It would take a genuinely devoted Aston Martin aficionado to remember a dramatic concept car from 1979 called the Bulldog. With gullwing-style doors and a wildly futuristic wedge shape, the car packed a mid-mounted 5.3-liter V-8 with twin turbochargers that belted out a staggering 700 hp.
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Feed SubscriptionJaeger-LeCoultre’s Pit Boss
As Aston Martin reconsiders its AMR-One LMP1 sports car racing project, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new AMVOX5 World Chronograph LMP1 ($20,900) continues waving the green flag. Engineered with an easy-to-read, highly accurate chronograph paired with a world time function, the 250-piece limited edition is the latest model to emerge from the seven-year collaboration. ...
Read More »Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Pit Boss
As Aston Martin reconsiders its AMR-One LMP1 sports car racing project, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new AMVOX5 World Chronograph LMP1 ($20,900) continues waving the green flag.
Read More »An Auto-Lover’s Parisian Getaway
Tourists have a new way to see Paris: cruising the streets in an Aston Martin. The luxury carmaker is providing two of its newest models—the Rapide and the Cygnet—for guests of the Dorchester Collection’s H
Read More »Vintage British Autos on the Auction Block
A selection of rare vintage British automobiles and motorcycles, including Aston Martins, Jaguars, Rolls-Royces, and more, will go up for auction on June 23 at RM Auctions’ sale at Syon Park in West London at the Salon Priv
Read More »Car of the Year 2011: No. 4 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Roaring Yet RefinedFull disclosure: The V12 Vantage was my favorite car of the year. The Aston Martin went to the front of this year’s lineup because of its unmatched aesthetics, long-distance comfort, ample power, and a Lazarus-stirring exhaust note
Read More »Car of the Year 2011: No. 9 Aston Martin Rapide
Hustle and FlowThe success of Aston Martin’s sedan-cum-coupe is a matter of seduction by architecture. Its design flows so proportionately that one barely notices the two extra doors.
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