New Aston Martin Vanquish Revealed With 824 HP (614 kW) Twin-Turbo V12

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The Aston Martin Vanquish has returned arsenic the British car maker’s newest and astir almighty front-engined supercar, owed successful South Africa aboriginal this year.

This marks the 3rd revival of the Vanquish badge since 2000, pursuing 2 generations of the DBS. The 2025 Vanquish boasts the astir potent twin-turbo V12 ever fitted to an Aston Martin.

With less than 1000 units planned, the Vanquish is the sole remaining exemplary to utilize the brand’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12, meticulously upgraded to conscionable the latest stringent emissions regulations.

The archetypal lawsuit transportation successful South Africa is expected to instrumentality spot successful December this twelvemonth with pricing going northbound of R10 cardinal depending connected last spec.

Unlike the DBS Superleggera, the Vanquish bears minimal resemblance to the latest DB12 and besides boasts a longer, wider stance compared to erstwhile models.

Drawing inspiration from 1960s Le Mans cars, the Vanquish features a distinctive “Kamm Tail” rear end. The beforehand incorporates a One-77-inspired chemoreceptor with matrix LED headlights, portion the achromatic broadside sheet features a strake adorned with a reddish V12 logo.

The bosom of the Vanquish is the astir almighty iteration of Aston Martin’s 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12, present pumping retired a staggering 824 hp (614 kW) and 1000Nm (738 lb-ft) of torque. Power is delivered to the rear wheels via an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission, aided by an electronically-controlled limited-slip differential that tin modulation from afloat unfastened to locked successful a specified 135 milliseconds.

Aston Martin claims the gearbox is optimized for apical speed, targeting a singular 345 km/h (214 mph) maximum velocity but is besides susceptible of sprinting to 100 km/h (62 mph) successful 3.3 seconds.

There is besides a Boost Reserve diagnostic that further minimizes lag by expanding turbo-boost unit beyond what’s typically required for a fixed throttle position, ensuring contiguous effect erstwhile afloat powerfulness is demanded.

Other plan details see a panoramic solid extortion with UV coating, flush-fitting doorway handles and an optional titanium exhaust strategy which drops value by 10.5kg (23 lbs).

Under the tegument sees a 75% summation successful lateral stiffness done further bracing, immoderate caller adaptive Bilstein dampers, thicker anti-roll bars and recalibrated steering.

Standard carbon-ceramic brakes with 410mm beforehand and 360mm rear discs shave disconnected 27kg (59 lbs) of unsprung value compared to cast-iron equivalents.

Further contributing to show are 21-inch forged alloy wheels, meticulously designed to destruct excess weight. These are wrapped successful Pirelli P Zero tyres custom-tailored for the Vanquish.

The Vanquish’s compartment borrows elements from its DB12 and Vantage siblings, featuring a 10.25-inch instrumentality show and a 10.25-inch cardinal touchscreen moving Aston Martin’s ain software, replacing the Mercedes-sourced strategy recovered successful the DBS Superleggera.

The centre console sits little than successful different Aston models, offering casual entree to cardinal controls for suspension firmness, stableness control, exhaust mode, parking sensors, and lane-keep assist.

Aston Martin emphasizes the centre console’s “solid metallic rotary dials, rollers and exposed fixings, which are acold to the touch,” alongside carnal switches for heating and ventilation.

Two seats are modular successful either Sports Plus oregon carbon-fibre Performance designs with the abstraction down the occupants filled by “purpose-made” slots for luggage sets disposable arsenic mill accessories.