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Aston Martin wins 2010 GT1 Trophy Aston Martin’s One-77 embarks on tour of Asia Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Revised for 2011   © 2010 Aston Martin || BrowseUpload Create AccountSign In Search 2010 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Video Review - Kelley Blue Book kbb 618 videos Subscribe Subscribed Sign In or Sign Up now! Loading... Upgrade to Flash Player 10 for improved playback performance. Upgrade Now or More Info. close 93,203 Like Add to Share Embed Short URL HD URL Email MySpace orkut hi5 Blogger Live Spaces Bebo StumbleUpon Loading... This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Sign In or Sign Up now! kbb | March 10, 2010 | 220 likes, 11 dislikes FOR MORE AUTOMOTIVE NEWS VISIT: http://www.kbb.com/car-news Say the name As... kbb | March 10, 2010 | 220 likes, 11 dislikes FOR MORE AUTOMOTIVE NEWS VISIT: http://www.kbb.com/car-newsSay the name Aston Martin and images of stylish, sophisticated and exclusive driving machines likely come to mind. The allure of such lofty vehicles is undeniable but what is it like to actually own and drive an Aston Martin? In this video KBBs Micah Muzio drives a V8 Vantage to see how the reality of an Aston Martin compares to the fantasy. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today. Category: Autos & Vehicles Tags: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante rwd convertible coupe English performance v12 exhaust sound power 2010 2011 Video videos cars car kbb kbb.com kelly blue book kelley Micah Muzio Link to this comment: Share to: Highest Rated Comments Shinnoto 2 months ago 22 Probably no one that cans buy one is going to be watching it in a youtube video.. xD Shinnoto 2 months ago 22 evilcat123 5 months ago 8 Nice review evilcat123 5 months ago 8 see all Video Responses This video is a response to Aston Martin V8 Vantage Design Video - KBB see all All Comments (177) Respond to this video... Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment! aly07poze 1 day ago i did not like it very much,so i returned it and got lamb aly07poze 1 day ago Jn183 1 week ago @femmefatale1990 Under auto mode, It's quiet,imo :) S-mode will make the engine loud. Jn183 1 week ago femmefatale1990 1 week ago Love Aston Martins but I hate loud engines. Might as well put a sign that says "look at me!!!" quiet, fast cars for me. femmefatale1990 1 week ago OrangeLeaders 1 week ago @ThaOneKidz haha nice one ;) OrangeLeaders 1 week ago ThaOneKidz 1 week ago 3 Dear Santa... ThaOneKidz 1 week ago 3 kempowarrior 2 weeks ago I love to buy a use Aston Martin V8 Vantage but heard and read review that their build quality is not on par with a 6 figures car. I think I will get a use Audi R8 instead. kempowarrior 2 weeks ago carlos1jr 2 weeks ago man, the way you put the key in this car is just awsome! carlos1jr 2 weeks ago hasham360 2 weeks ago nice car hasham360 2 weeks ago ddude316 2 weeks ago 2 Thumbs Up if America wants the V12 Vantage!!!! ddude316 2 weeks ago 2 DesAllen7 2 weeks ago Mmmmmmmm! Such a sexy car! Luckily I can make sweet passionate love to this car...look out stick shift! ;) DesAllen7 2 weeks ago View all Comments » 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next Reply Block UserUnblock User Loading... 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Aston Martin's model naming can be confusing to the uninitiated. In general, high performance models use the "Vantage" name, while convertibles are called Volante. Aston Martin Lineup 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Convertible or Coupe MSRP: $165,000 - $170,000 City Mileage: 12-13 mpg Hwy Mileage: 18-19 mpg 2005 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish Coupe MSRP: $234,260 - $255,000 City Mileage: 11-12 mpg Hwy Mileage: 17-19 mpg 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupe MSRP: $110,000 City Mileage: No Data Hwy Mileage: No Data Aston Martin History Aston Martin Foundation Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The two had joined forces as Bamford & Martin the previous year to sell cars made by Singer from premises in Callow Street, London. Martin raced specials at the Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles. They acquired premises at Henniker Place in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. Production could not start because of World War 1 and Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford the Royal Army Service Corps. All machinery was sold to the Sopwith Aircraft Company. Aston Martin Inter war years After the war hiatus, the company was refounded at Abingdon Road, Kensington and a new car designed which would carry the Aston-Martin name. Bamford left in 1920 and the company was revitalised with funding from Count Louis Zborowski. In 1922, Bamford & Martin produced cars to compete in the French Grand Prix, and the cars set world speed and endurance records at Brooklands. The company went bankrupt in 1924 and was bought by Lady Charnwood who put her son John Benson on the board. The company failed again in 1925 and the factory closed in 1926 with Lionel Martin leaving. Later that year, a number of rich investors, including Lady Charnwood, took control of the company and renamed it Aston Martin Motors, and moved the firm to the former Citroen plant in Feltham. John Benson brought in Augusto Benelli as designer. The 1929 Aston Martin International was another successful racer and was followed by the Le Mans and the Ulster. Financial problems reappeared in 1932 and the company was rescued by L Prideaux Brune who funded it for the following year before passing the company on to Sir Arthur Sutherland. In 1936, the company decided to concentrate on road cars. Car production had always been on a small scale and from the company's founding until the advent of World War II halted work only about 700 had been made. During the war years aircraft components were made. Aston Martin The David Brown era In 1947, David Brown Limited bought the company under the leadership of managing director Sir David Brown — its "post-war saviour". David Brown also acquired Lagonda that year, and both companies shared resources and workshops. In 1955, David Brown bought the Tickford coachbuilding company and its site at Tickford Street in Newport Pagnell, and that was the beginning of the classic series of cars bearing the initials 'DB'. In 1950, the company announced the DB2, followed by the racing DB3 in 1957 and the Italian-styled 3.7 L DB4 in 1958. All the cars established a good racing pedigree for the firm, but the DB4 was the key to establishing the company's reputation—which was cemented with the famous DB5 in 1963. The company continued developing the "grand touring" style with the DB6 (1965–70), the DBS, and the DBS V8 (1967–72). The latter was subsequently renamed the Vantage. Aston Martin Changing ownership Despite the cars' appreciation in value, the company was often financially troubled. In 1972, it was sold to a Birmingham-based consortium, and resold in 1975 to the North American businessmen Peter Sprague and George Minden. The new American owners pushed the company into modernizing its line, producing the V8 Vantage in 1977, the convertible Volante in 1978, and the one-off William Towns-styled Bulldog in 1980. Towns also styled the futuristic new Lagonda saloon, based on the existing V8 model. The Americans sold the company to CH Industrial, who themselves turned the company over in 1983 to Automotive Investments who, in turn, lasted barely a year before selling the company to Peter Livanos and company chairman Victor Gauntlett. In 1986, the Ford Motor Company purchased 75 per cent of the company, later gaining complete control of the company. In 1988, having produced some 5,000 cars in twenty years, the company finally retired the ancient V8 and introduced the Virage range. In 1992, the Vantage version was announced, and the following year the company renewed the DB range by announcing the DB7. Aston Martin The Ford era In 1993, Ford finally bought Victor Gauntlett's shares and took full control of the firm, placing it in the Ford Premier Automotive Group. Ford substantially invested in new manufacturing and quickly ramped-up production. In 1994, Ford opened a new factory at Banbury Road in Bloxham. In 1995, the company produced a record 700 vehicles, in 1998 the 2,000th DB7 was built, and in 2002 the 6,000th — exceeding production of all previous DB models. The DB7 range was boosted by the addition of V12 Vantage models in 1999, and in 2001 the company introduced the V12-engine Vanquish. 2003 was a significant year for Aston Martin. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., Aston Martin introduced the new AMV8 Vantage concept car. Expected to have few changes before its introduction in 2005, the new AMV8 Vantage brings back the classic V8 engine and will allow the company to compete in a larger market. The year also saw the opening of the Gaydon factory, the first purpose-built factory in Aston Martin's history. Also introduced in 2003, was the new DB9 coupé, which replaces the ten-year-old DB7. A convertible version of the DB9, known as the DB9 Volante, was introduced at the 2004 Detroit Auto Show. In December 2003, Aston Martin announced they would return to motor racing in 2005. A new division was created, called Aston Martin Racing, who will be responsible, together with Prodrive, for the design, development, and management of the DBR9 program. The DBR9 will compete in the GT class in sports car races including the world-famous 24 hours of Le Mans. Aston Martin on the Silver Screen The very British glamour of Aston Martin cars meant they were a natural choice for the James Bond series of action films, notably the silver DB5 that appears in Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965) as James Bond's company car, and then in GoldenEye (1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as his private car. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) there appears, for a short time, a charcoal grey DBS. After an interlude with Lotus, Aston Martins were again used, a charcoal grey Volante in The Living Daylights (1987). After switching to BMW for several films, the Vanquish appeared in Die Another Day (2002). In early 2004, Henrik Fisker, Design Director at Aston Martin, revealed that James Bond will be driving the new DBS [1] in Casino Royale to be released in 2006. The Italian Job (1969) features a silver DB4 Convertible, owned by crook Charlie Croker, played by Michael Caine. Later, this car is destroyed in a Mafia ambush, along with a pair of E-type Jaguars. The cars were meant to serve as getaway vehicles in the subsequent robbery "in case anything goes wrong." The gang decide to proceed despite this loss, and the question of what happens if anything goes wrong is pointedly ignored by Croker. Interestingly, the filming of the Aston going over the cliff was not considered dramatic enough by the director (due to the explosion looking too "faked") and so rather than destroy another Aston, a Lancia mocked up to look like its British counterpart was pushed over the edge for the second take. In the 2003 remake with the same title, the character Handsome Rob, played by Jason Statham, ends up driving an Aston Martin, but not the Vanquish that he wanted. Instead, it is a DB7 Volante. An Aston Martin also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Aston Martin Toy Models Aston Martin has also had a presence in the toy industry; one of the most famous toy cars ever was the Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5, pictured here. First released in 1965 and then re-released some years later, it has provided many generations of children with a taste of the Aston Martin legend. Also, in the James Bond series, Aston Martin's Vanquish is released. A few years later, David Watson came out with a beautiful recreation of a V12 Vanquish. It is the best example of an Aston Martin ever created. Aston Martin Pre War cars * 1921-1925 Aston Martin Standard Sports * 1927-1932 Aston Martin First Series * 1929-1932 Aston Martin International * 1932-1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans * 1932-1934 Aston Martin Le Mans * 1933-1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard * 1934-1936 Aston Martin Mk II * 1934-1936 Aston Martin Ulster * 1936-1938 Aston Martin 2 litre Speed * 1937-1939 Aston Martin 15/98 * 1939-1939 Aston Martin 2 litre C-Type Aston Martin Post War GT cars * 1948–1950 Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) * 1950–1953 Aston Martin DB2 * 1953–1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 * 1957–1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III * 1958–1963 Aston Martin DB4 * 1961–1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato * 1963–1965 Aston Martin DB5 * 1965–1969 Aston Martin DB6 * 1967–1972 Aston Martin DBS * 1969–1989 Aston Martin V8 * 1993–2003 Aston Martin DB7 * 1993–2003 Aston Martin V12 Vantage * 2002–2004 Aston Martin DB AR1 * 2004– Aston Martin DB9 * 2005– Aston Martin V8 Vantage * 2008– Aston Martin Rapide Aston Martin Post War Supercars * 1977–1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage * 1986–1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato * 1989–2000 Aston Martin Virage o 1989–1996 Aston Martin Virage/Virage Volante o 1993–2000 Aston Martin Vantage o 1996–2000 Aston Martin V8 Coupe/V8 Volante * 2001– Aston Martin V12 Vanquish o 2004– Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S o 2007– Aston Martin DBS Aston Martin Other Cars * 1961–1964 Lagonda Rapide * 1976–1989 Aston Martin Lagonda * 1980 Aston Martin Bulldog Aston Martin Current Models * V8 Vantage * DB9 & DB9 Volante (now available with Sports Pack) * Vanquish & Vanquish S * Rapide (probable edition to the range in 2007 - a long, 4 seater Grand Tourer) * Aston Martin DBS (to be seen, possibly exclusively for now at least, in the new James Bond movie - Casino Royale) Aston Martin Race Cars * Aston Martin DB3 * Aston Martin DB3S * Aston Martin DBR1 * Aston Martin DBR2 * Aston Martin DBR3 * Aston Martin DBR4 * Aston Martin DBR5 * Aston Martin DP212 * Aston Martin DP214 * Aston Martin DP215 * Lola - Aston Martin * Aston Martin Nimrod (1981-1984) * Aston Martin AMR1 (1989) * Aston Martin DBR9 (2005-) * Aston Martin DBRS9 (2005-) Thank you for making us your main resource for all things Aston Martin! 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