Many fans of the 007 franchise maintain that the original film actor, Sean Connery, is above all portrayers of the fictional British super spy James Bond. Connery conveyed through 7 movies (including Never Say Never Again which was released outside of the canonical 007 universe) a cool, sophisticated man of action image becoming an idolized persona [...]
It’s always cool when those “oversea’s” companies launch a limited edition model. However, they’re almost always in honor of some race that no one in this country has ever heard of. In recent months, Ford did a few F1 inspired Focus RS’, and Chevy did the British Touring Car Championship inspired Cruze CS. Now, Aston [...]
With James Bond making use of the DBS and the long-awaited four-door Rapide finally under production, the DB9 could appear as the lost sheep in the British premium sports car company’s flock. Priced mid-range between the V8 Vantage and DBS the DB9, a vehicle advertising by Aston Martin as ‘the definitive sport grand tourer’, enters [...]
Just last month we announced that Aston Martin’s incredible V12 Vantage is finally coming to the States, and today we get an email with pricing and details. The V12 Vantage, which I’ve been swooning over since it was announced for Europe, sports the same 510 hp, 6.0-liter V12 engine in the upscale DBS, which is [...]
An anonymous jerk with too much money placed an order for ten Aston Martin One-77 supercars at a total of $17.7 Million. The Times Online reports that this order accounts for 13 percent of Aston Martin’s total production run of 77 cars and that the buyer is “believed to be of Middle Eastern origin.” Each [...]
Either somebody at Aston Martin got tired of my whining about the V12 Vantage not being in the US, or they saw what an incredible demand for that car we have over here. I’ll keep telling myself it was me that changed their mind. Ever since Aston Martin dropped that incredible V12 engine into the [...]
edo competition has always seemed to be a little bit different for a German tuning firm. The Ahlen-based outfit tunes something other than just German cars, for one thing. Take for example their latest project: Having a serious go at Aston Martin’s DBS. Of course, like seemingly all German tuning firms, edo competition has to [...]
Aston Martin is showing a new special edition DBS called the UB-2010 at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Strange name aside, the DBS UB-2010 is a limited edition model celebrating Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez’s 10th year with the company. Only 40 models will be made – 20 DBS Coupes and 20 Volantes. The [...]