Aston Martin is launching the DB11 in Geneva, a super coupe that sends the gray-bearded DB9 to a well-deserved retirement. It is the first GT, apart from Bond's DB10 model from the film Spectre, in more than a decade. Many things happened during this time, including Aston Martin getting a new president and marrying Mercedes, which, as expected, was reflected in the car. All these changes are embodied in many ways by the DB11, the first production Aston Martin with a double-digit number.
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Bond, James Bond. Expensive cars, beautiful women and impeccable style, in addition to famous words, were the constant stars of secret agent 007. In the last half century, the famous spy made us jealous not only because of his friendships with beauties and technological toys, but also because of the cars he drove. The last of them, the Aston Martin DB10, is a new object of desire that we will be able to admire in action on the movie screens very soon, but before that, let's take a look at the best cars that James Bond has ever driven, and in what big shoes foot DB10.
The Aston Martin DB9 GT Bond Edition celebrates 50 years of love between James Bond and Aston Martin
British car brand Aston Martin and Her Majesty's Agent James Bond have a long history. Secret agent 007's love for this brand is not secret, but widely known, and it has been going on for 50 long years. This anniversary also coincides with the release of the 24th Bondiad, so the British will accompany the film Specter with the release of a special version of the DB9 GT model, the Aston Martin DB9 GT Bond Edition.
Aston Martin expands its luxury road "fleet" with a water vehicle, the prestigious James Bond-worthy speedboat Aston Martin AM37. The motorboat is the result of a collaboration between the Dutch brand Quintessence Yachts, the nautical architects from Mulder Design, also from the Netherlands, and the British brand, which regularly supplies even the most famous secret agent with cars.
As if the Aston Martin DBS was not attractive and eye-catching enough by itself, one of this year's participants in the prestigious Gumball Race 3000 wanted the revolutionary Starpath coating for it. Hamish Scott's company Nevana Designs, the inventor of Starpath paint, the world's first paint that absorbs UV rays during the day and uses the collected energy to glow in the dark, made his wish come true.
What happens when two luxury brands, Valentino and Aston Martin, collide? Aston Martin Vanquish Volante dressed in the distinctive camouflage colors of this Italian fashion house. The special edition car was prepared for Cash and Rocket, a platform for prestigious global brands where they promote their products in a fresh way, while the organization, usually through auctions, raises money for charities that care for women and children in Africa.
The Aston Martin Thunderbolt Vanquish supercar does not come from Aston Martin's development department. It is an unofficial concept based on the Vanquish model, as conceived by the former designer of this English car manufacturer, Henrik Fisker, otherwise the founder of Fisker Automotive, a maker of electric cars with an extended range.
Alongside the exclusive Vulcan racing car, Aston Martin has placed a study of the GT car of the future - the Aston Martin DBX, with which they want to redefine the framework of this segment. The DBX is powered by four electric motors placed directly in the wheels, and the Astin Martin DBX is also brimming with other advanced technology that should gradually find its way into the serial models of this renowned brand.
Not Eyjafjallajökull, not Vesuvius, the most active volcano will be the new Aston Martin Vulcan. The racing car, which was named after the Roman god of fire, is so beastly that it would rather not be let out of the "cage", and it can only be driven on the racetrack. Yes, we are really not used to such extreme trips from Aston Martin, as they are more at home in prestigious sports cruisers, but they are also no strangers to supercars. But this one is the most brutal after the One-77 model, and the price is also brutal - 2.05 million euros.
Aston Martin is an automotive icon. But why stop at cars, when you can also offer the market a smartphone. This one has apparently definitively succeeded the high-end wheels with the signature of the luxury car brand. Let's just remember Porsche's (BlackBerry) and Lamborghini's. Aston Martin found an ally for the production of the concept with a transparent screen in Mobiad, which is known for prestigious smartphones, so it is almost a natural partnership.
Meet Aston Martin's fastest production convertible ever. It goes by the name V12 vantage S roadster and is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 engine that produces 565 hp. This is enough for a final 323 km/h and acceleration to 100 km/h in exactly four seconds. In salons and on the roads already this fall, prices from around 200,000 upwards.
After several decades of silence, Aston Martin is said to revive the Lagonda name, which was synonymous with the prestigious sedan in the 1980s. It should hit the roads this summer, as a competitor to the Mercedes S-Class, Jaguar XJ and Maserati Qatroporte. A limited series of less than 100 vehicles is expected to hit the roads this summer.