Looking for something sleek and sporty? Solid and stately? Today’s breed of luxury autos offers everyone from performance aficionados to demanding seekers of mobile opulence a dizzying spectrum of premium metal. Learn about the leading and lesser known luxury car makers who elevate motoring to a fine art with Elite Traveler’s guide to the finest automobiles on the planet.
Lamborghini with the Reventon and Aston Martin with the One-77 have introduced a new genre in the automotive sector – the MegaCar. While Bugatti can rightly lay claim to being the top of the heap in SuperCar sector and still king in the performance stakes it unbelievably does not possess the same over-the-top extremeness of the Reventon. The twenty owners may experience more incredulity from the kids for their Reventon if one was to be parked beside a Bugatti, and if their father grew up watching Star Wars, Batman and Top Gun – probably from them too.
What you see white Aston Martins on the road? In reality, not very much, unless – of course – you are one of the few who own painted in such a distinctive color, whether white or Dover Morning Frost. In fact, in one degree, such as Aston Martins are everywhere – there is a splash of white in the paint of almost everyone.
Vinny Vanquish: an underworld character of American TV series “The Sopranos” or even the New York Mob really? Or maybe a famous crooner, who held the bars of America’s East and West Coast working in the 1950s with the folk songs and traditional ballads to beat down and broken heart? In fact, Vinny “Vanquish” is much closer to home.
With the resurrection of the name Vantage 1977 Aston Martin fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief, previously applied to the high-power versions of the DB six-cylinder cars, it was dormant since the advent of the V8 back in 1969.
A heavier car than the six-cylinder predecessor, the V8 suffered as emissions legislation became more strangulating, leading to concern that the traditional Aston Martin performance image may be lost. The arrival of the Vantage displaced such concerns. On Floating Aston’s V8 supercar in the league was a tuned version of the current 5340 cc engine breathing through a quartet of 48mm Weber carburetors instead of the standard 42mm units.
Aston Martin DB9 is a thoroughbred sports car with GT levels of comfort and luxury. Combining the unique Aston Martin character with an uncompromising design philosophy, DB9 was borne by the fusion of traditional craftsmanship, high-tech manufacturing, modern components and use the best materials.
DB9 is both a full-blooded sports car and can strongly Grand Tourer. Whether in Coupe or Volante form, it offers a combination of High participation of the driver, nature, luxury and refinement.
Aston Martin has just announced a new concept car, which is small given the name Cygnet. Aston Martin Luxury call Commuter concept. Tiny car, which uses unique properties, such as the Aston Martin grille big mouth, alloy wheels and carbon fiber vents on the front. Style ago that the body is placed in the Toyota iQ. Although the Aston Martin to make more use cygnet 998cc engine 3 cylinder 67 hp from Toyota.
Offered in excellent condition, and recently enjoyed from the passenger seat by one of our specialists who reports that it sounds “sensational” and “accelerates like a building storm” (his exact words, but he is Italian…), this handsome example of Aston Martin’s timeless yet formidable V8 Vantage is, we believe, just the car that many enthusiasts have been waiting to add to their collections. Look no further…
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The future of Aston Martin is epitomised by the DB9, a 2+2 seater sports car that sets new standards in its class due to its astonishing combination of agility, V12 power, smoothness, beautiful design and hand build. Using a radical new aluminium-bonded body frame, the DB9 is one of the most sophisticated and technically advanced sports cars in the world. It is powered by the latest version of Aston Martin’s own designed and developed 6.0-litre V12, producing 450bhp and a top speed of 186mph.
Associations have a very strong inluence on the way we perceive things. Think of Ferrari, and you’ll automatically think about racing, history and passion. Or – for better or worse – about Michael Schumacher. Simply talking about Jaguar makes most people nostalgic about the “swinging sixties” and, especially, the sexy E-Type. However, your mind may also wander to Austin Powers and his crooked teeth… and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
