http://www.aston-martin.us/ Aston Martin Unofficial Site news and articles en 2006 www.aston-martin.us Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:50:02 +0000 Content Explorer 2.0 info@aston-martin.us info@aston-martin.us http://www.aston-martin.us/images/aston-martin.gif http://www.aston-martin.us/ The dark blue DB2 Team Car came fifth and third in the French 24-hour race in 1950 and 1951 respectively. It was offered with a low estimate of 250,000 pounds by RM Auctions, in association with Sot... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=445 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:50:02 +0000 Aston Martin has appointed Tesla’s former vice president of marketing, Michael Van der Sande, as its new Chief Commercial Officer. The appointment - which creates an entirely new role - is a cl... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=444 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:43:42 +0000 As you may know already, the recession made a big hole in the pockets of almost all the automakers around the world and killed some future plans. Still, it appears that the hard financial times are be... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=443 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:12:48 +0000 Thanks to the current state of the automobile industry — and the rest of the global economy, for that matter — Aston Martin’s ambitious global sales goals have veered off course, but... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=442 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:23:35 +0000 We finally got the launch proper of the DB9 derived Aston Martin Rapide at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month. Little changed from the Rapide Concept we saw what seems like a decade ago, it is the ... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=441 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:19:30 +0000 Nicklas Bendtner, striker for Premier League's North London Arsenal, wrecked his Aston Martin DBS on the A1 in spectacular fashion, crashing through a fence and smashing into trees. The 21-year-old wa... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=440 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:18:06 +0000 We all know and even felt the worldwide economic crisis, and companies in almost any branch of the industry have felt it even worse. It seems that even though projections about the future are optimist... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=439 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:13:53 +0000 Aston Martin’s new car intended for the Le Mans prototype racing program is slated to be powered by an all-new bespoke race engine. Aston Martin had been working with veteran chassis builder Lol... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=438 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:38:07 +0000 The king even chartered a Hercules transporter from his air force specifically for the purpose of transporting the DB7 between the two countries. The Hercules landed at an airstrip in Cranfield, Beds... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=437 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:03:09 +0000 Aston Martin, reckons hydrogen fuel cells, rather than batteries, is the better bet for powering electric vehicles. Speaking at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, Aston Martin boss Dr Ulrich Bez sai... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=436 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:55:38 +0000 There is good news for Aston Martin enthusiasts in the US! The V12 Vantage is said to not be available in North America and to be limited to 1,000 units in its one-year life span. However, there seems... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=435 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:04:35 +0000 Gaydon, Warwickshire 15 September 2009. Aston Martin will unveil one of the most eagerly awaited cars of 2009 at the 63rd Frankfurt Motorshow. The elegant Rapide, functional yet luxurious, provides... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=434 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:35:20 +0000 Aston Martin announced it would team up with Bang & Olufsen to put a bespoke audio system in the DB9. Now, the collaboration between the two companies has yielded the BeoSound DB9. The system was... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=429 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:14:28 +0000 The Aston Martin brand, in particular its BD9 and DBS models, will undoubtedly be forever linked to James Bond in the minds of most people. Yet there is another Aston Martin, smaller, lighter, more ag... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=428 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:36:37 +0000 An Aston Martin DBRS9 has made motorsport history by becoming the first bio-fuelled car to win a major motorsport event in Britain. The bio-ethanol powered Aston Martin DBRS9 driven by Lord Drayson ... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=427 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:07:15 +0000 Every manufacturer present at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has to draw attention to their booth by any means possible. In the case of Aston Martin, it's partnered with René Stau... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=426 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:20:25 +0000 The maker of luxury cars, Aston Martin, is set to expand its global dealership network to Russia. The Aston Martin franchise has been awarded to Andrei Lomakin and Andrei Boiko, who also jointly own A... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=425 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:03:09 +0000 A number of kits will be released for the V8 Vantage. The performance kit increases engine power to 425 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque, reducing the car’s 0-100 kmh time by 0.3 seconds to 4.7. The overa... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=424 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:26:01 +0000 Aston Martin will unveil one of the most eagerly anticipated convertibles of the year when the V8 Vantage Roadster is revealed at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday 29th November. Aston Mart... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=423 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:47:27 +0000 Voters on the Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) have ranked the 21st James Bond film "Casino Royale" as the best James Bond film in the series. Starring Daniel Craig as 007, the new film has soared to t... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=422 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:40:35 +0000 Aston Martin was awarded the 2006 FIA GT1 Manufacturers Cup while Works team, Aston Martin Racing BMS secured second place in the Teams championship at the penultimate round of the FIA GT Champion... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=419 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:13:09 +0000 This is the first spy photos of the upcoming 2008 Aston Martin DBRS9, a street version of the Aston Martin DBS which will make its debut in Casino Royale, the next James Bond film due out later this... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=415 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:25:14 +0000 The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante is definitely go, according to Auto Express magazine. The magazine has confirmed that Ford has trade-marked the design of the car, which features a 4.3-litre V8 an... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=407 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:17:16 +0000 Aston Martin has been named the UK's coolest brand, followed by Alexander McQueen clothing and the iPod, at the CoolBrands Awards, part of the Superbrands organisation. Other brands to feature in the... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=402 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:15:57 +0000 Aston Martin Chief Executive Ulrich Bez is planning a management buyout of Aston Martin, which Ford announced last week it would consider selling. The report was not confirmed by Ford or by Mr. Bez, t... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=401 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:55:20 +0000 Ford, its struggling parent company, plans to sell off all or part of the British marque and Ulrich Bez, Aston’s chief executive, is rumoured to be considering a bid. Bez said the sale would be carr... http://www.aston-martin.us/text.php?id=400 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:50:07 +0000 New York? No. Los Angeles? Uh-uh. Miami? Wrong again. The photo on the left was snapped in New Zealand, and should serve as an object lesson in why it's unwise to park your exotic on the street. ... http://www.aston-martin.us/news/db9-on-the-blocks Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:12:56 +0000 For the first time in forty years (!), Aston Martin has booked a profit, although theFord Premier Automotive Group to which it belongs lost about $100 million in 2005. Chief executive Dr. Ulrich Bez ... http://www.aston-martin.us/news/aston-martin-makes-a-profit Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:57:21 +0000 The Rapide Concept that debuted in Aston Martin's corner at the 2006 Detroit auto show is a stunner. It also could mean big business for Aston as a sedan, even one aimed at the wealthy, is able to i... http://www.aston-martin.us/news/rapide-concept Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:59:36 +0000 Download your new Aston Martin wallpapers now!... http://www.aston-martin.us/news/new-wallpapers Tue, 02 May 2006 06:49:30 +0000 Aston Martin V8 Vantage and DB9 have taken first and third places in a high profile poll of automotive design professionals. In their recent readership survey, readers of website Car Design News voted... http://www.aston-martin.us/news/v8-best-car-design Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:53:17 +0000 Aston Martin announces James Bond, the legendary British secret agent, will drive one of their models in the next 007 film, “CASINO ROYALE” to be produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara ... http://www.aston-martin.us/news/casino-royale Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:13:00 +0000