The British Have Arrived

Last week we talked about one of my favorite cars we have researched so far, mainly because it is an electric engine sports car.  But this week, we are going to talk about our first sports car based out of Britain.  This British-Luxury designed car is absolutely beautiful, being one of the top foreign luxury sports cars in the world.  I will now be presenting the one and only Aston Martin Car Company.  Literally, the British are coming but in a lean, mean British engineering mechanical beast.  Let’s take a look at the history of the company for a brief moment.

Reading the official website of Aston Martin itself, the original creator of the first model was Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin.  The first model was established in the year 1913 and got noticed when Lionel won the Aston Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire, England.  Not long after that showing, the company went from zero to a hundred miles an hour, moving their company to Kensington within the first five years of the first model’s appearance. 

There are four models on the line for Aston Martin this year, and no doubt, all of them are gorgeous and fast.  However, we will be focusing on my top two and then talking about my favorite of the two.  The first model is the Vantage, coming in at around $200,000 dollars.  That is the first model, and we already would have to open our piggy banks and deeply.  The other model is the Aston Martin Vanquish for the pretty price of almost $280,000, and is the car we will look further into.  As you can tell by the pictures below, the car is a very nice luxury sports car, and the specs are worth the look as well.  

Engine-5.9L V12 Engine

Horsepower-565 hp

Max RPM-6750 RPM’s

0-60 mph-4.2 mph

Overall, this Aston Martin British engineering is something spectacular for sure.  The look of the car is more luxurious than sports, but hey, whatever floats your boat.  I really like the look, though very different than most “sports” cars.  The engine is a V12, so honestly there is not much not to like about the engine.  If I had to rank this car, I would have to rank it about in the middle of all the cars we have done thus far.  It is a nice car, but not really comparable to some of the greats we have researched.