Sampling Aston Martin’s Product Range

3. Vanquish Coupe

As mentioned earlier, the Aston Martin Vanquish is their ultimate grand touring automobile. It’s fast, engaging and able to gobble up long stretches of highway without breaking a sweat. Like the Rapide S it also gains a new eight-speed transaxle, something that pays major performance and fuel-economy dividends.

Reduced engine backpressure has netted the Vanquish an additional three horsepower for a total of 568; maximum torque has also been improved and measures 465 lb-ft. The car’s chassis received some minor enhancements as well and there are new lightweight, 10-spoke alloy wheels that save nearly seven kilograms of un-sprung mass. Top speed for the coupe is north of 200 miles an hour; the drop-top Volante version’s terminal velocity is slightly less at a still-plenty-fast 197 MPH.