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EDO Competition Turns Aston DB9 Into DBS

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Coachbuilders often aim to take existing cars and make them into something different, just for difference sake. Exclusivity is the greatest luxury – or something like that. The other method is taking a lower end car and making it into something better, but unique. Kit cars, on the other hand, mostly aim to look like [...]

Retrospective: 1976-1991 Aston Martin Lagonda

Friday, May 21, 2010

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Retrospective: 1976-1991 Aston Martin Lagonda

The motoring press has been making a huge deal out of the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide, which is basically a DB9 with extra doors and a longer wheelbase. I’ll admit, it is a big deal -- finally, there’s an ultra-luxury sedan that’s actually attractive. (I’m looking at you, Panamera. And Quattroporte. And new XJ. And [...]

Aston Martin Rapide Caught Testing

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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The Nurburgring 24 Hours Race is coming up, and manufacturers eager to prove their supercars are lining up. Lexus is entering the LFA, and Aston Martin recently announced that its four-door supercar, the Rapide, would be taking part as well. A four door, in an endurance race? Not something you see every day. There will [...]

Ugar Sahin Design’s Latest: Aston Martin Gauntlet Concept

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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Ugar Sahin Design’s Latest: Aston Martin Gauntlet Concept

At CarThrottle we like to spotlight rendered designs for dream vehicles - from the four-door Ferrari to a vision of an Audi A7 Sportback to everything in between. An impressive designer out of those has been Ugar Sahin. One of his creations, the Ugar Sahin Design Mallet ZO3 (based on a Corvette) is actually headed [...]

Aston Martin To Enter Rapide Into Nurburgring 24 Hour Race

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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Aston Martin To Enter Rapide Into Nurburgring 24 Hour Race

Aston Martin is a brand on a renaissance lately, producing some of its best products ever. Ironic then that lately, the Aston Martin (if you can call it that) we’ve been hearing about most is the Cygnet minicar, based on the Toyota iQ. Its good to talk about real Aston Martins for a change – [...]

New Aston Martin Rapide Images Released

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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With the Geneva Auto Show introductions coming out and other automotive news happening at a quick rate, Aston Martin is looking to keep the Rapide in the news. Last week, new driving footage came out and now new images are being released, joining Lotus and its picture drop on the Evora. The Rapide is a [...]

VIDEO: Aston Martin Rapide Driving In Valencia, Spain

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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VIDEO: Aston Martin Rapide Driving In Valencia, Spain

The Aston Martin Rapide is one of our favorite cars here at CarThrottle, and so is the entire Aston Martin range really. Last year at this time the car still wasn’t officially unveiled yet, with the information drop coming at the Geneva Auto Show. A new video shows driving footage of the Rapide through the [...]

VIDEO: Aston Martin Cygnet “Viral” Video

Saturday, January 9, 2010

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VIDEO: Aston Martin Cygnet “Viral” Video

The latest trend in online automotive advertising is to create “viral” videos, that aren’t really viral at all. Still, they make for some entertaining watches sometimes. Aston Martin’s newest is for the Cygnet, showing two “free runners” dodging various obstacles to reach a Cygnet. For a few different reasons, we’re not sure the point of [...]

Aston Martin Cygnet Details

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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Earlier this month, Aston Martin released official details on the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet minicar. The car has been met with howls of dissaproval from Aston Martin purists, and has left many scratching their heads. Regardless, Aston Martin is announcing some measures that should quell some of the worries that people had about the car. First of [...]

Aston Martin Rapide Pricing in UK, U.S Announced

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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Aston Martin Rapide Pricing in UK, U.S Announced

The Rapide has been a car that we’ve heard about for a long time. It was first previewed by a concept back in 2006, and at the time production was far from a certainty. Then, production was confirmed, the endless drips of information ensued and the rest is history. The official debut with images and [...]