Aston Martin Vanquish

Hop into that cream leather seat and put your hand to the ignition as we prepare to take the thrill of the century for a test drive. Topping a whopping one hundred and ninety-five miles an hour maximum the new Aston is turning heads wherever it goes, given the sleek lines of the superior quality machine that just rolled out of Newport Pagnell. With a 470 brake horse power V12 engine the Vanquish ca hit 60mph in 4.5 seconds, developed from the original DB7 Vantage to boost 6500 revolution per minute out of the six litre motor. The Aston is built on a body of an amalgam of aluminium, carbon ... more

The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is to be the most high-tech car that Aston has ever built. The body, made of aluminium panels, is to be hand beaten by the skilled craftsmen who have worked on the many various Astons from the past in their Newport Pagnell workshops. Ian Callum, who penned the DB7, has again come up with a stunner. It has a front mounted, quad cam, 48 valve, 60º V12 with a capacity of 5935cc giving the Vanquish 450 bhp @ 6500 rpm and 410 lb/ft of torque at 5000 rpm. All this power and torque is fed to the rear wheels through an electro-hydraulically activated six speed paddle ... more

Aston Martin are they the most amazing brand of cars EVER???? Lots of reviews referred to James Bond for this car, but does James Bond make the seats comfortable - I think not! Buying this car gives you that bubbly feling inside. When you get that new car smell it isn't just the average scent - it's an Aston Martin new car smell. You take your seat and get ready for that rush. The engine purs into life, and growls down the road. It's a beautiful sound, a beautiful sound and an awesome state-of-the-art machine. The car is the pinacle of comfort - the seats mould to your body. It glides along ... more

aston martin.... ring a few bells? "names bond.. james bond" when you get in this car you feel a rush of excitement. The rich smell of the leather hits you hard as you take a seat in this wonder machine. the engine is fairly loud, but its a low purr and you feel like you have all the power in the world, and we havent even got on the road yet! the ride is smooth and extremley comfortable we took it up north for some bending corners just a few miles from our house and it glided around every one with superior skill. however the paddle shift gearbox - occasionally jerky, though very swift. the ... more

Unfortunately, I am not the proud owner of this beautiful piece of machinery. A member of my family owned it, and was generally impressed as was everyone else on viewing the car! It was a convertible and the sort of car that warranted a drive out in the country on a glorious day with sunglasses and a good CD. It is without a doubt a beautiful looking car. Stylish, sleek, classy, a real delight to see. It had a beautiful roar to it and felt as though it would literally take to flight at the slightest touch of the accelerator, it had the potential to absolutely 'fly'. This was quite possibly the ... more