin DB11 was powered by a 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 petrol engine that was mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. Twin-turbo AE31 V12 engine The 5204 cc AE31 V12 engine had an […]
Review: Aston Martin DBS (2008-12)
Overview Released in June 2008, the Aston Martin DBS was available as a coupe or convertible (Volante). Manufactured in Gaydon, England, the rear-wheel drive DBS was powered by a 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine that was mated to either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. Hand built in Köln, Germany, the all-alloy 5935 cc V12 petrol […]