Tag: Aston Martin

Prodrive: how it went from building rally cars to hybrid transit vans

“I’ve always looked at ambulances as heavy, old technology. How do you bring them into the modern era? That’s what we’re working on next.” David Richards, the boss of the Prodrive race team and engineering company he set up in 1984, is nothing if not diverse in his business. While closely associated with high-profile World… Continue reading Prodrive: how it went from building rally cars to hybrid transit vans

Why Aston Martin Replaced the DB11 V12 With the Hotter AMR After Twenty Months

Entering production in September 2016, the DB11 V12 was Aston’s first brand-new model in years, built on a fresh platform and powered by a self-developed twin-turbo engine no one saw coming. Yet just 20 months and roughly 4200 cars later, the original DB11 is no longer available—it’s been replaced by the hotter DB11 AMR. Aston… Continue reading Why Aston Martin Replaced the DB11 V12 With the Hotter AMR After Twenty Months

Aston Martin commences production of the new Vantage

Six months after it first revealed the bold new Vantage, Aston Martin has commenced production of the most sporting model in the luxury carmaker’s series production range. With the first Vantage coming off the British brand’s Gaydon production line today, deliveries to customers will commence later this month. Aston Martin president and CEO, Dr Andy Palmer,… Continue reading Aston Martin commences production of the new Vantage

Aston Martin hires former Bugatti exterior designer amid performance boost plans

Aston Martin’s shift towards becoming a brand of higher-performance models has taken another step forward with its hiring of former Bugatti employee Tobias Sühlmann as exterior design boss. Sühlmann, who has worked for Mercedes, the PSA Group and Volkswagen before moving to hypercar-maker Bugatti as its exterior creative development boss, arrives at a time Aston… Continue reading Aston Martin hires former Bugatti exterior designer amid performance boost plans

Aston Martin Valkyrie to use more advanced materials than F1

Aston Martin‘s Adrian Newey-inspired hypercar, the Valkyrie, is so extreme that it uses materials and parts not even Red Bull Racing, who is co-developing the car, features on its Formula 1 racers. Autocar has learned that with no regulations to restrict development, several components and materials used on the £2.5 million hypercar are of far higher performance than those used on the latest… Continue reading Aston Martin Valkyrie to use more advanced materials than F1

700bhp Aston Martin DBS Superleggera: new pictures of Volante drop-top

The upcoming Aston Martin DBS Superleggera will spawn a convertible version that looks set to become the brand’s fastest drop-top yet. Following the confirmed launch of the coupé in June, the DBS Superleggera Volante, which has just been spotted testing for the first time, will arrive to create a pair of high-performance successors to the current Vanquish and Vanquish Volante. Power will come from… Continue reading 700bhp Aston Martin DBS Superleggera: new pictures of Volante drop-top

Geely considering dual-location stock market flotation of Volvo

Chinese car giant Geely is considering floating Volvo on the Hong Kong and Stockholm stock exchanges.  According to Bloomberg, the burgeoning Swedish brand’s parent company has consulted three major banking firms – Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley – on the possible move.  Sources disclosed that a company value of between £12 billion and £22 billion is… Continue reading Geely considering dual-location stock market flotation of Volvo

UPDATE 2-Chinese owner eyes Volvo Cars IPO, picks banks – source

NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese owner of Volvo Cars has hired three investment banks for an initial public offering (IPO) this year that could value the Swedish carmaker in a broad range of $16 billion to $30 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The Volvo logo is seen… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Chinese owner eyes Volvo Cars IPO, picks banks – source

Lagonda Previews SUV to Debut in 2021

Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers No Obligation, Fast & Simple Free New Car Quote Change Car GO Aston Martin reintroduced the Lagonda brand back in 2014, and it went to work making the $1 million Taraf sedan. Now it’s getting ready to unveil its first true production model, an SUV… Continue reading Lagonda Previews SUV to Debut in 2021