Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | 2 Comments »Aston Martin have just taken the wraps of their latest special edition V8 Vantage. It's called the N420; that's N for Nürburgring and 420 for the number of horses under the bonnet. The Vantage has a proud record of racing at ...
2010 Aston Martin DB9
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | No Comments »The Aston Martin DB9 is one of the world's best looking sports tourers. That's probably why Aston's engineer's left well enough alone when designing this 2010 model update; "the most significant programme of upgrades since its world debut in 2003", ...
FOR SALE: The world’s coolest car
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | No Comments »Here at AUSmotive HQ we rate the Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond films as the world's coolest car. The allure of the Aston Martin marque and classic 1960s styling coupled with the Q-branch gadgets make it so. Soon, ...
One-77 multiplied by 10
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | 4 Comments »Word on the interwebz is that some cashed up dude has put in an order for 10 Aston Martin One-77 hypercars. An order of that magnitude represents 13% of the car's total production run. A bit greedy, perhaps? Even if I ...
Aston Martin Rapide image gallery
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | No Comments »Deliveries of the Aston Martin Rapide have just begun. It's a big few days for the Rapide, which makes a debut of another kind at next weekend's Nürburgring 24 hour race. To celebrate these events AUSmotive presents a massive image ...
VIDEO: Aston Martin One-77 sighted in London
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | 14 Comments »This Aston Martin One-77 was recently seen in London's St James area. It joined a convoy of supercars en route to Silverstone to promote the FIA GT1 Championship. The video clip includes interior shots, as well as views of the ...
Rapide ready for Nurburgring 24 hour race
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | 3 Comments »Aston Martin's new four-door saloon, the Rapide, will be racing at this year's Nürburgring 24 hour race. As usual Aston's CEO Dr Ulrich Bez will be at the wheel of the Rapide for the race, despite having the choice of ...
Aston Martin test Gulf livery theory with Cygnet Concept
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | 1 Comment »The motoring landscape in the 21st century is far more complicated than it ever used to be. This is a world where the likes of the BMW GT, MINI Countryman and Porsche Cayenne are pushing their respective brands into segments ...
Aston Martin Rapide video
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Aston Martin | 1 Comment »Here is some official footage released by Aston Martin of their new Rapide four-door saloon being driven around Valencia. The Rapide has just been launched around the globe, including Australia, and local deliveries are expected before mid-year. You'll need a ...
Aston’s One-77 development is up to speed
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | 3 Comments »Aston Martin are boasting that development of their One-77 supercar is currently up to speed. In fact, they have even put a figure on that speed—220.007mph to be exact. No, I don't really believe the 007 bit is anything other ...
Carbon trading
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | 1 Comment »I wonder if the reason recent climate change talks in Copenhagen were considered a bit of a non-event is related to the arrival of two new "Carbon Black" Aston Martin special editions? Well, despite the company's efforts with the questionable ...
Aston Martin ‘Cynical’ Concept revealed
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | 7 Comments »Back in July Aston Martin shocked us all with the revelation they were developing a tiny little city car—the 'Cygnet'. Well, actually, Toyota is doing the developing, mostly in the form of providing the iQ on which Aston can adorn ...
2010 Aston Martin Rapide - Australian pricing revealed
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | 5 Comments »Australian pricing for the Aston Martin Rapide—the car the whole family can love—has been announced. Priced between the DB9 and DBS the 2010 Rapide will kick off at $366,280 plus all those horrible on road charges and dealer delivery fees. If ...
Ugly duckling?
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin, Toyota | 3 Comments »An Aston Martin that is a rebadged Toyota city car? Are you mad?! That's precisely what this clay model Aston Martin Cygnet concept is—a rebadged and restyled Toyota iQ. Has Aston Martin's CEO Dr Ulrich Bez got the munchies, or is ...
Aston Martin LMP1 - Le Mans debrief
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin, Motorsports | No Comments »Despite declaring they were chasing outright victory, Aston Martin say their new LMP1 has exceeded expectations at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. The #007 car was the first petrol powered racer across the line, finishing fourth outright. The other ...
