The Aston Martin DBS featured in previous Bond films was never a slouch. The Queen’s secret agent- James Bond, always gets custom built sports cars, usually with guns! And Aston Martin is reportedly crafting the new DB10 to serve Bond in the upcoming movie next year.
The new Aston Martin Lagonda has been inadvertently revealed in a series of “tweets” by Oman Air and others, after the car spent time in Oman for hot-weather testing.
The 2015 models of the Aston Martin Vanquish and Rapide S will get a new 8-speed automatic transmission, as well as a new engine management system which will help boost performance figures.
Aston Martin recently revealed a bespoke product programme for a new super saloon exclusively for the Middle East. It will be sold under the revived Lagonda nameplate.
The results of the 2013 Middle East Motor Awards were announced last evening at a ceremony on the Al Majaz Waterfront in Sharjah, hosted by Muhammed Ali Sajjad of the Expo Centre Sharjah. I was one of the 18 judges, although the cars were score and the points were tallied long ago, so were there just to hear who were the winners in each category, as well as Car Of The Year.
Exotic carmaker Aston Martin has posted a relatively huge loss, due to sliding sales figures for their sports cars and the failure of the Cygnet supermini.
A never-mentioned fact about us is that, back in early 2005, a month or two after we started this website, the first test car we officially got offered was an Aston Martin DB9. What’s even worse is that, just as I sat in that car to drive off, we found out that none of us in the crew were eligible to drive it, since we were all under 25 at the time and insurance wouldn’t cover us. In the end, all I got to see was the fancy door handles and the cool interior with the button-operated gearbox, both giving a sense that the Aston was way ahead of its time.
Aston Martin has revealed the new Vanquish Volante convertible. It boasts the same engine as the hardtop coupe, which is the 6.0-litre V12 producing 565 hp and 619 Nm of torque.
Aston Martin has revealed the new Vantage S. It replaces the outgoing Vantage model and is set to become the fastest Aston Martin in their line-up, with the exception of the One-77.
As if the Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari FF cop cars weren’t enough, Dubai Police has gone ahead and added an Aston Martin One-77 to their fleet. Also seen in full police livery are a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as well as a Bentley Continental GT.