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Aston Martin is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. It was part of Ford Motor Company from 1994 until 2007 when it was sold to a consortium led by Prodrive founder David Richards, Aston Martin collector John Sinders, and Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co, two international investment companies headquartered in Kuwait. Ford retained a $77 million stake in Aston Martin and received $848 million for the remaining share.

Aston Martin Models R = Reviewed

  1. DB9
  2. DBS
  3. Rapide
  4. V12 Vantage
  5. V8 Vantage

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Aston Martin Rapide priced from £139,950 in the UK 2 days ago on Autoblog

Aston Martin has finally hung a price tag on its long-awaited four door, the Rapide, in its U.K. home market. As you might reasonably expect, it won't come cheap, starting at £139,950 or about $233,000 USD. Given pricing disparities between international markets, that's not necessarily an ...

LA 2009: Galpin Motors makes up for Aston Martin no-show, brings the whole lineup 2 days ago on Autoblog

It's been a meager LA Auto Show this year for exotic cars. Many didn't even show up, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Bentley. Aston Martin wasn't on the list as well, but to our surprise their full line of cars was on display. Apparently Galpin Motors decided to pick up the slack and ...

Rare Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight going to highest bidder at RM's Arizona auction 15 days ago on Autoblog

With just 75 built between 1959 and 1963, the Aston Martin DB4 GT is a rare breed. Of those, a mere six are the coveted lightweight models that cut weight by using aluminum components (instead of steel) and delete items like the radio, speakers, and heater. It's not very often that one comes up ...

REPORT: Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini not attending LA Auto Show 15 days ago on Autoblog

Here's an unsurprising stat for you: 60 percent of all vehicles sold in the U.S. that cost over $100,000 find homes in New York, Florida and California. The majority of which are parked in garages in Manhattan, Miami and Los Angeles, respectively. So the revelation that Bentley, Ferrari and ...

Review: 2009 Aston Martin DB9 Volante makes getting away with it half all the fun 26 days ago on Autoblog

Let's say a clandestine organization asked you, for your country, to "take care of" an enemy of the state at tonight's performance of Tosca at The Met. And let's say this organization gave you the choice of any Aston Martin in which to conduct the evening. Which Aston would you choose? If you ...

Pics Aplenty: Aston Martin Rapide is ready for its close-up 1 month ago on Autoblog

It isn't every day that Aston Martin comes out with a new car. And this isn't one of them, because the production version of the Rapide four-door saloon came out over a month ago already. But considering that the British sportscar-maker got by – just fine, thank you very much – on ...

Ex-Tesla/Harley-Davidson exec Michael van der Sande resurfaces at Aston Martin 1 month ago on Autoblog

It didn't take Michael van der Sande long to land a new gig after leaving his last posting at Tesla Motors. In August, van der Sande left Tesla after only nine months as senior vice-president of sales and marketing for the electric car maker. The sales executive who spent 12 years at Harley-Davidson ...

Aston Martin Cygnet (nee Toyota iQ) to hit European city streets next year? 1 month ago on Autoblog

Most of us would be willing to kill for the opportunity to have an Aston Martin as our daily commuter. (Then again, most of us here at Autoblog are writers and don't commute much of anywhere). But the British purveyor of luxury GTs figures some of its customers – those based in major ...

AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort 2 months ago on Autoblog

For its 27th iteration, Orange County's most prestigious classic car show returned to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, and finally dropped the "Newport Beach" from its name. No longer would it be known as the Newport Beach Concours d'Elegance, instead adopting the Concours ...

VIDEO: Aston Martin releases new Rapide video chronicling development 2 months ago on Autoblog

After seeing the production Aston Martin Rapide at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, we're pretty sure it's one of the most attractive sedans ever produced. And now that we've seen the sleek looking sedan in motion, we're 100 percent sure the Rapide is a winner. Aston Martin has released a ...

REPORT: Aston Martin in jeopardy as parent company Investment Dar in financial turmoil 2 months ago on Autoblog

Is Aston Martin on the brink of insolvency? Britain's Guardian is reporting that the Kuwaiti fund that owns half of Aston is having trouble refinancing the debt it's incurred during the recent global economic crisis. It hasn't help that the fund failed to report its 2008 financial records on ...

REPORT: Aston Martin to develop all-new LMP1 car for 2011 2 months ago on Autoblog

For its current Le Mans prototype racing program, Aston Martin has teamed up with veteran chassis builder Lola to create a car powered by a race-ready version of its production V12. But the current 6.0-liter twelve-cylinder won't be allowed under the new Automobile Club de l'Ouest prototype ...

Official Cash for Clunkers trade-in list reveals oddities too strange to believe 2 months ago on Autoblog

Mixed reaction has surrounded the government's Cash for Clunkers program, but after spending around $2.8 billion, some 700,000 new vehicles have found homes. But what got traded in? We've heard some horror stories, but now that the full list of executed vehicles has been released on the Cars.gov ...

Aston Martin Rapide shows off its pretty self on Facebook 2 months ago on Autoblog

First of all, does Aston Martin really need a Facebook page? Really? Is the brand actually helped by comments like this, "Aston Martins...the most sexy sports car ever manufactured;)sooo sexy even sexier in red!" We're guessing no. Then again, Aston's relentless pursuit of James Bond marketing ...

REPORT: Aston Martin V12 Vantage bound for U.S.? 2 months ago on Autoblog

For our money, there are few vehicles in the world more beautiful than the Aston Martin Vantage. And when we scribble out our lottery list, the limited edition 510 hp 6.0L V12 variant is always near the top. Unfortunately, Aston announced early on that none of the 1,000 DB9-powered Vantages ...

Frankfurt 2009: Mansory Cyrus is what carbon fiber was made for 2 months ago on Autoblog

When Mansory wants to give it to us good, they know how. This is the Mansory Cyrus (Khouresh Mansory told us that Cyrus was the first king of Iran), and – even though every other colleague here disagrees with us – we feel it the best use of carbon fiber we've seen since we've been ...

Frankfurt 2009: Aston Martin Rapide comes good - finally 2 months ago on Autoblog

Aston Martin doesn't have a great track record with four-doors. After acquiring Lagonda in 1948, the legendary David Brown took the DB4 – which bore his initials – and turned it into the Lagonda Rapide. Only 55 examples were ever made. A decade and a half later, the first name came ...

Aston Martin creates special edition Robb Report V8 Vantage 2 months ago on Autoblog

There's no shortage of people deeply enamored with the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster. The folks at the Robb Report evidently agree, and included it in their "Best of the Best" list. But they didn't stop there: the luxury lifestyle magazine has teamed up with Aston to create a special edition ...

European design students team up to dream up future Aston Martins [w/VIDEO] 3 months ago on Autoblog

Were you impressed by the Aston Martin Volare design study? Then you should get a load of this: Turin's European Design Institute (known by its Italian initials IED) tasked its third-year graduate design students with imagining what Astons will look like in the year 2025. The students went to ...

Design student pens Aston Martin Volare concept, complete with AWD and hydrogen fuel cell 3 months ago on Autoblog

While driving the Aston Martin V12 Vantage, Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson lamented that with tightening environmental regulations, this may be as good as it ever gets. If he's right, Aston's going to have to look elsewhere for fresh ideas on how to bring the high-performance GT into the green age, ...

VIDEO: Hear the angels sing: revving the Aston Martin One-77 3 months ago on Autoblog

On Friday we brought you our gushing reaction to the $1.8 million Aston Martin One-77. We were able to stick our snouts over, under and inside the vehicle and it's simply bonkers. Bonkers in the very best way possible. Just a reminder -- the carbon fiber frame also doubles as a feeder for the ...

Aston Martin One-77: The justification's in the details 3 months ago on Autoblog

£1.25 million. That's Brit-speak for $1,800,000, give or take. A staggering amount of money. More than a Bugatti Veyron, more than a Lamborghini Reventón. Quite simply the most expensive new car, well, ever. Er, well, it would have been if not for the $2.2 million Bugatti Veyron ...

Monterey 2009: Zagato honored at Pebble Beach 3 months ago on Autoblog

The 59th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance displayed approximately 200 of the most unique and exquisite automobiles in the world on the 18th hole of the Links at Pebble Beach. Amidst the Bentley and Bugatti, Ferraris and Mercedes-Benz models, there was a special class devoted to a particular ...

Quick Spin: Aston Martin DBS Volante gives convertibles a very, very good name 3 months ago on Autoblog

When you love the performance of a particular coupe, it's not often that you get to hop in the convertible version and say to yourself, "So... you mean I can have the same thing with the top down?" But in between the tight and relentless esses of Monterey's Carmel Valley Road, that's what we ...

Monterey 2009: The Aston Martin One-77 is an overdose of "low and mean" 3 months ago on Autoblog

We found the Aston Martin One-77 tucked between hospitality tables like a manta ray brooding within a coral reef -- as if it were grudgingly consenting to being looked at. With a roofline that sits about four inches lower than a DBS, the minimal height and exceptional girth combine with a slew ...

From the Ringside Rumormill: Aston Martin working on upgraded DBS? 3 months ago on Autoblog

It may be too soon to say, but word has it that Aston Martin is working on an even more extreme version of its lightweight DBS super-GT. Rumors have been circulating around the Nurburgring, where Aston Martin has been seen testing new aerodynamic elements for the current Bondmobile of choice, ...

Aston Martin Rapide interior leaked 3 months ago on Autoblog

A scanned rendering of the Aston Martin Rapide's interior, claimed to be taken from an official brochure, has slid onto the Internet, and judging by the images, occupants will get the full GT experience no matter where they're seated. Assuming there's room to get comfy, back-seaters should ...

REPORT: Production Aston Martin Rapide to debut in Frankfurt 4 months ago on Autoblog

Unlike recent auto expos, the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show is going to have some fantastic jewelry on display -- the Ferrari 458 Italia, Porsche's revised 911 Turbo, the MX-5 Superlight, the list goes on and on. Aston Martin has also confirmed that three years after the Rapide concept stole the ...

Elite LMV-R brings the heat to Aston Martin 4 months ago on Autoblog

The Aston Martin Vantage GT4 might be worthy on the track, but what if you want a lightened, hardened Vantage for the street, à la Lamborghini's Gallardo Superleggera and Ferrari's F430 Scuderia? Then you have Elite to thank for this, the LMV/R. The car is lightened with the use of ...

BREAKING: Top Gear not dead [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog

Internet rumors are a funny thing. Back during the last presidential campaign, 10% of voters polled thought Barack Obama was a Muslim... until his campaign staffers came out and denied he was a Muslim. Then 14% of us thought he was a Muslim. And you can see the same thing happening with another ...

REPORT: Aston Martin puts the Lagonda on hold 4 months ago on Autoblog

Aston Martin has grown accustomed to success. Since the DB7, its sports cars have only gotten better, while on the track the British automaker continues to rack up trophies. The Lagonda SUV concept which the company unveiled this past March in Geneva, however, was another story. The ...

Aston Martin joins the party, opens first merchandise store at the Nürburgring 4 months ago on Autoblog

With Ferrari raking in cash hand over fist from Prancing Horse-branded merchandise, it was only a matter of time before its rivals began to catch on. And catch on they have, with several exotic automakers simultaneously cashing in on their image and promoting it with their own lines of branded ...

Best of Both Worlds: Rizk Auto recreation 1957 Aston Martin DBR2 4 months ago on Autoblog

They don't build 'em like they used to, they build 'em better. But, it could be argued, they don't style 'em like they used to. A handful of purists have taken the best from both worlds, recreating classic automotive shapes using modern technology. The results – like the Creative Sport ...

Pics Aplenty: Aston Martin V12 Vantage, DBS Volante 4 months ago on Autoblog

Aston Martin makes some of the most visually appealing cars on the road today. Their latest offerings, the DBS Volante and the V12 Vantage, continue the company's tradition of elegant styling combined with V12 power. We generally can't get enough photos of either car, and fortunately for us, ...

REPORT: Aston Martin Cygnet adds a smart set of clothes to the Toyota iQ 5 months ago on Autoblog

With a nod to our current global economic and environmental issues, super GT maker Aston Martin has reportedly announced the world's first super luxury supermini. Having blown their development budget on the V12 Vantage RS, Rapide and One-77 hypercar, they turned to an unlikely partner for some ...

Spy Shots: This is your Aston Martin Rapide 5 months ago on Autoblog

A Car magazine reader has photographed the Aston Martin Rapide looking like it could have come off a dealer lot. The snapper also peeped the inside, which he said has a full-length console a la the Mercedes CLS to create four distinct seating positions. Aston has, however, said that those rear seats ...

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