The Aston Martin Vanquish was a grand tourer, designed by Ian Callum and manufactured by Aston Martin. The Vanquish was unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show and was produced from June 2001 to September 2004 with the later Aston Martin Vanquish S being produced from September 2004 to July 2007. Its rise to recognition by the wider public came after being featured as the official James Bond car in the film Die Another Day. The Aston Martin Vanquish was succeeded by the DBS.
The Aston Martin Vanquish was designed by Ian Callum and bore a large resemblance to the production DB7 Vantage. However, the car had a strong influence from the Project Vantage prototype concept car which debuted with a V12 engine at the North American International Auto Show in January 1998. As underneath the car featured a strong aluminium/carbon composite construction, bonded chassis with a 6.0 L V12 with 450 bhp (336 kW; 456 PS). It was available in 2+0 and 2+2 seating configurations.
To keep alive the flagship Aston Martin Vanquish name with the introduction of the popular DB9, Aston Martin upgraded the Aston Martin Vanquish to 514 bhp (383 kW; 521 PS), uprated the suspension and improved the cars aerodynamic efficiency. The Aston Martin Vanquish production ended on 19 July 2007, coinciding with the shutting of the companys Newport Pagnell factory after forty nine years of operation.
The Aston Martin Vanquish is powered by a 6.0 L (5935 cc, 5.9L Actual) 48-valve 60° V12 engine, which produces 456 PS (335 kW; 450 bhp) and 540 N·m (400 ft·lbf) of torque. It is controlled by a drive-by-wire throttle and a 6 speed Electrohydraulic manual transmission. The Aston Martin Vanquish S upped the power to 521 PS (383 kW; 514 bhp) and 576 N·m (425 ft·lbf).
The standard Aston Martin Vanquish model had 355 mm (14 in) drilled and ventilated disc brakes with 4-pot calipers, ABS, with electronic brake distribution, while the Aston Martin Vanquish S featured larger 378 mm (14.9 in) front discs with 6-pot calipers and 330 mm (13.0 in) rear discs.
The S model of the Aston Martin Vanquish debuted at the 2004 Paris Auto Show, with increased power and performance and slight styling revisions. The engine was bored and stroked slightly, increasing displacement to 6.0 litres, with power increased from 450 to 514 horsepower. Visual changes included new wheels, a slightly different nose shape, a new raised bootlid with a larger integrated spoiler incorporating the third high level brake light (in the rear window on the original Vanquish), a Aston Martin Vanquish S badge on the bootlid (the original Aston Martin Vanquish had no rear model designation) and the addition of a small front splitter (although this was mainly done for aerodynamic reasons).
Aston Martin Vanquish also incorporated the features of a 2004 option package, the Sports Dynamic Pack, which incorporated sportier suspension, steering, and brake features. This model was sold for the 2005 (alongside the base Aston Martin Vanquish) and 2006 (as a stand-alone) model years in the United States with only minor running changes; it was not sold in the United States for 2007.
The end of the Vanquishs production run was celebrated with the Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate Edition. Aston Martin announced that the last 40 cars built would have a new Ultimate Black’ exterior colour, upgraded interior, and personalised sill plaques. More significantly, the Ultimate Edition was the first Vanquish to be offered from the factory with a conventional manual gearbox manual transmission. The semi-automatic gearbox in the original Aston Martin Vanquish had been widely criticised (notably by Jeremy Clarkson on the BBCs Top Gear program), so this change was greeted with approval by the automotive press. Aston Martin offered to retrofit the new manual gearbox to any Aston Martin Vanquish, for a cost of £13,250.
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To keep alive the flagship Aston Martin Vanquish name with the introduction of the popular DB9, Aston Martin upgraded the Aston Martin Vanquish to 514 bhp (383 kW; 521 PS), uprated the suspension and improved the cars aerodynamic efficiency. The Aston Martin Vanquish production ended on 19 July 2007, coinciding with the shutting of the companys Newport Pagnell factory after forty nine years of operation.
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| Aston Martin Vanquish |
The standard Aston Martin Vanquish model had 355 mm (14 in) drilled and ventilated disc brakes with 4-pot calipers, ABS, with electronic brake distribution, while the Aston Martin Vanquish S featured larger 378 mm (14.9 in) front discs with 6-pot calipers and 330 mm (13.0 in) rear discs.
The S model of the Aston Martin Vanquish debuted at the 2004 Paris Auto Show, with increased power and performance and slight styling revisions. The engine was bored and stroked slightly, increasing displacement to 6.0 litres, with power increased from 450 to 514 horsepower. Visual changes included new wheels, a slightly different nose shape, a new raised bootlid with a larger integrated spoiler incorporating the third high level brake light (in the rear window on the original Vanquish), a Aston Martin Vanquish S badge on the bootlid (the original Aston Martin Vanquish had no rear model designation) and the addition of a small front splitter (although this was mainly done for aerodynamic reasons).
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| Aston Martin Vanquish |
Aston Martin Vanquish also incorporated the features of a 2004 option package, the Sports Dynamic Pack, which incorporated sportier suspension, steering, and brake features. This model was sold for the 2005 (alongside the base Aston Martin Vanquish) and 2006 (as a stand-alone) model years in the United States with only minor running changes; it was not sold in the United States for 2007.
The end of the Vanquishs production run was celebrated with the Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate Edition. Aston Martin announced that the last 40 cars built would have a new Ultimate Black’ exterior colour, upgraded interior, and personalised sill plaques. More significantly, the Ultimate Edition was the first Vanquish to be offered from the factory with a conventional manual gearbox manual transmission. The semi-automatic gearbox in the original Aston Martin Vanquish had been widely criticised (notably by Jeremy Clarkson on the BBCs Top Gear program), so this change was greeted with approval by the automotive press. Aston Martin offered to retrofit the new manual gearbox to any Aston Martin Vanquish, for a cost of £13,250.
Aston Martin Vanquish photos
Aston Martin Vanquish
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