Road test: 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish - The National
I’ve never made it a secret that I have a lot of love for Aston Martin. The company has been through more ups and downs in its 102-year history than the rollercoaster at Ferrari World, but it has held on for dear life in the face of huge adversity, and as a result, there’s something of the underdog about Aston Martin,... But in recent times, my love and devotion has begun to wane and the rot started to set in with the Vanquish. It didn’t help that the model replaced what is still my favourite Aston: the DBS, a car in which I covered many tens of thousands of kilometres over the years, not one of which could be described as arduous. There were fundamental issues about its lack of any real excitement, but according to Aston Martin, they’ve been dealt with – and this latest iteration puts the Vanquish firmly on the supercar map. I push the key fob, with its crystal glass cap, into the dashboard orifice and hear the familiar bark of the V12. The engine, always the highlight of any modern Aston. Source: www.thenational.ae
