Aston Martin is today
unveiling a stunning new luxury sports car – the Vanquish.
Sitting proudly at the
pinnacle of the luxury British car maker’s sports car line-up, this
breath-taking new super grand tourer represents the zenith of current Aston
Martin design and engineering. Vanquish
points to an exciting and confident future for the historic brand.
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. Vanquish unquestionably
sees the brand continue its enviable tradition of producing some of the most
beautiful sports cars in the world. Styling cues such as the elegant new waist,
elongated side strakes and LED rear light blades are derived from the One-77
supercar.
Unmistakably an Aston Martin,
the design shows a clear and coherent lineage from its heritage while providing
an equally clear pointer to the luxury car brand’s vibrant future. Closer
inspection reveals details such as the stunning new Aero Duct on the rear boot
lid. This elegantly devised passive engineering feature, which counteracts lift
at the car’s rear when travelling at speed, is a triumph of both design and
technical ability.
Performance, presence, style
and great British craftsmanship – the new Vanquish has all these traits in
abundance.
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.
“Bearing the same name as the
iconic original Vanquish that did so much to cement Aston Martin’s reputation
as a maker of great GT cars in the modern era, I believe the car unveiled today
once again puts this great British brand at the top of its class.
“The new Vanquish mixes
beautiful design with impressive technology such as the superb new infotainment
system. This is the latest incarnation of everything we know, informed and
developed from One-77. It is the ultimate Super Grand Tourer – confident and
assured – and is the newest representation of Power, Beauty and Soul.”
As happy on the streets of a
bustling city as it is carving through the countryside or long distance
motorway touring, the Vanquish offers a thoroughbred British luxury sports car
that’s also suited to everyday use.
Powered by a significantly
revised naturally aspirated 6.0-litre V12 petrol engine mated to the proven
Touchtronic 2 six-speed automatic gearbox, the new car offers suitably
impressive performance figures. The V12’s power peak of 565 bhp (573 PS) makes
it Aston Martin’s most potent production model yet, outmuscled only by the
strictly limited edition £1.2m One-77 supercar.
The raw statistics speak for
themselves: 573 PS at 6,750 rpm, 620 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm, 0-62 mph in 4.1
seconds and a top speed of 183 mph place the Vanquish firmly into supercar
territory. Yet the brand’s team of engineers have been working towards economy
and emissions improvements, too.
The latest engineering
methods, innovative technologies and typically understated classic British
design come together to make the muscular 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.
Dr Bez said: “The Aston Martin
range is stronger now than at any time in our 99-year history. The new Vanquish
represents the perfect way to signal the beginning of our centenary
celebrations next year.”
Priced from £189,995 RRP first
deliveries of the new sports car are expected to begin in the UK and
Continental Europe late in 2012.
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