SOMETIMES, AT THE REVEAL OF A NEW CAR, you feel like pausing the conversations about brand ethos, market positioning and design language and just saying, 'Wow, that thing looks damn cool.' The reveal of the new Vanquish was one of those moments. With the DB12 gaining more DBS-style aggression, we wondered how Aston would build a unique character into its new flagship GT, but, even sitting still, it's clear this is a different animal. Longer in wheelbase, wider in track and with more intricate detailing than the DB12, the Vanquish has all the presence of a crown-jewel Aston Martin. And that's before we get to the fact that it has a V12...
The Lawrence Stroll era of Aston Martins has seen the company shift towards a new brand ethos (yes, that is worth talking about) that brings dynamic ability to the forefront of its priorities. The DB12 was the first new model designed with this in mind, and it's very definitely a car with more bite and anger than the DB11 it replaced. Aston even created a new class for it: super tourer, or super GT. The Vanquish must be a hyper GT, then, because this is an 824bhp Ferrari 12Cilindri rival with attention lavished over its powertrain, platform and chassis to move it into a whole new realm of performance.
This story is from the October 2024 edition of Evo UK.
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