Aston Martin Unveils the New Vanquish

Aston Martin has unveiled a new luxury sports car – the Vanquish. This new grand tourer represents the zenith of current Aston Martin design and engineering. Vanquish is a new Aston Martin featuring the next generation of the renowned VH architecture as well as a significantly upgraded 6.0-litre V12 engine that is considerably more potent than before. The design represents the latest take on Aston Martin’s iconic visual language.

Styling cues on the Vanquish such as the new waist, elongated side strakes and LED rear light blades are derived from the One-77 supercar. Closer inspection reveals details such as the new aero duct on the rear boot lid, which counteracts lift at the car’s rear when travelling at speed.  Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez said: “Today’s Vanquish is the ultimate expression of Aston Martin design ethos, engineering innovation and technical ability.

It offers luxurious, continent-crossing capability and pure driving excitement without compromise. Powered by a significantly revised naturally aspirated 6.0-litre V12 petrol engine mated to the proven Touchtronic 2 six-speed automatic gearbox. The V12’s power peak of 565bhp makes it Aston Martin’s most potent production model yet, outmuscled only by the strictly limited edition One-77 supercar.    

The latest engineering methods, innovative technologies and typically understated classic British design come together to make the new Vanquish a true super GT. For instance, each body panel on the car is constructed from carbon fibre because of its high strength-to-weight ratio and flexibility of form.Meanwhile torsional rigidity is improved by more than 25%.

Practical improvements such as a newly designed and significantly more spacious cabin and a boot that, at 368 litres, is more than 60% larger than that of the DBS, ensure the new Vanquish can carry sufficient luggage for even the most ambitious grand tourist. Designed and hand-built at Aston Martin’s global headquarters at Gaydon in Warwickshire the new Vanquish, available as a 2+2 or 2+0, sits atop a broad line-up of world-class sports cars including the exquisite DB9, sporty V8 Vantage and luxurious four-door Rapide.