Wooah! Aston Martin And Mercedes Benz Planning To Team Up
Aston Martin and Mercedes are plotting a wide-ranging tie-up that could see the two famous brands collaborate on engines, hybrids, transmission and even entire platforms, CAR can reveal. The top-secret partnership between Aston and Merc – dubbed Project Alligator by the Germans – is detailed in our exclusive story in the new September 2008 issue of CAR Magazine. The scoop includes the lowdown on: • [source]

Early Look: £1million Aston Martin One-77
UPDATE: Official press release from Aston Martin added after the break. High-res gallery below.Click above for a larger image. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Aston_Martin_debuts_p1million_One_77_supercar'; Aston Martin has released the first image of its newest flagship – the limited edition One-77. Details are scarce, but the One-77 will be powered by a hand-built 7.0-liter V12 nestled inside an aluminum and carbon fiber chassis. 0-60 times are estimated at 3.5-seconds, with a top speed...

Update: 7.0L V12 Aston Martin One-77 official details
The era of epic supercars is certainly not over at Aston Martin, with the release today of an official teaser for a new flagship model that’s set to enter production in an extremely exclusive run of just 77 cars. The only details released thus far are that it will feature a sophisticated carbon-fiber chassis with a handcrafted aluminum body and a 7.0L V12 powerplant. The new teaser shows a distinctly Aston Martin design, but with an added aggressiveness that even the company’s racing models...

Comparison - 2008 Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano and 2008 Aston Martin DBS
In your dreams, you celebrate Spring Break in Maranello, Italy. You check out two of the finest stallions from Ferrari's stable, race an Aston Martin DBS similar to the one James Bond rolled seven times in Casino Royale, dine at glam restaurants, relax at a palace adjoining Ferrari's backyard. Then a dramatic miscue jolts you from your reverie and dots your forehead with icy bullets of sweat.The dream turns into a nightmare as the day's drive ends with two hot, tired V-12-powered GTs ready for a rubdown...

Aston Martin Chairman: Aston not for sale, in talks with Benz and Ford on engines
At the Nurburgring 24-hour race last weekend, Dave Richards, chairman of Prodrive and Aston Martin, killed rumors that Aston is for sale.“The company is not for sale,” said Richards during the Nurburgring 24-hour race. “This speculation is only there because we are talking to people all the time about engines. But we are always talking to people, and it doesn’t mean we’re for sale.”Rumors have been circulating that Prodrive and investors would be happy to take over Aston Martin which was...

Aston Martin not for sale, new engine deal in negotiation
Dave Richards, the boss of one of Aston Martin’s biggest investors, Prodrive, has quelled speculation that the British carmaker could be up for sale once again following reports earlier this month claiming Kuwaiti-based investment firm Investment Dar would sell its 50% stake in the company. Speaking at the Nürburgring 24-hour race last weekend, Richards said the speculation arose from previous rumors that suggested Aston Martin was in talks with Mercedes-Benz over an engine-sharing deal. Richards has...

Aston Martin DBS crashed for new James Bond movie
One Aston Martin DBS used for filming in the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has already ended up at the bottom of an Italian lake, and now a second car has been crashed into a quarry. Unlike the first incident, which was actually an accident caused by poor weather conditions, the latest crash was scripted as the final climax of the new movie’s car chase. The simulated crash took place in the mountains of Carrara in Italy and required that the car fly into a marble quarry after being...

Video: New Aston Martin V8 Vantage - First test drive
We just brought you news of the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage just two days ago and the folks at AutoCar have already test driven the car giving you the first look and the first video of the new Aston in action.Again. Please bring Chris Harris back!Refresher: 4.7 liter V8 produces 420-hp and a peak torque of 347 lb-ft. 0-60 comes in at 4.7 seconds while top speed is limited to 180mph.Click through for the video...[source]

Aston Martin Vantage RS spotted around Nürburgring
We have some shots of the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS caught testing in the roads around Nürburgring.[source]

Spy video: Aston Martin Vantage V12 RS
Aston Martin teased us with a V12-powered concept version of its Vantage coupe late last year, which officials claimed was built only as a styling and engineering exercise to promote the opening of a new dedicated design center, however in the months since the unveiling a number of Vantage prototypes have been spotted on German streets and on the Nurburgring. This latest spy video shows what appears to be a regular V8 Vantage, but the tell tale sign of a big rear-diffuser reveals the massive power...