About Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. The company name is derived from the Aston Clinton hill climb and one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin.

From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Premier Automotive Group, a division of the Ford Motor Company. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased by a British consortium led by David Richards of Prodrive for £479 million.

Aston Martin's model naming can be confusing to the uninitiated. In general, high performance models use the Vantage name, while convertibles are called Volante.

Current models

• V8 Vantage & V8 Vantage Roadster
• Aston Martin DB9 (with optional Sport Pack)
• Aston Martin DB9 Volante
• Aston Martin DBS V12

Future models

• Rapide - Addition to the range in 2007 - a long, 4-seater Grand Tourer
• A DBX model was mentioned on the call announcing the sale of Aston Martin to the consortium led by David Richards and CEO, Ulrich Bez. No further details were provided. The DBX was later revealed to be a possible new flagship for Aston Martin based on the Zagato and compete against the Mercedes McLaren SLR, with speed over 205 mph and a V12 mid engine tuned to produce 700 bhp.

Other

• 1944 Aston Martin Atom (concept)
• 1961-1964 Lagonda Rapide
• 1976-1989 Aston Martin Lagonda
• 1980 Aston Martin Bulldog (concept)
• 1993 Lagonda Vignale (concept)
• 2008- Aston Martin Rapide
• 2007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS (concept)

Post-war Sports and GT cars

• 1948-1950 Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1)
• 1950-1953 Aston Martin DB2
• 1953-1957 Aston Martin DB2/4
• 1957-1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III
• 1958-1963 Aston Martin DB4
• 1961-1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
• 1963-1965 Aston Martin DB5
• 1965-1969 Aston Martin DB6
• 1967-1972 Aston Martin DBS
• 1969-1989 Aston Martin V8
• 1977-1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
• 1986-1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato
• 1989-2000 Aston Martin Virage
• 1989-1996 Aston Martin Virage/Virage Volante
• 1993-2000 Aston Martin Vantage
• 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Coupe/V8 Volante
• 1993-2003 Aston Martin DB7/DB7 Vantage
• 2002-2004 Aston Martin DB AR1
• 2001-2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
• 2004-2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S
• 2004- Aston Martin DB9
• 2005- Aston Martin V8 Vantage
• 2007- Aston Martin DBS

Pre-war cars

• 1921-1925 Aston Martin Standard Sports
• 1927-1932 Aston Martin First Series
• 1929-1932 Aston Martin International
• 1932-1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans
• 1932-1934 Aston Martin Le Mans
• 1933-1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard
• 1934-1936 Aston Martin Mk II
• 1934-1936 Aston Martin Ulster
• 1936-1938 Aston Martin 2 litre Speed
• 1937-1939 Aston Martin 15/98
• 1939-1939 Aston Martin 2 litre C-Type