Aston Martin Road Tests Articles

Aston Martin One-77 Technical Showcase

Read about Aston Martin's One-77 Technical Showcase at the Geneva Auto Salon. more

2009 Aston Martin DBS - Seat Time

This Aston Martin is first of its kind with Touchtronic 2 automatic more

2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - First Drive

The Hero's Return more

2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - First Look

2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - First Look more

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster - First Drive

Read about the new 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster. more

2006 Aston Martin Vantage - Seat Time

Until I drove the V8 Vantage, I never really bought the Aston Martin hype. Sure, the brand has a long and storied history and today produces some of the most dynamic designs on the road. But it is part of struggling Ford Motor, and I had my doubts about the overall package-especially the details the more

2005 Aston Martin Vanquish S - First Look

Cars like the Aston Martin Vanquish S are the reason I do this job. They may not be perfect-it really isn't difficult to pick fault with the Vanquish-but they provoke a very basic, guttural and emotive reaction that's impossible to dispel. As a reader of this magazine, I suspect you know what I mean more

2005 Aston Martin Vanquish - First Look

To wander into the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, Oxfordshire, is to witness a specialist car manufacturer at the cutting edge. There are dedicated customer booths, complete with plasma screens and leather sofas, and a vast atrium showcasing the company's finest hour, the DB9. It is a vision q more

First Look: 2005 Aston Martin Vanquish

Cars like the Aston Martin Vanquish S are the reason I do this job. They may not be perfect--it really isn't difficult to pick fault with the Vanquish--but they provoke a very basic, guttural and emotive reaction that's impossible to dispel. As a reader of thi more

Aston Martin DB9 - First Look

The Italian Graziano six-speed manual transmission and the ZF six-speed automatic are mounted at the rear, driven by a carbon-fiber driveshaft running at crankshaft speed and mounted inside a huge cast-aluminum torque tube that serves as the structural spine of the car. The ZF is a second-generation more

2002 Aston Martin Vanquish - Driving Impression

Vanquish's suspension is fully independent and free of electronic trickery-just a well-designed upper/lower control-arm arrangement front and back, with a considerable amount of attention paid to shock/spring/bushing/anti-roll bar tuning. A cross-drilled, vented Brembo brake is found at each corner, more