Remember the watch we told you about from the party last night. The exclusive timepiece is officially known as the Aston Martin transponder watch made by Jaeger-LeCoultre and is the perfect accompaniment to the new DBS Volante. Aston Martin’s Director of Design, Marek Reichman, took time out of is busy schedule to give Top Speed a personal demonstration. The wrist watch can open and close the doors of the Aston as well as turn the lights on and off.
Did you know that James Bond originally wore a Jaeger-LeCoultre around his wrist? So it is only fitting that drop top DBS buyers can purchase an accessory that would make even Q jealous. Retailing for around $40,000 the wristwatch will easily make any new Volante owner feel just like 007.
Kicking off Aston Martin’s exclusive preview of the 2010 DBS Volante, they decided to throw a party dedicated to the new drop top, and Top Speed was invited. The evening started in Miami’s fashionable Design District as we were given the velvet rope treatment and offered a variety of 007 inspired cocktails. The ravioli covered in vodka sauce was just perfect with a spoonful of parmesan.
From the DB9s and Vantage out front to the pair of DBS models inside, we were surrounded by over a million dollars worth of Aston Martin. You can’t truly appreciate the difference between the base V8 and the new Volante until you look at all of the models in one place. What stuck out most about the new drop top was the meticulous use of carbon fiber, not necessarily as a lightweight replacement, but as pure eye candy. From the mirror supports to the rear diffuser, the design team from Gaydon did a fine job applying the wavy black stuff.
There were James Bond clips playing on the ceiling, and TV stars in the audience. The music was light and the mood was right for quite a few South Florida partygoers last night. Aston Martin was even showing of a highly decorated $40,000 wrist that matches the $300,000 car. It sure is nice to be privileged in South Beach.
Top Speed has just added 70 new high resolution images to the Aston Martin V12 Vantage gallery. Check it out and you will treat your eyes to the new 12 cylinder sports car in four awesome exterior colors: Titanium Silver, Magma Red, Mako Blue and Hardly Green.
Just to remind you why you will be looking, the V12 Vantage makes 510 HP, can go from 0 to 60 MPH in 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 190 MPH. The vehicle will be produced in short supply, only 1000 examples will be hand built by Aston Martin.
Stay tuned to Top Speed for a closer look at this amazing Aston Martin, because the super car coach builder is making a stop in Miami to let us have a closer look this Friday.
Aston Martin has essentially made a hot rod out of their Vantage model, by taking the 6.0 Liter V12 out of the larger DBS and shoehorned it into the smaller Porsche 911 sized Vantage. See what Driver’s Republic had to say when they tested the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage.
Times are changing, we are now in the cyber age, thanks to computers and the internet the world has become a smaller place, one where information travels at the speed of light. This day in age, instead of spending their advertising dollars on full page spreads in the New York Times, companied are looking towards social media web sites, even the most prestigious of automakers are adapting in order to reach the masses. The English super car builder Aston Martin has just released a never before seen image gallery of the new 2010 V12 Vantage, on Facebook of all places. The V12 Vantage has a top speed of 190 MPH and can go from 0-60 MPH in under 4.2 seconds.
Forbes.com has created a list of 10 cars that stir the soul with their speed but don’t swill fuel measured in barrels per mile. Who makes the list? The Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG, Audi R8, Spyker C8, Ferrari F430, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640, Chevrolet Corvette and the Porsche 911 Turbo.
Some of the picks are rather dubious. For example, the 599 GTB and LP 640 score 10.5 MPG. Those numbers are almost as bad as the fuel economy rating of the ambulance that hauled away my neighbor on Saturday. On the opposite end, the Corvette looks absolutely brilliant with 21 MPG and the 911 is pretty sweet with a 19.5 MPG rating.
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The English super car builder Aston Martin has just released a new image gallery featuring their most exclusive creation ever. The Aston Martin One-77 is powered by a 6.0 Liter V12 making 700 HP, the same unit found in the DBS, DB9 and new V12 Vantage. With a curb weight of around 1,500 kg the One-77 should be very quick, Aston predicts a 0 to 60 MPH time of just 3.5 seconds. The automaker also projects a top speed beyond 200 MPH.
The English super car builder Aston Martin unveiled the coupe version of their V12 Vantage back at Geneva, and very shortly there will also be a roadster. The official debut for the drop top Bond car is likely to take place at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and should be limited to a very lucky 500 individuals.
The Vantage Roadster is be powered by a 6.0 Liter V12 that produces 510 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque. The open air Aston can go from 0 to 60 MPH in only 4.2 seconds and doesn’t stop until it reaches a top speed of 190 MPH.
The Aston Martin One-77 is close to becoming a reality. We were able to see a full scale design model as well as a full chassis skeleton in Geneva. Now Aston has shown off a full working model last weekend at Concorso d’Eleganza in Italy. Aston was reward for all it’s hard work; it took home the Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes.
The One-77 is powered by Aston’s 6.0-liter V12 engine that delivers 700 hp in this application. It will make the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.5 seconds and will hit a top speed of 200 mph. It will be limited to only 77 units priced at £1 million each (about $1.47 at current rates.)
If Aston Martin is going to install its largest engine in its smallest car, then of course it will the car racing. The Aston Martin V12 Vantage got a few minor tweaks to get ready for the Nürburgring 24 hour race on May 23 and 24.
Aston says the V12 Vantage race car will be close to production model, with only essential safety modifications, reduced weight and re-tuned suspension. The car has not had any additional aerodynamic enhancements.
It will be powered by the same 6.0-liter V12 engine that can be found in the road-going V12 Vantage and the DBS. It produces 510 hp and 420 lb.ft of torque, which is a 100 hp improvement over the V8 N24.
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