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 | 1 Comment »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 | 2 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 ...
More Aston Martin LMP1 goodness
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin, Motorsports | No Comments »On the off chance yesterday's photo gallery didn't get you in the mood for this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, this race guide from Aston Martin should. To download the PDF simply CLICK HERE and 2.4mb of slick Aston ...
Aston Martin LMP1 photo gallery
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin, Motorsports | 2 Comments »This weekend will see the 77th running of the classic 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans). Aston Martin have boldly announced that they are chasing the outright win with their new LMP1 racer. To help get you in ...
Jos Vercrashhen!
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin, Motorsports | No Comments »Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen has crashed his Aston Martin LMP1 in testing at Monza in Italy. The Dutchman lost control of the car in unexplained circumstances in the high speed parabolica corner. Verstappen's test car, one of only three LMP1 ...
Aston Martin One-77 wins design award at Concorso d’Eleganza
Saturday, May 9th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | No Comments »A bit of a catch up story this one, but it's never a bad idea to feature an Aston Martin article. The One-77 hypercar made its public debut at the Concorso d’Eleganza in Italy last month. And while doing so ...
One-77 to make public debut at Concorso d’Eleganza
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | 3 Comments »Aston Martin's newest concept, the One-77, is set to make its public debut today at the Concorso d’Eleganza. The famous and exclusive event is held in the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, on the shores of Lake Como ...
Aston Martin Rapide - first high res image
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | 9 Comments »Following the release of four computer generated images in February comes this first official image release of the Aston Martin Rapide in production form. You can click on the image above to load a wallpaper sized 2000px super image. Dr Ulrich ...
Aston Martin One-77 promo
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 Posted in Aston Martin | No Comments »Aston Martin has released a new promo clip for the One-77. Aston's new 700bhp+ supercar is likely to cost an absolute fortune and this video details some of the production processes to make sure you know where all your money ...