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Aston Martin Dragon88 Special Edition Models Coming to Beijing Auto Show

Aston Martin Dragon88 Special Edition Models Coming to Beijing Auto Show

What better way to ring in the Chinese new year than with some special edition Aston Martins? Available only for the Chinese market, 88 special “Dragon88″ models of the V8 Vantage S, Virage, and DBS will be made featuring some Chinese cultural references and iconography. This news comes right after Rolls-Royce announced that their “Year…

Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Tests Ahead of Grand Am Debut

Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Tests Ahead of Grand Am Debut

British luxury sports car brand Aston Martin will make its debut in the Grand-Am series on January 27th, as it prepares to take part in the 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC), which will be held at the Daytona International Speedway. For its return to North American racing, Aston Martin has teamed up with…

Aston Martin Loves Women In Its Latest Ad Campaign

Aston Martin Loves Women In Its Latest Ad Campaign

There are plenty of exotic car commercials that feature sexy women… but how many out there are targeted to a female audience (and we’re not talking about minivans and SUVs that go after soccer moms)? We’re talking about a cool car for cool women – and that’s just what Aston Martin is going after in…

Top 10 Most Expensive Cars of 2012

Top 10 Most Expensive Cars of 2012

The list of the Top 10 most expensive new cars is even more shocking that you might expect. Released by Forbes, you can forget the Ferrari 458 or the $300,000 Lamborghini Aventador because even at the low end of the scale these models start at right around the one million mark. In 10th place, at…

Aston Martin V8 Vantage to Join Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

Aston Martin V8 Vantage to Join Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

Aston Martin has announced a pair of V8 Vantages will be joining the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge with Multimatic campaigning at least one of them. For those wondering who Multimatic is, they’re recognized as a world leader in composite technology and recently worked with Aston Martin to develop the full carbon fiber monocoque chassis…

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster to Bow at Geneva Motor Show

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster to Bow at Geneva Motor Show

Lamborghini won’t be the only exotic car maker debuting a convertible at the Geneva Auto Show this March, with a new report that Aston Martin is planning a drop-top reveal. According to one source, the maker of British exotics will undress a convertible version of its V12 Vantage model. The same chassis that is shared…

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Now Being Tested

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Now Being Tested

v We’re getting close and closer to seeing one of the world’s best looking race cars in the flesh soon, as Aston Martin announced that they’ve begun testing their 6.0L V12 racecar with 600-hp. In fact, the new Vantage GT3 has already logged over 620-miles in shakedown runs, preparing it to take on several race…

Aston Martin Celebrates Crossing The 1-Million ‘Fan’ Mark On Facebook

Aston Martin Celebrates Crossing The 1-Million ‘Fan’ Mark On Facebook

Luxury sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin is celebrating a milestone as they now have over 1-million fans on the social networking site, Facebook. In celebration of this milestone, Aston Martin will lets its ‘fans’ design a special one-off vehicle by answering a series of questions. The most popular answer will decide the specification of “The Millionth…

Aston Martin One-77 To Make Rare US Appearance: 2011 LA Auto Show Preview

Aston Martin One-77 To Make Rare US Appearance: 2011 LA Auto Show Preview

Aston Martin will be teaming up with Galpin Aston Martin of California to show off the final pre-production engineering development One-77 at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. This special One-77 has covered 14,000-miles including endurance testing at Nardo in Italy and the infamous Nurburgring in Germany. Spectators to this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show…

Watch an Aston Martin Rapide Wrecked… From the Passenger Seat [Video]

We’re not sure what it is about car crashes that fascinates us – so long as they don’t happen to us. We just love (and hate) watching videos of them occurring, and this one involves a remarkable Aston Martin Rapide on a public road. The driver is Italian surf board designer Roberto Ricci, while the…

Limited Edition Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch Inspired by Aston Martin Racing

Limited Edition Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch Inspired by Aston Martin Racing

Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin have teamed up to create a special edition timepiece that will have fans of the iconic auto brand racing to pick one up. Taking its inspirations from Aston Martin’s legendary racing program, the AMVOX5 LMP1 boasts all the precision and endurance standards racing drivers count on, while its mechanical and aesthetic…

It’s Official, Aston Martin is the UK’s Coolest Brand

It’s Official, Aston Martin is the UK’s Coolest Brand

Topping the list of what’s cool, Aston Martin has been named as the UK’s coolest brand for the fifth time in six years. Beating out such other well-known names as Apple and Bang & Olufsen, Aston Martin came out on top of this poll that features an array of leading international contemporary design-driven brands. Not…

Aston Martin and Maybach To Break Their Engagement

Aston Martin and Maybach To Break Their Engagement

It was only a few months ago, when talks of an engagement between Aston Martin and Maybach was making headlines. This partnership would have seen the two uber-luxury brands sharing technology and platforms. Now according to sources, the union has broken before it even started, citing money issues. If the deal had stayed intact, Aston…

Aston Martin Cygnet: Supply Issues Hamper Sales

Aston Martin Cygnet: Supply Issues Hamper Sales

Bez says that in order to get Cygnet sales to where the company wants, depends on two things, firstly availability, which should improve once the company opens it’s first Cygnet in London’s swanky Park Lane district and secondly, by taking a more active approach towards promoting it.

Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition: Frankfurt Auto Show 2011

Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition: Frankfurt Auto Show 2011

The Aston Martin special edition gravy train continues to roll through Frankfurt with the DBS Carbon Edition, giving wealthy owners a reason to keep upgrading to a new model. Changes are absolutely minimal; 10 spoke gloss black diamond wheels, a quilted leather headliner and the option of either orange or black leather upholstery. Outside, Carbon Black,…

Build A Model Replica Of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 Over 85 Weeks [Video]

Build A Model Replica Of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 Over 85 Weeks [Video]

Sean Connery embodied cool as James Bond, driving around in an Aston Martin DB5. You can build yourself a little piece of iconic film history– you’ll feel just like Q after you make a 1:8 replica of the classic spy car used in Goldfinger. EON Productions and Aston Martin have partnered with GE Fabbri Ltd…

Aston Martin Vantage Special Edition To Bow At Frankfurt Auto Show

Aston Martin Vantage Special Edition To Bow At Frankfurt Auto Show

Another year, another auto show and another special edition exotic sports car is to be unveiled. At the 64th Frankfurt International Auto Show, Aston Martin is to introduce the Vantage 4.7 Special Edition. This model, which features the firms V8 motor, produces 426-hp (6-hp more than usual). That power is sent to the rear-wheels via…

Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition Models Revealed: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview

Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition Models Revealed: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview

After the success of the limited edition DBS Carbon Black model, Aston Martin has revealed two new “Carbon Edition” versions. While essentially just the same set of add-ons but with two new exterior color options, any DBS news is news because, well, the car is stunning. Now available in Flame Orange and Ceramic Grey, the…

Aston Martin One-77 Profiled In National Geographic Megafactories Episode [Video]

Aston Martin One-77 Profiled In National Geographic Megafactories Episode [Video]

Go behind the scenes to see how Aston Martin’s top-of-the-line One-77 is crafted. You can learn how this advanced production car is made and take a tour of Aston Martin’s impressive factory on National Geographic’s popular Megafactories series. Aston Martin has given the TV series Megafactories (also known in the US as Ultimate Factories) full…

Mobiado Releases Aston Martin Grand 350 Cell Phone

Mobiado Releases Aston Martin Grand 350 Cell Phone

Anyone can carry around an iPhone or a Blackberry, but if you want to stand out from the mobile crowd, you’ll want to pick yourself up the new Mobiado Aston Martin Grand 350 cell phone. Luxury accessories company Mobiado has just launched the Grand 350 Aston Martin mobile phone, and it embodies the auto brand’s…

Aston Martin V12 Zagato Street Car Revealed, Priced at $540,000

Aston Martin V12 Zagato Street Car Revealed, Priced at $540,000

The stunning love child of Aston Martin and the Zagato design house will officially be unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month, with both existing examples of the car taking center stage at the British automaker’s stand. With the announcement, Aston Martin has also now officially confirmed it will build just 150 versions of…

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Might be the World’s Best Looking Race Car

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Might be the World’s Best Looking Race Car

With a mix of elegance and brute force that only Aston Martin can provide, the British building of exotic cars has revealed its new GT3 class race car. Replacing the DBRS9, the V12 Vantage GT3 is based on the Vantage platform rather than the DB9′s, making for a shorter wheelbase and an engine that sits…