Aston Martin News and Reviews

Aston Martin is an English luxury brand, a maker of high-performance sports cars and SUVs. Its New Zealand model lineup consists of the DBX SUV and its high-performance 707 variant and also the Vantage two-seat coupe and roadster. The DB12 is the firm’s new Super Tourer and is available in both coupe and Volante body styles. Limited edition variants include the Valour, Valhalla, and Valkyrie. Aston Martin is part of the Giltrap Group in New Zealand.

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Aaston Martin Vantage 2024, in orange, parked near Auckland's Harbour bridge

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2024 Aston Martin Vantage review

Aston Martin Vantage in its latest iteration, is wider, lower and features added power to take the fight to the...

by Peter Louisson

October 12, 2024

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2022 Aston Martin DBX707 review

Aston came late to the SUV party with DBX, though not as tardy as Ferrari. Now it has a special...

by Tom Gasnier

January 14, 2023

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2022 Aston Martin DBX review

It’s the model that can be credited with turning a brand around, just like Cayenne did with Porsche, Bentayga for...

by Tom Gasnier

March 19, 2022

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2005 Aston Martin DB9 review

To the long list of Desirable Brits – the DB2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 – you can now...

by Tom Gasnier

September 16, 2021

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2021 Aston Martin DBX road trip

We put the Aston Martin DBX to the sternest test, a weekend away with the gremlins in tow. Did the...

by Alex Schultz

July 30, 2021

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2019 Aston Martin DB11 AMR review

Aston Martin’s DB11 has been given the AMR treatment, imbuing the v12-powered GT with a racier chassis and more horses....

by Alex Schultz

December 24, 2019

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2019 Aston Martin Vantage Coupe review

It has been a year since the editor pedalled the new Vantage around the Downs, but now we get to...

by Alex Schultz

December 17, 2019

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2018 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera review

Just what is a super GT? Turns out, it’s an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, one fast, beautiful and very accomplished...

by Kyle Cassidy

September 29, 2018

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2017 Aston Martin DB11 V8 review

Aston Martin adds a new german-sourced V8 to its DB11. Does it sully the lineage of this fine British GT?...

by Tom Gasnier

December 28, 2017

MODEL	PRICE	ENGINE	kW	Nm	TRANS	KG	0-100	EV Range	CONS	CO2	DRIVE
Vantage V8 Coupe	POA	V8/4.0TT	375	685	M7	1530	3.7	-	11.5	263	R
Vantage V8 Coupe	POA	V8/4.0TT	375	685	A8	1530	3.7	-	11.5	263	R
Vantage V8 Roadster	POA	V8/4.0TT	375	685	A8	1628	3.8	-	11.5	263	R
DB12 Coupe	POA	V8/4.0TT	500	800	A8	1685	3.6	-	-	-	R
DB12 Volante	POA	V8/4.0TT	500	800	A8	1796	3.7	-	-	-	R
DBS Coupe	POA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R
DBS Volante	POA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R
DBS 770 Ultimate	POA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R
DBS 770 Ultimate Volante	POA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R
DBX	POA	V8/4.0TT	405	700	A9	2245	4.5	-	13.8	316	A
DBX707	POA	V8/4.0TT	520	900	A9	2245	3.28	-	13.5	309	R
Valour	POA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	R
Valiant	POA	V12/5.2TT	-	753	-	-	-	-	-	-	R
Valkyrie	POA	V12/6.5	746	667	A7	1355	-	-	-	-	R
Valkyrie Spider	POA	V12/6.5	746	667	A7	1355	-	-	-	-	R
Valhalla	POA	V8/4.0TT	699	1000	D8	1550	2.5	-	-	-	R