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Aston Martin Vantage

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The Car Guide rating 3.0/5 64% Detailed ratings

Price $139,700 Payments

Fuel consumption 10.8 – 17.4 L/100km

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The V8 Vantage is the ?smallest? Aston Martin and is offered in two versions, coupé or convertible. Just as its name implies, it is equipped with a V8 engine. More precisely, it is a 380 horsepower 4,3-litre engine rated at 302 lbs/ft of torque. It comes standard with a six-speed manual transmission, but a synchro shift transmission is available. The convertible's roof is soft and takes up half of the space when folded down in the trunk. But who cares about that!

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New Aston Martin Vantage Shows What It Takes to Be a Formula 1 Safety Car

Whatever happened to that “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” saying? Aston Martin still believes in it, which is why it returned to Formula 1 in 2021 and also raised its game in endurance racing with the new Vantage GT3, the latter recording its first international triumph in Suzuka, Japan …June 11, 2024

2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Wicked Looks and Enhancements All Around

Sevilla, Spain— The Vantage has been part of Aston Martin ’s lineup for 74 years and gets an extensive update for the 2025 model year including extra power as well as various chassis enhancements. Electrification is nowhere to be found, mind you. The Car Guide recently flew to Spain to …May 15, 2024

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Aston Martin Festival At ICAR: True Thoroughbreds

MIRABEL, Quebec – For hundreds of millions of people, the Aston Martin represents one thing: the favourite car of the planet's most famous secret agent. Who? Bond, James Bond, obviously. From the gadget-laden DB5 that he christened half a century ago to the magnificent DB10 that he drives in the …July 28, 2015

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2014 Aston Martin Vantage V8

Pity the Aston Martin Vantage V8. It is neither as pretty as its four-door sibling, the Rapide S, or as rapid as the top-of-the-range, 565 horsepower Vanquish. It has neither the Vanquish's melodious V12 nor the Rapide's three-step adaptive suspension. In short, it is merely the entry to the rich …July 31, 2013

Aston Martin Vantage GT4: Wine and Spirited Performances

Palm Beach, Florida — Everybody knows that cars and alcohol don’t mix. But since rules are meant to be broken, the owner of California’s Adobe Road Winery – who also happens to be a former car racer – is currently setting up a North American series of monotype races specifically …April 18, 2013

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Aston Martin Vantage S Returns, This Time With 671 Horsepower

Making its global dynamic debut this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., the new 2026 Aston Martin Vantage S is a racier and more powerful version of the Vantage taking a page from the previously announced DBX S —and other models dating back to the Vanquish …July 11, 2025

2026 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster’s Soft Top Opens in Under 7 Seconds

One year after the debut of the new 2025 Aston Martin Vantage , we get the convertible variant. Unlike the DB12 Volante , this one will continue to be called Vantage Roadster. The design is virtually identical to the coupe’s except for the power soft top. It uses the “fastest …January 15, 2025

New-Look 2025 Aston Martin Vantage Gets Big Power Boost, Superb Cockpit

The Aston Martin Vantage is getting sexier and flexing more muscle for the 2025 model year as part of a major update to the generation introduced six years ago. Just like we suspected, the exterior design borrows heavily from the new DB12, including a revised front grille that’s 38 percent …February 12, 2024

8 Barely Driven Aston Martins Looking for New Orange-Obsessed Owners

On October 8, British auction house Bonhams will sell a series of eight unique Aston Martin cars covering the 2010-2011 model years. How unique? Well, just look at the pictures: they’re all finished in bespoke Orange No.1 paintwork, exactly like the Swiss customer who commissioned them wanted. Oh, and their …September 20, 2023

All-New 2023 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Marks the End of an Era

Aston Martin has brought back the ultimate expression of the Vantage , but this one has a bittersweet taste since it will be the last of its kind before the company turns to electrification. And if you’re not one of the 333 customers who were lucky enough to reserve a …March 16, 2022

Aston Martin Announces Changes for 2022… and 2025

Aston Martin has announced a series of changes to its lineup for the 2022 model year. At the same time, the British luxury automaker is inaugurating a new online configurator that has all the makings of a video game. In fact, it uses the Unreal Engine developed by Fortnite maker …July 22, 2021

Aston Martin to Drop Manual Transmission by 2022

Former Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer wished to be the last sports car manufacturer to offer a manual transmission. Well, that won’t be the case. New CEO Tobias Moers, who officially replaced Palmer in August 2020, has just announced that Aston Martin will eliminate the option by 2022. The only …May 14, 2021

Aston Martin Unveils Track-focused Vantage F1 Edition

Celebrating the brand’s return to Formula 1 for the first time in over 60 years, Aston Martin today introduced the new Vantage F1 Edition. Hailed as the most track-focused production Vantage to date, it is a direct result of the engineering that went into the development of the Vantage as …March 22, 2021

Behold the 2021 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster

As you surely know, the Aston Martin Vantage was redesigned for 2019, but those who prefer the convertible variant were told to wait a few more years. Great news: the company today unveiled the 2021 Vantage Roadster! Naturally, it’s motivated by the same twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine that produces 503 …February 12, 2020

2018 Aston Martin V12 Vantage V600: Rare, Powerful and All Spoken For

After the launch of the all-new Aston Martin Vantage , the English brand has just presented a very exclusive version of the previous-generation model, the V12 Vantage V600. Commissioned by a group of customers—because rich clients that get together to order a car have a certain power of persuasion, it …May 9, 2018

Here's Aston Martin's New Baby: The 2019 Vantage

Aston Martin, the builder of high-end British sports cars, is currently going through an image overhaul. A partnership with Mercedes-Benz, an association with Red Bull Racing in formula 1, and soon, a supercar developed by Canadian company Multimatic, means it’s safe to say that things are going rather well at …November 22, 2017

An Aston Martin to Celebrate the Supermarine Spitfire

The story of Aston Martin is closely linked with Great Britain and the Second World War. During the conflict, the automaker's factories were converted to build airplane parts. Paying tribute to this past and to honour a Britannic legend celebrating its 80th birthday, Aston Martin launched a special version of …July 16, 2016

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The Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Aston Martin's largest engine in its smallest car. Enough said.

2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Teaser Trailer

Aston Martin announced the 2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S on May 28, 2013. It's an even sportier version of the supercar!

The Car Guide rating 64%

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Driving	7/10
Safety	7/10
Interior	6/10
Reliability	6/10
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Comfort	6/10

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