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Aston Martin unveiled the DB9, a model initially designed by Ian Callum and completed by Henrik Fisker, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003. [6] [7] [8] The DB9 was the first car to employ Aston Martin's "vertical/horizontal" (VH) platform and the first production model built at Aston Martin's facility in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England.
The Aston Martin Vanquish is a grand tourer introduced by British luxury automobile manufacturer Aston Martin in 2001 as a successor to the Aston Martin Virage (1993). The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, designed by Ian Callum and unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, was produced from 2001 to 2007 as the flagship of the marque. A concept car ...
2005–2018 Aston Martin V8 and V12 Vantage; 2007–2012 Aston Martin DBS V12; 2009–2012 Aston Martin One-77 [1] 2010–2020 Aston Martin Rapide/Rapide S; 2011–2012 Aston Martin Virage/Virage Volante; 2011–2013 Aston Martin Cygnet, based on the Toyota iQ [2] [3] 2012–2013 Aston Martin V12 Zagato; 2012–2018 Aston Martin Vanquish ...
A first drive review of the all-new 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish. The latest V-12 flagship combines huge performance with genuine luxury.
The DBS was first seen in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, the first film in which Bond was played by Daniel Craig, as a result of Eon Production's desire to tie the new Bond actor to the franchise heritage with Aston Martin. The only in-car gadget featured in the film is a glovebox/safe that contains a spare pistol, silencer, and a ...
The Rapide and Lagonda Taraf used the fourth generation, an extended version of the platform. [8] [9] The cars have since been discontinued. The Virage and DBS both ended production in 2012, [10] [11] followed by the DB10 in 2015. [12] The DB9 and Taraf were discontinued in 2016, [13] [14] while the Vantage and Vanquish ended production in 2018.
In 2012, Aston Martin ended its partnership with Magna Steyr and shifted production to Gaydon, a Warwickshire village where the other VH platformed cars—including the DB9, the DBS, the Vantage and the second-generation Vanquish—were produced. In 2015, Aston Martin debuted an electric concept version, the Rapide E. The production-ready model ...
Film Vehicle Owner Notes Live and Let Die: AEC Regent RT-type double-decker bus: Stolen by James Bond and Solitaire: Used to escape from San Monique's police force. The upper deck of this bus got torn off after Bond drove under a low bridge; the removed upper deck unintentionally came in useful, as a police car crashed into it and then drove into a lake