2015 Aston Martin Vanquish Tested: It’s the Most Aristocratic Supercar

What is there to say about the 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish that hasn’t already been said? This mildly tweaked version has gained a couple of transmission ratios and some revised damper settings, and there are some natty new color options to pick from, too. But otherwise it remains as before, the ultimate expression of what we’ll call Aston’s “Dr. Bez Era.” And while the most expensive Aston coupe has many admirable qualities, newness is not among them. It sits on the same venerable VH architecture that has underpinned the company’s products since 2004, and it is powered by a development of the same 5.9-liter V-12 that can trace its ancestry back even further. (Thankfully, a new platform is on the way, as are AMG-sourced V-8 engines.) READ MORE ››

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