Friday, January 29, 2010

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Awarded ‘Supercar of the Year’ by Wheels Magazine

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage has continued to receive global recognition after being named the Wheels Magazine ‘Supercar of the Year’. The V12 Vantage beat off stiff opposition from the Jaguar XKR, Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo Mercedes SLR and Porsche 911 Turbo to land the accolade.

The criteria of entry for the awards, voted for by the Wheels editorial team, meant each car had to have been on sale in 2009, and test driven over the course of the last year.

Wheels writer Amit Benjamin reviewed the V12 Vantage for Wheels: “The Aston Martin V12 Vantage is a traditional sports car in every sense, with a wonderful six liter engine up front, delivering enormous reserves of power to only the rear wheels. Sublime looks have been made even better with the DBS style rims and carbon fiber bonnet louvers and rear diffuser.”

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March last year, just 12 months after originally being shown as a concept car. The car represents the marque’s fastest and most agile Vantage ever and the ultimate performance interpretation of the Vantage range providing spectacular performance to ensure a dynamically thrilling and everyday useable driving experience.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Use a DBS Volante as a "Club" car?

Those crazy guys at Fifth Gear decided to use an Aston Martin DBS Volante to hop from club to club in the congested downtown streets of London. Was it fun? Oh yes. How could it not be in an Aston?

The liked it much better than a Ferrari for driving in traffic. Our favorite line from the video: "This thing makes you feel like a king and it looks just gorgeous." They would have even higher praise for the car cruising down Sixth Street in Austin or hitting the Hill Country byways.

Take a look for your self at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtDzHThcKAI

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Take a Ride in an Aston Martin DB9

Have you wondered what it is like to pilot an exciting Aston Martin DB9? You can ride "shotgun" with a KEYE-TV reporter and see at: http://weareaustin.com/content/fulltext/?cid=17301
Aston Martin of Austin
Austin, TX 78750
512-401-4604