Aston Martin Automobiles Blog

Here's a scenario: you've just inherited more money then you know what to do with from a great uncle you didn't know existed – what car do you buy with the money? To help with your decision making process, we compiled a list of the top 10 most expensive vehicles ...    Read more

Aston Martin first revealed the Lagonda SUV concept at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, and now it appears the brand is getting ready to unveil an updated version of that design. Autocar reports that Aston Martin sees a new SUV as critical to gaining market share in China. Because sales of ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. Carroll Shelby: Cobra Creator and American Racing Legend Dead at 89 Automotive icon and racing legend Carroll Shelby died Thursday at age 89. ...    Read more

Aston Martin has pulled the wraps off what is almost certainly the last of the iterations of the DBS: the 2012 DBS Ultimate, shown here, is limited to a single batch of 100 special-edition cars. The Ultimate is based ...    Read more

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin, and the company plans to celebrate by launching some sort of special-edition centenary model. Auto Express reports that the car could be a limited-run model based on the current Aston Martin DBS. "This will be an entirely new model," Aston Martin CEO ...    Read more

This year’s Beijing auto show featured a few notable debuts and concepts, despite not offering much as far as the U.S. market is concerned. With new cars like the Peugeot Urban Crossover concept, rehashed concepts like the NSX, and the usual representation of blatant Chinese copies, the 2012 ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. Middle Child: 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS Debuting at Beijing Motor Show Porsche is using the Beijing Motor Show to add yet another model ...    Read more

Aston Martin's V8 Vantage has a lot of work to do to stay competitive with the Porsche 911, especially when it’s stacked against the new 991-generation Carrera. It's a good thing, then, that Aston Martin has tweaked and tuned the 2012 V8 Vantage in hopes of making it better to ...    Read more

How far would you walk in the rain to ride in a new Aston Martin? The woman in a new Aston Martin video appears to walk for quite a while in high heels as a man braves wet roads in a 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage to reunite at their ...    Read more

This weekend not only marks the 60th anniversary of the 12 Hours of Sebring and the new-for-2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, but it also marks the debut of Aston Martin's new V8-powered Vantage GTE racer. “Everyone in the team is eager to get back into competition,” said John Gaw, Managing Director and ...    Read more

This is what a rally-prepped Aston Martin V8 Vantage looks like – and this is what said Aston Martin V8 Vantage rally car looks like once it’s struck a concrete barrier. Ouch. Hopes of victory were put on hold for an Australian team racing an Aston Martin V8 Vantage rally car, ...    Read more

The Aston Martin One-77 might be nearly sold out, but the British supercar maker already has another limited-edition car for your consideration: the V12 Zagato. The car will formally debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, but Aston has already released photos of the final product. In fact, we’ve ...    Read more

The 24 Hours of Daytona is turning 50 this year, and the famed endurance race promises some exciting wheel-to-wheel action for its Golden Anniversary. Grand-Am’s premier event sees some significant changes for 2012, including new rules and new cars. Here’s a quick rundown of what you have to look forward ...    Read more

Aston Martin produces the Cygnet for really just one reason, and that’s to satisfy government-mandated corporate average fuel economy requirements. Sharing little more than a badge with other Aston models, the Toyota iQ-based subcompact is merely a means to an end for the specialty automaker. But Aston apparently ...    Read more

It’s not unheard of to hear of fellow executives playing a few rounds of golf once away from the office, but trading racecars? You bet. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda and Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez have their off-hours fun on road – not golf – courses, and decided to swap ...    Read more

California-based tuning shop Galpin Auto Sports will bring 12 new show cars to the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. The shop, perhaps best known as one of the garages used for MTV’s show Pimp My Ride, has put its talents to work on ten Ford products, one ...    Read more

Think of an endangered species and most of us think pandas and polar bears, not gearheads. But as “Top Gear’s” Jeremy Clarkson points out in Forza Motorsport 4’s latest trailer, “We are an endangered species you, and I.” And yet, he says, “There is hope.” This latest Forza Motorsport 4 trailer ...    Read more

One lucky YouTube user stumbled across a very rare scene: a Maserati MC-12, Aston Martin V8 V600 Le Mans, and a Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe all being loaded onto a car carrier. Sadly,all three of the cars – along with a canary-yellow Porsche Carrera GT -- were all being seized by ...    Read more

Sales numbers for the Aston Martin Cygnet are just as small as the car itself, but Aston says it isn't  because people aren’t buying them. Instead, Aston can't supply enough to meet demand, and customers are allegedly getting frustrated with the delay. Aston previously aimed to sell 20,000 units of the ...    Read more

Daimler has been cohorting with Aston Martin about reviving Maybach for a while now, but it seems as though the automaker is getting ready to talk regarding a final decision on the ultra-luxury brand’s future. “We are close to a decision,” said Chief Executive Officer Dieter ...    Read more

Previously, you could order an Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition in any color you desired, so long as it was Carbon Black. For 2012, however, that's no longer the case: the new DBS Carbon Edition is essentially the same car, albeit it isn't ...    Read more

There are those who think this nameplate is called “Austin Martin.” There are those who criticize Aston for making endless variations of sports cars with the same basic design. Who can’t tell a DB9 from a DBS from a Rapide from a Vantage from… the Virage. ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week along with the weekend racing schedule for your convenience. 2012 Toyota Camry, Camry Hybrid Revealed in Webcast Toyota revealed the 2012 Camry sedan in a live ...    Read more

Aston Martin’s sexy V12 Zagato has already wowed crowds at auto shows around the globe and endured the infamous Nürburgring for 24 hours straight, but now it’s ...    Read more

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage already manages to mix handsome looks and serious power, but for those hankering to exploit that package on the track, Aston has a new variant: the new V12 Vantage GT3 racecar. The mavens of Gaydon started by tweaking the 6.0-liter V-12 from the V12 Vantage ...    Read more