Jalopnik: Aston Martin

Aston Martin V12 Zagato: Lust Object Realized

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:00 EST

Our incessant clamoring for concept cars to become street legal and purchasable occasionally pays off. All the heavy panting for the Aston Marton V12 Zagato Concept has resulted in a production Aston Martin V12 Zagato. One question: did we piss it off somehow? More »

Aston Martin V12 Zagato: Is This It?

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

Last year, Aston Martin's V12 Zagato concept debuted to a flush, veal-complected crowd at Italy's Villa D'Este. This year, the Zagato-massaged Vantage collabo's going into production, and according to GTspirit.com, this is it. More »

Is Detroit America's Berlin?

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST

On its face, the city of Detroit looks like it's on its ass: Crime, a municipal crisis and urban architectural marvels gone fallow. And yet, beneath it all, the city's harboring a creative energy that — like Berlin — could be the engine of its renaissance. More »

Bond Girls And Bond Cars: Then And Now

Raphael Orlove — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:30:00 EST

A week ago, England's National Motor Museum brought out four Bond girls to open its "Bond In Motion" exhibition showing off vehicles from the movie franchise. More »

Watch A $1.7 Million Aston Martin One-77 Repeatedly Stall On The Street

Raphael Orlove — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST

Just because you're behind the wheel of a $1.7 million supercar doesn't mean you know how to drive it. Watch as the driver of this Aston Martin One-77 repeatedly stalling on the streets of Paris. More »

How Aston Martin Builds A $1.7 Million Supercar

Basem Wasef, Wired — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EST

Henry Ford created a monster. More »

George Harrison's 1965 Aston Martin DB5 brings $549,045 at auction

Tom Joslin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST

A 1965 Aston Martin DB5 formerly owned by George Harrison sold for an impressive £350,000 ($549,045) at auction Wednesday. Although silver DB5s are perhaps best known for their appearance in early James Bond films "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball", this particular car is a celebrity on its own. More »

How police used Facebook to catch this insane 182 mph speeder

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST

Belgian police tracked down this speeder after he posted a video online of a 182mph joyride in a $257,000 Aston Martin. Thanks to the car's rarity, police easily identified his license plate from other Facebook videos. Now he faces losing his license and the car. More »

For $39,888, be between a croc and a hard place

graverobber — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Aston Martin's DB7 is rare enough, but today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe reptilian-pattern interior edition is even more so. Up to you is determining if its price makes you say later gator. More »

Watch this guy destroy his Aston Martin Rapide

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:05:00 EDT

Surfboard designer Roberto Ricci can afford a $210,000 Aston Martin Rapide luxury sedan. Unfortunately, there was no money left over for sense, driving skill, or an attitude adjustment. More »

Eleven supercars owned by African dictator's son seized in Paris

Justin Hyde — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:30:00 EDT

How do you build the world's most expensive car hauler? You do what Paris police did this week: Take a regular car hauler and fill it with 11 of the world's rarest supercars seized from the son of a notorious African dictator. More »

Aston Martin's design director has a three-piece tweed racing suit

Peter Orosz — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EDT

To celebrate the days when people dressed up not only for driving but also for racing, British bespoke tailors Henry Poole have created a driving suit for Aston Martin’s design director. It has the coolest inside pockets in the world. More »

How not to sell a used Aston Martin DB9

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:30:00 EDT

This "immaculate" 2007 Aston Martin DB9 may have lost more than half its value to the depreciation monster, but we'd imagine the owner who's trying to sell it by placing a classified ad in a free daily newspaper in Washington, D.C. might be sort of, you know, doing it wrong. (Thanks to Robert for the tip!) More »

Monaco driver causes million-dollar fender bender

Justin Hyde — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:01:00 EDT

Only in Monaco would you find a Bentley Azure T that's managed to plow into a Ferrari F430, damaging an Aston Martin Rapide, a Porsche 911 Carrera S and a Mercedes S-Class in the process. Monaco's body shops must make their casinos look like convents. Cela va droit à buff! More »

Your chance to purchase a Ford Mustang with the V12 heart of an Aston Martin

Tom Joslin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Even though this 2005 Ford Mustang may look like your average custom American muscle car on the outside, it has a secret. Underneath the hood of this Mustang is a technically British heart in the form of a Ford built 6.0L V12 from a 2001 Aston Martin Vanquish. More »

What is your favorite obscure car appearance in a non car movie?

Tom Joslin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Even in non car movies, cars can end up being a pretty essential part of the plot. While we know and love a lot of these cars this weekend we are more concerned with the less memorable automotive movie appearances. What is your favorite obscure car appearance in a non car movie? More »

See millions of dollars in exotic cars in a flooded Singapore garage

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:30:00 EDT

Torrential rains flooded an underground parking structure of Singapore's St Regis Residences at Tanglin Road, causing major water damage to several exotic sports cars owned by residents of the luxury tower. Heavy rains also damaged a local mall, so no shopping therapy either. More »

Dozens of exotic cars abandoned by Indian tax cheats

Justin Hyde — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EDT

The streets of New Delhi, India, have more than their share of traffic from vehicles of all kinds. New to the list: more than 40 Porsches, Aston Martins and other luxury cars abandoned by owners worried about tax evasion charges. More »

Watch this parade of 500 Chinese supercars

Justin Hyde — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:00 EDT

Earlier this month, Shanghai opened its Formula 1 circuit for its SIC Club Challenge, something that translates through Google as "super running carnival." With more than 500 supercars looping the track, the name sounds entirely apt. More »

Prince William's awesome old Aston

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:45:00 EDT

In the only moment of the Royal Wedding any car guy might actually care about, Prince William just surprised everyone and picked up his newly-minted princess in an awesome Aston Martin Volante. More »

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 racer in, DBRS9 out

Justin Hyde — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Aston Martin will take a version of its V12 Vantage supercar racing next year in the guise of the Vantage GT3, giving 10 customers a 600-hp track beast. More »

2012 Aston Martin Virage: First Drive

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EDT

You'd think any car expected to muscle in between Aston Martin's debonair DB9 and its cinematic, covert-ops-ready DBS would have seriously sharp elbows. What the new Virage lacks in elbows, however, it makes up for in bra-unhooking charm. More »

15 foreign exotic cars the feds won't seize

Keith Barry, Wired Autopia — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:30:00 EDT

Our story about the crackdown against imported Nissan Skylines raised another set of questions about which foreign exotics can be brought into the United States. Keith Barry at Wired's Autopia explores the murky world of "show and display." — Ed. More »

Can Aston Martin's gorgeous Le Mans prototype beat the diesels?

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST

Aston Martin Racing's spent late 2010 and early 2011 developing a turbocharged, direct-injection inline six to power its new, open-cockpit Le Mans prototype race car. It's here. But does it stand a chance against the diesels? More »

Aston Martin Virage is a more expensive DB9

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:15:00 EST

Aston Martin's reviving its VIrage badge for a new DB9-based model with approximately 500 hp to slot in between the DB9 and the DBS. First photos of the car show creased side skirts and new front/rear fascias. More »

The Origin Of The Species, Cygnet Edition

Justin Hyde — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EST

Caught in the wild at a London car show, a Jalopnik reader astutely parked his original Mini next to the upcoming Aston Martin Cygnet. Must be evolution at work, because there's no signs of intelligent design. (Thanks Jon!) [Flickr] More »

Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Now With More "S"

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EST

A new V8 Vantage has slipped in between the base model and the V12 Vantage. It's the V8 Vantage S, a slightly more powerful version with a better seven-speed Sportshift transmission. All that plus quicker steering and bigger brakes. Essss! More »

Where is James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5?

Tom Joslin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST

It took less than 13 minutes of screen time to earn James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 the title of "the most famous car in the world." On the 46 year anniversary of Goldfinger's American release, where is it now? More »

Will Aston Martin Build the Next Maybach?

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:30:00 EST

The rumor mill once hinted at Mercedes-Benz buying Aston Martin. Not likely. But will the two team up on a project level? That's the talk from Financial Times, reporting Aston may build the next Maybach in a swap for drivetrains. More »

Where Is Ice T?

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST

Rapper/crime-fighter/tire-changing novice Ice T is in the garage of someone famous, but he won't name names. The Exige, Ghost, evil Mini, Icon FJ, and modded GT-R are good clues. Any guesses? More »

What is the Fastest Car You’ve Ever Driven?

Tom Joslin — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST

Even though everyone's idea of a fast car is a little different, we all have a pretty good idea of the fastest one we have ever got behind the wheel of. What is the fastest car you've ever driven? More »

A Dirk Diggler Coat For a Red V8 Aston

Peter Orosz — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST

Certain cars call for certain clothes and when that certain car is a "bad ass 1970's red V8 Aston" the man to call is Timothy Everest, a British taylor with an eye for the badass. More »

Sir Moss, Your Chariot Awaits

Ray Wert — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST

A close-up shot at La Chartre of the Moss/Fairman Aston Martin DBR1 that retired three hours into the 1959 Le Mans isn't the only amazingness found in a killer set of atmospherics from the race. [10Tenths Motorsport via Hemmings] More »

Feds Want Millionaire Thief's Aston Martin DB9

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:30:00 EST

Mark Phillips made millions in the world of high-tech start-ups, before being accused of stealing from the businesses he worked for to buy nice things, like an Aston Martin DB9, which the feds are now trying to impound. [SeattlePI] More »

Homer Simpson's V12-Powered Motorcycle

Justin Hyde — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:30:00 EST

What would you do with a spare Aston Martin V12? I could imagine several things: a massive El Camino engine swap, new coffee table, etc. One German's genius answer: Stuffing it into a motorcycle frame, painted with a Simpsons theme. More »

Riding Shotgun Through A Sandstorm With Top Gear

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST

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I'm crouched in the footwell of an Aston Martin V12 Vantage hammering across a dry lakebed at 140 mph, wondering why I'm not a Top Gear presenter, which, I can now confirm, is the greatest job... in the world. More »

Aston Martin Lagonda Go For Extended-End Flight

Ray Wert — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:20:00 EDT

Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez told reporters at an Amsterdam event that the Lagonda concept which first debuted at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is go for production. Sadly, he's still calling it an "SUV." Sad wagon-lovers are sad. [WCF] More »

Aston Martin DB5 From "Goldfinger" Sells For $4.1 Million

Justin Hyde — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EDT

The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 used in the James Bond classics "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball," preserved by radio star Jerry Lee for 40 years in mint condition, sold at auction in London today for $4.1 million. [RM Auctions] More »