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Elite LMV-R brings the heat to Aston Martin
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 carbon fiber body panels and interior kit, widened with bespoke fenders, and given a Galpin Motorsports-esque wheel and tuning treatement. They don't get any extra power, however. If it's any consolation, there will only be thirty of them – but each ... Read more →
BREAKING: Top Gear not dead [w/VIDEO] Jonny Lieberman
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 ...
Aston Martin taking on the Nürburgring 24-Hour enduro in V12 Vantage Damon Lavrinc
Aston Martin is returning to the grid for the 37th ADAC Nürburgring 24-hour race, and joining "Rose" – the yellow V8 Vantage that's clocked over 20,000 miles on the track and ...
Geneva Preview: Aston Martin V12 Vantage revealed Damon Lavrinc
The Aston Martin V12 Vantage has arrived and yes, you want one. Evolving the styling and engineering exercise Aston unveiled in 2007 and set for a Geneva Motor Show debut, the blokes Gaydon claim ...
Aston Martin to move further upmarket? Jonathon Ramsey
Such is the logic of luxury economics: charge tens of thousands of dollars more for the same product, sell fewer of them and boost the balance sheet and your brand's long-term viability. That is ...
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Aston Martin upgrades the V8 Vantage for 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for a high resolution gallery of the V8 Vantage Not one to settle, Aston Martin is giving its V8 Vantage a host of upgrades for 2009 highlighted by a larger V8 engine with more power. Originally displacing 4.3 liters, the V8 has been bored and stroked to 4.7 liters for an 11% increase ...
Pics Aplenty: Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT2 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Vantage GT2 The flexfuel-compatible Aston Martin Vantage GT2 that we first reported on back in January has finally been captured in the photo studio. Not surprisingly, it's a looker. After all, the Vantage is a car that activates the pheromones in many a ...
BREAKING: Aston Martin shoehorns V12 into Vantage RS 2 years ago on Autoblog
UPDATE: New high-res gallery of images added var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Aston_Martin_shoehorns_V12_into_its_Vantage_Pure_Porn'; Good keeps getting better over at Aston Martin, who never seem to tire of making their sports cars faster and faster. The latest in the speed wars from ...
Aston Martin & Prodrive working on V8 Vantage GT2 2 years ago on Autoblog
When will it be enough? "Never" could very well be the answer for David Richards, the head of racing freelancers Prodrive and chairman of Aston Martin. The two companies under his thumb have been collaborating on the campaigning of Aston Martin racing cars in a growing number of endurance sports ...
Frankfurt 2007: Waiting for our inheritance, Part 1 - Aston Martin Vantage N400 2 years ago on Autoblog
Click the image above for more high-res, desktop-ready pics of the N400 Vantage. Our lottery ticket fantasy garage just got a bit bigger. Aston Martin unveiled the N400 version of its V8 Vantage, a road-going tribute to its time around the 'Ring in 2006. Like every other Aston product, it will be ...
Spy Shots: Upgraded Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2 years ago on Autoblog
Less than a month after the launch of the new DBS, images of a similarly-prepped V8 Vantage have surfaced ahead of a likely unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Changes to the car include new clear-lens taillights, beefier brake discs with uprated calipers and some aero upgrades including a rear ...
Aston Martin "Project 30,000" car will drive from Tokyo to London 2 years ago on Autoblog
Click images for gallery Last year, Aston Martin employees shuttled in and out of Germany as they worked to put 30,000 miles on a Vantage in 30 days. Now comes word that Aston is placing the "Project 30,000" car in the hands of school teacher Richard Meredith and travel specialist Phil Colley, who ...
Aston Martin to have big presence at Nrburgring 24 Hours 2 years ago on Autoblog
Remember last year when Aston Martin completed the Nürburgring 24 Hours with pretty much a showroom stock V8 Vantage driven by the company's CEO, Ulrich Bez, and three other professional drivers? They finished 24th overall out of a field of 220 entrants, most of which were pure race cars. ...
Aston Martin previews DBS and V8 Roadster for VIPs 3 years ago on Autoblog
Ahead of their official unveilings, Aston Martin North America gave sneak-peeks at two upcoming models during a special event for 300 clients and dealers. The two models were the V8 Vantage Roadster and the DBS, and fortunately there were a handful of press invited to the event as well. Neither ...
Aston Martin and Prodrive develop the Rally GT 3 years ago on Autoblog
Click to enlarge Independent (and deep-pocketed) rally racing teams have a new machine available to them thanks to the people at Aston Martin and Prodrive. The Aston Martin Rally GT is being touted as the world's most exclusive rally car, and why not? It's not as if rally-prepped Vantages are a ...
Spy Shots: Aston-Martin V8 Volant 3 years ago on Autoblog
Aston Martin is expected to take the wraps of its newest convertible model at the LA Motor Show in November, but spy photographers are managing to snap a few early. These images show what appears to be a production-ready model without body-cladding or camouflage of any sort. Comparing the car in ...
Spy Shots: Aston Martin V8 Roadster 3 years ago on Autoblog
Just in time for summer, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage is shedding its top on test runs throughout Great Britain. Expected to hit the market by the end of the year, the vert sports the same 380-hp V8 mated to a six-speed manual found in the Vantage and, besides the soft top, doesn't ...
Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.
Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!
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