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To enable the V8 engine to cope with the additional power and torque, the chain drive which takes power to the Variable Camshaft Drive sprocket has been increased in width from a 9 plate design to an 11 plate design. (This refers to the number of plates, or ‘links’, that go across the width of […]

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Lionel Martin, an early enthusiast of motor racing, set the scene when he laid out his vision for: “A quality car of good performance and appearance: a car for the discerning owner driver with fast touring in mind, designed, developed, engineered and built as an individual.”
Martin turned his passion into a business in 1913, when […]

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Hungarian sky is glooming at us,and it’s drizzling on Pannonia-Ring. So we all welcome that the first part of training is going to be on the plain among the lined clubs where the electronic stabilizing system of our Aston Martin DB9 first takes part in the uneven battle with 450 horsepower of the six-litre twelf-cylinder.Among […]

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The V8 Vantage is a hand-crafted sports car that offers electrifying performance and outstanding agility. The most affordable of all Aston Martins, it fuses traditional Aston Martin style and everyday usability. The result is the world’s most desirable sports car.

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With the resurrection of the Vantage name in 1977, Aston Martin enthusiasts everywhere breathed a sigh of relief; previously applied to high-power versions of the DB six- cylinder cars, it had been dormant since the V8’s arrival back in 1969. A heavier car than its six-c y l i n d e r predecessor, the […]

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Composites provide a wide range of advantages over conventional metal forming processes used in automotive manufacture. These include weight reduction, styling flexibility, lower tooling investment, part consolidation and customer satisfaction. Composite components can be found in structural and semi-structral applications, under-the-hood components, and exterior (Class-A) body panels. The vast majority of the components used at […]

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Having taken delivery of the car from Aston Martin Racing last week, the entire JWA organization has been working to prepare the all-new Vantage GT2 for a shakedown test at Pembrey in Wales tomorrow, Tuesday 9th September, before heading to Silverstone later in the week for its Le Mans Series competition debut.

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Over the past nine decades, Aston Martin has witnessed many changes. In a long and distinguished history, Aston Martin has seen some good times and some not so good times. The fact that Aston Martin has survived is testament to the strength and resolve of everyone who has ever been involved with the company: customers […]

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Identifying a need to enhance the manufacturing process with IT, Aston Martin, a prestige sports car manufacturer turned to the expertise of Datalogic Mobile UK’s Quality Partner, Ensign. Aston Martin specifically needed a mobile computer solution for its Gaydon facility in Warwickshire, England, where the Aston Martin DB9 is produced. A Cisco based wireless LAN […]

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Aston Martin unveils one of the most eagerly anticipated cars of the year – the V8 Vantage Roadster - at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday 29 th November. The Vantage Roadster is Aston Martin’s 14th convertible model since 1950, the latest in a long line of open-top models that began with the […]

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