New 825hp Aston Martin Vanquish Revealed

In 2002, Aston Martin released the original Vanquish. In 2007, that was replaced by the DBS, which was replaced by the 2012 Vanquish, which was replaced by the 2018 DBS. Well, the pattern continues and the Vanquish name is back with Aston Martin's latest super grand tourer, with a mighty headline figure of 835hp from a 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12.

That's 65hp more than the top variant of its successor, and 240hp more than the beefiest Vanquish we've seen so far, the naturally-aspirated Vanquish S from 2016, so it won't be short on go, but there's more to it than that. Lawrence Stroll says Aston buyers have no interest in electric propulsion, and the new Vanquish satisfies that desire for internal combustion without even a smidge of electric assistance for its V12. Despite that, it isn't short on torque either, its 738lb ft being nearly 50% more than that of the Ferrari 12Cilindri.

Of course, Ferrari's naturally-aspirated motor has a clear advantage when it comes to emotion and response, an advantage Aston wanted to minimise. With that in mind, new turbochargers respond 15% quicker than in the DBS and a 'Boost Reserve' function to increase boost even on part throttle. Aston's Chief Technical Officer, Roberto Fedeli, claims this makes it the most responsive V12 they have ever offered. Funnily enough, he used to work for Ferrari, so he has a fair benchmark to aim for.

Of course, power is nothing without control, so it's all sent to the rear wheels through an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission through an electronically-controlled limited-slip differential intended to make the Vanquish more agile and controlled than the DBS. The chassis is an evolution of the Vantage and DB12's aluminium platform with plenty of underbody strengthening, meaning a 75% increase in lateral stiffness over the DBS 770 Ultimate, and it has Bilstein DTX dampers, so Aston is taking the control aspect seriously given the amount of power on offer. Huge carbon ceramic brakes (410/360mm front/rear) should ensure it can stop too.

Of course, this is a grand tourer, so while Aston wanted to make it more involving to drive, it has to be relaxing too, and one of the key points here is that Aston worked with Pirelli to create a custom P Zero tyre with Pirelli Noise Cancelling System which claims to reduce tyre noise in the cabin by as much as half. The interior is based on the very welcome new Aston style with their new infotainment system, ditching the antiquated Merc unit, and as ever, you aren't left wanting for leather and luxury.

We don't know prices yet, but the DBS 770 Ultimate started at £315,000 so that's the start of the ballpark, and interestingly, Aston will be producing less than 1,000 Vanquish per year with deliveries set to start at the end of 2024.