The James Bond series has done a lot to cement Aston Martin as one of the coolest car brands out there. This, combined with front mid-engined V12s and V8s with rear-wheel drive and luxury interiors, have made them desirable to car enthusiasts worldwide. With the prices of DB7s and 9s dropping beneath the prices of […]
This Aston Martin V8 From A 1987 James Bond Film Is Expected To Sell For $1.8 Million
This 1973 Aston Martin V8 is one of just four complete cars that had a starring role in the 1987 James Bond film “The Living Daylights” and it could be yours One of just four working Aston Martin V8 camera cars used in the filming of the 1987 James Bond movie, “The Living Daylights,” is […]
Aston Martin Denies Valkyrie Servicing Costs Over $500,000 In First 3 Years
A document claiming to lay out the service intervals for the first three years of Valkyrie ownership is “completely false and inaccurate” Aston Martin says A French automotive publication has posted an alleged pricing guide for the first 36 months of servicing for the Aston Martin Valkyrie that are scandalously expensive. However, the automaker says […]
Aston Martin Valour – 715 PS/753 Nm 5.2 litre biturbo V12 with six-speed manual, LSD; limited to 110 units
Aston Martin has unveiled the Valour, a limited-run model made for the British marque’s 110th anniversary, packing a 5.2 litre twin-turbocharged V12 engine that is mated to a bespoke six-speed manual transmission in this model, which makes the Valour the only front-engined V12 sports car available with a manual gearbox, says Aston Martin. The Valour […]
Callaway Cars Founder Reeves Callaway Has Passed Away At 75
Callaway Cars announced today that founder Ely Reeves Callaway III passed away on Tuesday, July 11 at his home in Newport Beach, California. His cause of death is said to be “from injuries sustained after a fall.” He was 75. The son of Ely Callaway Jr., the founder of Callaway Golf, Reeves Callaway initially wanted […]
Aston Martin Valour Is A V12 Monster With A Manual
For my last birthday, I got a voucher for a surf lesson off Long Island. I’m yet to cash it in, but I’m sure it’ll be great fun when I do. But if you’re a carmaker, and not a car journalist, your birthday presents come a bit bigger than a surf voucher. In fact, if […]
Aston Martin Valour debuts with retro looks, V-12 power
Aston Martin turned 110 this year, and to celebrate the automaker on Tuesday launched a brutish V-12 sports car called the Valour. Arriving for the 2024 model year, just 110 examples will be built for worldwide sale, and Aston Martin is in the process of allocating those built slots. Based on the Aston Martin bonded-aluminum […]
Holy Crap, Used Aston Martin Cygnets Are Expensive
Photo: Aston Martin When Aston Martin announced plans to turn the Scion iQ into a luxury car, people were understandably confused. Surely, no one was going to buy it, right? You could sort of understand why Aston Martin wanted to try it since the automaker needed to find a way to meet emissions requirements, but […]
Sell All Your Valuables And Buy This Aston Martin Lagonda
Aston Martin may be best known for its two-door models, but that doesn’t mean it only builds coupes and convertibles. You can, of course, buy an Aston Martin crossover now, and for about a decade, there was the four-door Aston Martin Rapide. There was also the Lagonda Taraf that Aston Martin never sold here. But […]
2024 Aston Martin DB12 flaunts power, poise, and prowess
Mediterranean to the left, the cliffside village of Roquebrune to the right—from this vantage point I have a birds-eye view of the principality of Monaco, its ancient walls, a dozen clay tennis courts where who knows, maybe Roger Federer has played, even the corners of the F1 street circuit. It’s not often you get to […]