I'm just happy that we're being provided with videos of this gorgeous new car. Thanks autocar, we honestly do appreciate you publishing these videos for us!

Love the looks and the colour on this Vanquish !

one of the most beautiful cars ive ever seen.

always was my favorite aston

The line running from the front wheel arch, right along the car to the rear at 00:59 is just beautiful

@Recce Carlyon He says the VH (Vertical Horizontal) platform, the concept of the modern Aston Martin cars

Great review!

You can say that again-absolutely stunning! Sculpture on 4 wheels.

its a class looking car, sophisticated not hung up to be radically modern. only those who understand design and style evolution and not hook up by trend can appreciate its design. it brings all the classic sports car highlights towards the modern world and further with its looks, paint and leather interior feel, all major ingredience since early astons. i want one NOW

Great vid and best one to date on car

My god Aston Martin never disappoints when it comes to beautiful cars.

This video is really better than the last video of autocar

Yes, exactly. Its sad, that it has paddle shifters, but still a very good car.

great video :)

Beautiful machine

Finally a really good looking Aston again.

already love it!

They introduced variable valve timing, makes a significant improvement in economy and power. I like it much. Aiming on compares? why?

Thats true! Chris is numer 1 for sure. But Steve is bloody amazing as well. Its a well deserved number 2 spot for him, and there is nothing wrong in being number 2!!

I like the rear spoiler design. Its a nice touch

hey aston your missing one, come to massachusetts for pot hole and shock absorbing work! if it can handle here and still be comfortable it can pull it off anywhere.

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH i think this is my new favorite car! I like it better then my previous favorite the DBS

i completely agree. i even emailed aston themselves saying something along the lines of "i've been on your website, done tonnes of research but i cant see the difference" db9 is meant to be the comfy one, dbs is meant to to be the fast one (but not now because of this vanquish), virage is the middle one. vantage is the baby one, (but not now because of the v12...) the one77 and zagato are special ones, those are easy to understand, and the cygnet is the toyota they sell to help their co2 targets

Ace car, well done.

That's a valid point I guess, although I seriously doubt the majority of the owners or potential buyers will care very much about sharing a platform, if they are aware of it in the first place. I think stepping up in the product range in itself is a far more decisive factor. You know, showing your friends you're doing even better than before.

Just bought my first Aston.Never going to sell it. It's a keeper. 👍

yes your right aston martin do have some beautiful cars and they new style porshe 911 is to die for..

I wonder how long it will be before a more 'budget' straight six (turbo?) Aston.

power, beauty, soul...Aston always most classy cars ever built by mankind

as much as I love Astons ....the f12 is on another planet

AM has the Vantage, DB9 and Rapide in different guises to choose from and a 4x4 is being planned under the Lagonda name. I'm not even counting the Cygnet. How is that different from the Porsche approach? Why wouldn't a Vantage driver upgrade to, let's say, a Virage?

yes. i work for a main bmw dealership. last tuesday we had a delevery of 1.2,3 series and a demo M6 when unloading them i was thinking about how alike they are. i remember a while ago when i first started there they each had there own charistics. now they seem to be copying one another

It is so beautiful..

I like it in this color.

What the presenter says from 4:24 to 4:40 is the part that is dedicated to you and to those that think like you do! ;)

Lovely !!!

thank you!!!! its good to know somebody agrees :)

1:52 what's that on top of steering wheel?

I got one question, is it heavy?

But dont you get the spoiler in other Astons too

i think it looks beautiful :)

Amen, brother.

i would buy a 458 just for the sound... damn i love that car

I think you will be able to get most out of the car and enjoy it more than an F12 or Aventador. I have a feeling it will be more satisfying overall. It had also better be cheaper too.

Why is the recent Aston Martin reviews riding shotgun? The One-77 was also reviewed by riding shotgun...

20 years ago someone would say the same thing about having more than 300hp. You can either keep up or get left behind.

This car is perfect

I don't get why some Aston's are available with manuals and some aren't. This car's awesome though. This and the DBS Volante are my favorite Aston's of all. It's hard to choose between them.

Damn nice!!!!!

Exclusive? TheSmokingTire drove one too

Aston martins are the classiest cars in the world..

and why reinvent the wheel?

love that GT 2+2, i just wish they change that dash...

it seems like you need plenty of other cars in the garage to fully appriciate this cars potential. If I had that money Id buy a 458 but for an all around GT car, this is almost impossible to beat unless all you care about are numbers.

Its an Aston Martin, therefore a piece of automotive art. That's why people will want to buy it.

Like the front, hate the rear wing..

this guy summed up everything really well at the end....but why was he whispering

Well, that didn't work as planned, did it?

The positive version of that would be: "Aston knows like no other how to balance luxury and sport"

Anyone who doesnt just blindly "love" one brand no matter what would agree. They look IMO even too much alike. They look good but are difficult to distinguish unless youre are very familiar with each models. There is more and more of this each year in the car industry.

Fresh!

But does it become invisible?

That's an interesting view actually. I think a car with a steady look for a longer period of time will depreciate slower than a car from a brand that changes their models radically every few years. Example: Ferrari 430 and the Enzo are outdated by the 458.

Which was a DB9 with a body kit

well said mate, well said.

exactly what i was thinking....at least the old one was unique!

really aston makes lots of sports cars

The rear from a side angle looks so much like the Jaguar XK.

Because the guy from Aston is right over there

if that drove past i would immidiatly think it was a virage.. it has the same front as a rapide aswell..

There is no doubt that this will be an epic car, but Aston really need to change the design.

yes for a V12 around 400bhp isnt alot but comparing to an ordinary car it is a lot

It looks quite high off the ground.

Am i the only one not getting Aston Martin's range of V12 models? Except the One-77 and V8/V12 Vantage.

"you can drive it however you'd like" i think that could be said for all cars

fantastic car, but there is a clear lack of major inovations in style and motoring ("only" 573 hp), the one-77 could have inspired them more...

I'm into cars, I mean I'm really interested, and usually I can tell different cars pretty well, but can someone tell me why Aston Martin has almost nothing but the same looking cars in their catalogue?

For sure there will be a Vanquish S then.

i can guess what car it is because of the video title

1:02 "The cars Aluminium V8 platform"?

haha, you'd be surprised mate - driven an Aston DB4 as well as a B7 Audi RS4 on a track, (420hp) right there...

I'm only 17 and im bout to buy an aston martin DB9

I didn't need to guess which car it was...because it says it in the title...

Why is that?

It was not really meant to go againt the F12 to begin with. :P

I have the biggest crush on this girl for over a year now. She is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Or so I thought until I saw this Aston...

Isn't it pretty obvious that this was a ride along not a test drive? What could Steve get out of this sitting in the passenger seat?

I was head first into the One-77 even before they launched it. Just a I knew about the Huayra before they launched it, and the Aventador, and the McLaren P1, and this Vanquish... and nearly every sports car, super car or (yes) hyper car the car world has been expecting. You're a kid. The One-77 doesn't compete. It wasn't meant to compete. It was supposed to be the ultimate Aston, not a marketing stunt. And Aston Martins are super tourers, they're nothing like Bentley.

why whisper towards the end?

They're not in the same market as the McLaren or Pagani. Excellence isn't measured by outright performance, unless that's your goal. I think Aston is trying to be the best grand tourer with a basic design and a few varieties to choose from, depending on whether you're more sports or comfort minded.

Aston Martin has done the right thing by NOT doing the power race that every manufacture is doing; Mercedes, BMW, Lamborghini etc. I have driven a 530bhp Jaguar XKR-75 and believe me, that is shit fast. Anything more than 600bhp is just nuts and quite frankly not usable. Yes power is massive part of the equation but its not the be all and end all. Its about handling, style and grace. Aston has plenty of those. So well done for such a small company of highly talented individuals.

i wasnt saying all cars look the same.. was just saying that the range of cars that aston martin offer look identical. im not trying to start an argument btw.. but its just my opinion on the matter..

we need car build on one 77 platform

only 565hp? i thought the GT standard these days was at least 600hp.

Nice car, shame it was so dreary to watch. No need for fancy words, just passion and enthusiasm will do. Was the Aston engineer standing nearby when you were summarizing at the end or was the conclusion a secret?

apart from ALL astons looks amazing

the old vanquish has more "beauty and soul"

pretty car...

It's hardly exclusive when Edmunds Inside Line did an extremely similar video, in the same car.

what he is saying that throughout the years of James Bond most of his cars have Aston Martin