Click for High-Res Photo Gallery: 2008 Aston Martin DBS Little more than a week after completing its bid for independence from Ford Motor Co., Aston Martin has a critical piece of its future. Heavily influenced by the luxury marque's motorsports program, the DBS, which goes into production in October, will become Aston's ...

Click for High-Res Photo Gallery: 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster It's been twenty years since Aston Martin, deeply in debt and little more than an automotive anachronism, was swallowed up by Ford empire. Say what you will about Ford's other British luxury marques, the past two decades have been good ones for Aston. When ...

The latest generation of the legendary sports car made famous both on the world's race tracks and on the silver screen as James Bond's ride of choice in the 1960s debuts for 2005. The limited-production DB9 replaces the former DB7 Vantage and remains available as either a 2+2 coupe or Volante convertible. This time around, however, ...

Distinguished by its classic European sports car styling, the V12 Vanquish sports coupe comes in both a two-passenger version and a 2+2 model that includes a backseat (though it's better suited for duty as a padded cargo shelf than to accommodate adult passengers). The power-hungry will ...

The V8 Vantage is the most accessible Aston Martin model, with an entry price point just over the six-figure mark. It is offered in coupe form only and is powered by a 380-horsepower, 4.3-liter V-8 engine which features dry-sump oiling and a 7,300-rpm peak power point. It is smaller and more of a pure sports car than the larger, ...

The DB9 is an exotic two-plus-two high-performance GT powered by a 6.0-liter V-12 engine developing 450 horsepower. The DB9 replaced the DB7 in Aston's lineup and in its current form is capable of close to 190 mph on the top end. It is available in both hardtop coupe and Volante convertible forms, assembled largely by hand--and features ...