Aston Martin Works’ customer track day sees One-77, V12 Zagato, DBRS9 at Silverstone
On June 3, Aston Martin Works hosted a customer track day at the Silverstone race track, featuring rare, exotic models (even by Aston Martin standards) such as the One-77, V12 Zagato and DBRS9. Aston Martin Works is celebrating its 60th year in 2015, and this anniversary event, where some customers brought their own cars, […]
EON previews Spectre car chase with more Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 glimpses
EON Productions Ltd. has shown off the cars of Spectre, the 24th official James Bond movie to be released later this year, including brief footage from the Roma car chase. Neil Layton, technical coordinator for the action vehicles on the film, explains that the Aston Martin DB10 cars in Spectre are bespoke. As […]
Sam Mendes reveals Spectre, next James Bond film, and Aston Martin DB10
As we suspected, the DB10 moniker will not go to the DB9 successor at Aston Martin, but to a limited-edition model released for the 24th EON James Bond movie, Spectre. Aston Martin says it will build 10 of the bespoke cars next year, hence the name, and claims that the vehicle was developed specifically […]
Aston Martin announces 2015 Vanquish and Rapide S, with eight-speed Touchtronic gearbox
One concern observers have for Aston Martin, one of the few specialist car makers without a major parent (though Daimler now owns 5 per cent), is the ageing model range. There have been some newer models lately at the top end—the Vanquish and Rapide S—both on advanced adaptations of the VH platform, and the announcement […]
Behind the Lucire 2014 redesign, and a features’ round-up
Surface Too Deep Top A promotional image from Surface Too Deep. The model on the left is reading Lucire. It’s a better photo than we could have come up with to promote ourselves. Above Lucire’s new look for the web edition’s news pages for 2014. You may have noticed we’ve continued to do some housekeeping […]
Christie’s 50 Years of James Bond auction sees prized memorabilia sell for charity
An auction at Christie’s in South Kensington marking the James Bond films’ 50th anniversary has raised £752,052 (including buyers’ premiums) for charity. Celebrities included seven-time James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, the current M, Dame Judi Dench, and David Walliams. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace sold for £241,250. Daniel […]
Adele’s Skyfall theme hits top of Itunes charts as James Bond films turn 50
It had already been hinted that Adele would be singing the theme tune to the 23rd Eon Productions James Bond film, Skyfall, and a 90-second clip had been leaked earlier in the week before it was hastily deleted. The song has been officially released (at 0.07, seven minutes past midnight), shooting straight to the top […]
Aston Martin to show first production V12 Zagato at Kuwait Concours d’Élégance
The first production Aston Martin V12 Zagato will début at the Kuwait Concours d’Élégance on February 15–18, the company announced today. The V12 Zagato is the latest collaboration between the famed English firm and the Italian styling house. The first DB4 GT Zagato, of which 19 were made, was introduced in 1960, with subsequent […]
Aston Martin launches Colette edition of Cygnet city-car
Unlike Ferrari or Porsche, which can combine their fuel economy averages with lesser brands, Aston Martin, being independent, cannot. If it’s to get a low enough corporate average fuel economy figure to avoid paying a fine, it has to join forces with other manufacturers and offer something at the low end of the market—which is […]
Kate Moss in Dior Addict commercial; Aston Martin releases Vantage S video
One thing we noticed when we tested the 2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage was the noise. It’s one of the most pleasing, aggressive engine notes in the world. It’s nice to know that with the new Vantage S, Aston Martin’s 430 hp follow-up to the regular Vantage, preserves that note—and, if the newly released […]
