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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.
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.
Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. [23] The two had joined forces as Bamford & Martin the previous year to sell cars made by Singer from premises in Callow Street, London where they also serviced GWK and Calthorpe vehicles.
The DB9 was the first car to use the VH platform.. The British carmaker Aston Martin developed the vertical–horizontal (VH) vehicle platform to serve as the basis of most of the mass-produced vehicles in its lineup manufactured between 2003 and 2016, [note 1] comprising the DB9, followed by the Vantage, DBS, Rapide and Vanquish.
Para 1: "The second generation of the Aston Martin Vanquish is a grand touring car produced between 2012 and 2018 by the British automaker Aston Martin." - This wording makes it sound like the second generation is a grand touring car (whereas the first generation isn't), even if this is not the case.
2001–2007, 2012–present Aston Martin Vanquish; 2003 Ford Visos; 2003 Al Araba 1; 2003–2005 Smart Roadster Coupe; 2004–2008 Chrysler Crossfire [31] [32] 2004–present Bentley Continental GT; 2004–2016 Aston Martin DB9; 2005–present Aston Martin Vantage; 2005–2008 BMW Z4 Coupé; 2006–2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe; 2007–2012 Aston ...
1929–1932 Aston Martin International; 1932–1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans; 1932–1934 Aston Martin Le Mans; 1933–1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard; 1934–1936 Aston Martin Mk II; 1934–1936 Aston Martin Ulster; 1936–1940 Aston Martin 500-litre Speed Models (23 built) The last 8 were fitted with C-type bodywork; 1937–1939 ...
He also designed the Aston Martin Vanquish, the V12-powered DB7 Vantage and Aston Martin's Project Vantage concept car as well as taking responsibility for a wide range of design programs for other TWR clients, including Volvo, Mazda and HSV. He was awarded the Jim Clark Memorial Award in 1995 in recognition of his styling work on the DB7.