What is an AMR Aston like? Faster, nicer to drive and a touch more dramatic.
Graceful and swift, yet menacing and purposeful.
Top down, V8 singing, smiles everywhere.
This V8 grand tourer is essentially every bit as sexy, engaging and fleet as its 12-cylinder counterpart.
It’s fast, sounds musical, looks even better and drives like a dream.
If you want an open-air Aston Martin you have a few choices. There’s a drop-top version of their DB9, you could opt for the brand’s Vanquish Volante, a convertible variant of their ultimate grand-touring car, and then there’s the Vantage Roadster.
The Vantage serves as Aston Martin’s entry-level model, if something with a six-figure price tag could ever be described as basic. This lustily styled two-door is offered as either a coupe or an open-air roadster, though both models are sweeter than confectioner’s sugar.
Aston Martin’s Vanquish is low, long and lusciously shaped. This ultra-luxury automobile sits at the top of this company’s rarified lineup serving as the ultimate grand-touring automobile, their flagship sports car. And this model certainly plays that role to the letter, looking, acting and even sounding every bit like the superstar it is.
Chances are you’re familiar with the duck test. This little saying goes as follows: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck then it’s probably a duck. Likewise if a car has four doors, comes with a back seat and offers a separate storage compartment then it’s probably…
Aston Martin’s flagship Vanquish Volante is fast, loud and dressed in a carbon-fiber suit. What’s not to love?
Does a back seat and two rear doors detract from the Aston Martin experience?
Aston Martin turns to aerospace materials and builds a car that files. The Vanquish gives Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner a run for its money, both vehicles are constructed of carbon fiber and aluminum and they both can get airborne.
Aston Martin’s newest droptop, the 2012 Virage Volante, splits the difference between the DB9 and DBS.
A 4-door sports car, the Rapide is, first and foremost, a luxury machine, with a serious price tag for those who put being unique at the top of their shopping list.
Aston’s DBS Volante convertible is rare vehicle indeed, keeping the feel of the luxurious and sporty coupe, while looking possibly even better.
For 2009, Aston’s mid-level convertible, the DB9, gets a short list of upgrades, including 20hp more from the 5.9-liter V12. And, frankly, we’ll use any excuse to drive an Aston Martin.
Thanks to a significantly more powerful engine, the V8 Vantage Roadster now performs more like it costs, but is that enough to justify the British sportscar’s asking price?
Thanks to engineering that is now on par with design, the most beautiful car on the planet is also a serious performance machine.