Showing posts with label Aston Martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aston Martin. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2011

Mercedes-Benz’s Parent Company Nearing a Decision on the Fate of Maybach


It’s no secret that for quite some time now, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler has just about had it with Maybach and is looking to either shut down the über luxury car brand and call it a day or partner up with British sports carmaker Aston Martin on the development of a new model.

According to a report from Autoweek, the time has come for the German carmaker to make a final decision with the fate of Maybach to be decided by July 1. At a recent press event in Stuttgart, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche told journalist that "there is a higher likelihood to come to a positive decision" for Maybach if the company can find a partner. Up until now, the only automaker that has showed interest in working with Daimler on Maybach is Aston Martin.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Aston Martin to Move Production of Rapide from Austria to the UK


For the past two years, Aston Martin has been manufacturing the Rapide at Magna Steyr’s facilities in Austria, but that’s about to change soon as today, the British automaker announced that it will move production of the four-door sports saloon to the company’s Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, UK. The company said the necessary upgrades at its Gaydon headquarters for Rapide will begin immediately with a view to begin production of the Rapide in the second half of 2012. Read more »

Monday, June 6, 2011

Investigators Uncover Multi-Million Pound Tax Scam in India; European Exotics, Foreign Diplomats and Bollywood Actors Involved


In what sounds more like the plot of a The Fast and the Furious movie than real life, investigators at India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence office (a.k.a. India’s IRS) have uncovered a massive exotic car smuggling operation in the nation’s capital of New Dehli. It all has to do with India’s notorious 100% import tax on new luxury vehicles.

It began with one New Dehli luxury car dealer, Sumit Walia, importing brand new luxury cars on forged invoices. These invoices listed the cars as second-hand, which saved Walia – and his customers – some 40% on import tax. Some of the cars – which included Porsches, Bentleys and Aston Martins – were found to have been stolen from the streets of Britain, France, Singapore and Japan.

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Real Life Cars 2 Characters Dock at London’s Motorexpo


The imposing fleet of 50 Jaguar E-Type models isn’t the only attraction to arrive today at London’s Canary Wharf for the free-to-visit Motorexpo as Disney and its Pixar studio sent two real life characters from the upcoming Cars 2 movie, which is set to hit UK theaters in 3D on July 22. The full-size film-star cars are the Lightning McQueen racer and the Finn McMissile Aston Martin, voiced in the movie by actors Owen Wilson and Michael Caine respectively. Read more »

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Video: Bloomberg’s Adam Haynes on the Aston Martin Cygnet


You can’t spell, “Cygnet” without, “cynical marketing ploy”. The Toyota iQ-derived stocking stuffer iPhone accessory subcompact has prompted a neat little op-ed piece by Bloomberg correspondent (an ex-pat Aussie) Adam Haynes that includes some fascinating dialogue from Aston Martin insiders.

Most of our readers will know by now that the Cygnet exists purely to counteract the 120 grams of CO2 per kilogram EU carbon restrictions to be introduced in 2012. With a combined CO2 g/km rating of 400, Aston Martin’s current fleet of high performance vehicles could never match this.

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Disney and Pixar to Bring Cars 2 Characters to Life at Goodwood Festival


Continuing the assault of promotional material for the second installment of the Cars animated movie franchise, Disney and its Pixar unit announced today that two characters from the film will jump into life at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed, which will be held at the Goodwood House from 30 June until 3 July. Read more »

Thursday, May 26, 2011

2011 Aston Martin Cygnet Concept car specification and pictures gallery

2011 Aston Martin Cygnet Concept car specification and pictures gallery

2011 Wheelsandmore Aston Martin DB9 Convertible car specification and pictures gallery

2011 Wheelsandmore Aston Martin DB9 Convertible car specification and pictures gallery
Exterior 2010 Wheelsandmore Aston Martin DB9 Convertible Front Section

Monday, May 23, 2011

Video: Sights and Sounds of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato


Having brought you a first look at the winner of the design award for Concept Cars and Prototypes at this year’s edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy, it is now time to show you the Aston Martin V12 Zagato in the flesh and on film. The concept study is a V12 Vantage draped in an aluminum Italian suite, and it will spawn a racing model that will compete in the 24-hour Nurburgring endurance race in late June as well as a limited run production version, scheduled for launch within the next year.

Follow the jump to get a look of the supercar’s lines and a taste of the brutal sounds produced by Aston Martin’s 517-horsepower 6.0-liter V12 engine in our collection of videos.

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato is the Winner of this Year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award


The world premiere of the new Aston Martin V12 Zagato, which took place at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2011 this past weekend on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, was marked by the design award for Concept Cars and Prototypes. The conceptual model, which was created to celebrate the Aston Martin and Zagato partnership in the 50th anniversary year of the famous DB4GT Zagato, won the approval of the visitors to the Concorso D’Eleganza event.

The competition in the Concept Cars and Prototypes category included BMW’s new 328 Homage Roadster, the Ferrari Superamerica 45, Audi Quattro, Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake, Infiniti Etherea, Italdesign VW GO!, Rinspeed Bamboo, Renault DeZir and the Scuderia P4/5.

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

2011 Aston Martin revealed new 2011 Aston Martin Vantage Cars pictures gallery

2011 Aston Martin revealed new 2011 Aston Martin Vantage Cars pictures gallery
kia cars wallpapers gallery and preview: http://car-wheelx.blogspot.com/2011/05/2009-kia-sportage-wallpapers-and.html

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2011 Aston Martin revealed Aston Martin Rapide cars wallpapers and prices

2011 Aston Martin revealed Aston Martin Rapide cars wallpapers and prices
Upcoming BMW cars Review and interior review: http://car-wheelx.blogspot.com/2011/05/bmw-328-kamm-coupe-1940-mille-miglia.html
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Aston Martin’s One-77 Supercar Filmed on the Streets of London


There are very few cars in this world that can stir our imagination just by looking at them parked on the road, and this is one of them. We’re talking about the top dog in Aston Martin’s current lineup, the One-77 supercar, which was filmed here on the streets of London as it was being started up and ready to launch, by a Youtube user. It’s always great to see a rare supercar being used on the road instead of spending its life in a garage as a centerpiece.

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato: Italian Elegance Meets British Brute Force


Some companies really know how to celebrate. Take AstonMartin and Zagato, for example. The iconic British sports car maker and the legendary Italian coachbuilder will mark the 50th anniversary of their first collaboration with a brand new study.

To honor their first joint project, the 1961 DB4GT Zagato, the two companies developed the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, a race car study that will be unveiled on May 21 at the Villa D'Este Concorsod'Eleganza in Italy, where it will compete against the Ferrari Superamerica 45. But this elegant and dramatic coupe was not built for classy Concours d'Elegance events alone, as it will actually race at the Nurburgring 24 Hour event on June 25-26.

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Cars wallpapers and performance reviews

2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Cars wallpapers and performance reviews
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

2010 Aston Martin Rapide car Previews and specification and wallpapers

2010 Aston Martin Rapide car Previews and specification and wallpapers
ike Aston's other models, the Rapide is built on the company's VH (Vertical/Horizontal) architecture -- the same that underpins the DB9. The Rapide will also borrow its twelve-cylinder power-plant from the DBS, DB9 and Vantage models -- although power will be increased from 450 horsepower to 470.


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Sunday, May 1, 2011

2010 aston martin dbs wallpapers and reviews

2010 aston martin dbs wallpapers and reviews
Aston Martin DBS Volante makes its debut at the 2009 Geneva Auto Salon. Completing the Aston Martin DBS line-up, the new Volante will afford customers the combination of the DBS's already-established benchmark sports car characteristics with all the thrills of open-air motoring.
2010 Aston Martin DBS comes as coupe and convertible models.
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It adds tire pressure monitoring systems, Bluetooth microphone, and glass wrapped center console switchgear.

2010 Martin DBS comes with a reasonable amount of safety features.

2010 -2011 - 2012 aston martin dbs side wallpapers and reviews

2010 -2011 - 2012 aston martin dbs side wallpapers and reviews
DBS is Aston Martin’s all-new flagship new year. Aston Martin DBS is an exotic sports car with standard equipments and luxury facilities. It is also released with fair amount safety features that are essential for sports car.