India’s Akhil Rabindra, the only Asian in the Aston Martin Racing (AMR) Driver Academy, is all set to start his 2020 season with the French FFSA GT4 Championship, one of Europe’s strongest National GT Championships. Akhil will be behind the steering wheel of an Aston Martin Racing V8 Vantage GT4. After almost a year of a sabbatical which got extended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Akhil is back at the international racing scene for the AGS Events Racing team, across five rounds of the six-round French Championship. The Bengaluru racer was last seen in domestic racing action in December last ye ..read more

Today, British Luxury Sportscar manufacturer, Aston Martin, unveiled its first-ever SUV – the DBX. This new SUV is the perfect blend of a luxury 5-seater saloon and a rugged off-roader. Currently, the Aston Martin DBX is available for purchase in the UK, USA and Germany only, while the deliveries of the car are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2020. Prices for the DBX SUV start from £158,000 in the UK, €193,500 in Germany and $189,900 in the USA. As of now, Aston Martin hasn’t confirmed any plans of launching this car in India anytime soon. Talking about the car, the new DBX is set ..read more

The world seems to be moving towards SUVs at a rather fast pace. Customers have started preferring these big cars over traditional sedans, coupés and convertibles. No wonder, major car manufacturers have at least one SUV in their stable, even brands that have traditionally been making sporty cars. Porsche started this trend with the Cayenne, which was joined by many other companies. Bentley now offers the Bentayega, Lamborghini has the Urus even Rolls Royce has come up with the Cullinan to boost sales. English car maker Aston Martin is going to grab a piece of this pie soon, with the all-new D ..read more

There is now a trend seen with car makers which are known to make sporty cars and coupes, shifting to SUVs. SUVs are currently the most selling type of cars in terms of body shape. Every manufacturer now seems to want a piece of that pie. Porsche started this trend with the Cayenne, Bentley offered us the Bentayga, Lamborghini offered the Urus and now joining this trend is the British automaker, Aston Martin. While there were rumours of Aston Martin working on an SUV for quite some time now, we finally now can put those rumours to rest for here we see the all-new DBX. So what do we know apart ..read more

James Bond and Aston Martin go together like olives and Martini (shaken not stirred), the English brand recently launched their entry-level sports car, the Vantage in India. Priced at INR 2.86 Crore, this car is Aston Martin’s cheapest offering in the Indian market space. Powering this sports car is a 4-litre twin-turbo V8 generating a little bit over 500 horsepower and 685 Nm of torque. The new Vantage follows a lineage of more than 60 years and is built to stay up to the reputation the car is known for. The engine is mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox which propels the car from 0 to 100 k ..read more

Not much time back, we posted a video of a unique race between a rather unusual line-up of machines, two planes, 3 road cars, an F1 car and one bike held on the new Istanbul Airport. The race was conducted under the Turkish Technofest, an Aeronautics, Space and Technology festival organized by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation with the intention to develop public awareness for technology. This festival is home to a lot of activities and spectacles such as award-winning technology competitions, exhibitions, seminars, various aviation demonstrations and professional aviation teams. Wha ..read more

Aston Martin has revealed the new DBS Superleggera. The DBS Superleggera pays homage to the historic super lightweight construction technology of the famous Italian coachbuilder. The new DBS Superleggera is clad using sculpted carbon fibre body panels and packs muscular, highly individual styling. The muscular looks are matched by performance courtesy of Aston Martin’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12. The DBS Superleggera replaces the Vanquish S as the British marque’s new Super GT flagship. The 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine is tuned to deliver 725PS of power at 6500rpm and 900Nm of torque fr ..read more

Following hot on the heels of the DB11 AMR, Aston Martin has revealed the limited edition Rapide AMR. This production version of the concept shown at Geneva last year is limited to just 210 cars. The design of the new 205mph Rapide AMR has changed little from the concept that was shown at the Geneva motorshow in 2017, with a large and aggressive front grille that is reminiscent of the extreme track-only Vantage AMR Pro. Meanwhile the circular daytime running lights recall the recent Zagato models. The Rapide AMR’s aerodynamics have been tuned to reduce lift while retaining a neutral balance a ..read more

The Aston Martin Vantage AMR was unveiled by the British marquee less than a year ago. The Vantage AMR is a limited edition model with a production run of 300 units, of which 100 units would comprise of the V12 variant while the rest of the 2oo units comprise of the V8 variant. Now, India has received its first ever Aston Martin V12 Vantage AMR. Finished in a shade of Zaffre Blue with Speed Red graphics, inspired from the original Mariana Blue and Red N430 scheme. The owner has also opted for the optional AMR specific aero kit and forged wheels. Also read: Indian-American Businessma ..read more

Aston Martin has commenced production of the new Vantage, which, according to the company, is their the most sporting model in their production range. With the first Vantage coming off the British brand’s Gaydon production line today, deliveries to customers will commence later this month. Hand-built at Aston Martin’s sports car production plant and headquarters, in Gaydon, Warwickshire, the new Vantage joins the Rapide S, the DB11 family, and the soon to be launched DBS Superleggera.  The new Vantage is the second in a line of seven new models to be launched over a period of seven years ..read more