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July 17, 2012
 

Aston Martin: The new Vanquish replaces the DBS,

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Written by: Hayat Canada
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Credit Photo:2013 Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish – Official Photos Car&Driver.

The new Vanquish replaces the DBS, which replaced the first-generation Vanquish. That car was launched in 2001 as the brand’s top-of-the-line model—a rare and expensive car hand-assembled in Aston Martin’s old Newport Pagnell production site. Resurrecting the Vanquish nameplate emphasizes the new car’s status at the top of the brand’s lineup, while distancing it from the DBS, which was too close to the DB9 not only in name, but also in execution.Continued…