Aston Martin Vanquish

Overview

Sharing its legacy with the historic James Bond classics, the Vanquish from the stable of Aston Martin is a car that can easily make other luxury cars envy of its rich heritage and the mysterious tag that the super sports GT grand tourer endorses. Aston Martin Vanquish designed by Ian Callum was launched in the year 2001. The second generation Vanquish was launched in the year 2012 with more space and features than its previous version. This vehicle is available in Vanquish Coupe (2 0 seating) and Vanquish Volante (2 2 seating) convertible. A special edition labeled as Vanquish Carbon edition is also available for the buyers in both Coupe and Volante styles.
Aston Martin Vanquish has a bold exterior which flaunts the iconic Aston Martin aluminium front grille at its exterior. This vehicle has exposed carbon fibre skirt and Aero Dust bootlid with rear spoiler to control the airflow. This car has single bi-xenon headlamps with LED side lights and direction indicators with LED light blade tail lamps to give the best visibility of site even in dark. Other features include, Chrome side strakes and tailpipe trim and Titanium bonnet and side strake meshes to give it a complete look.
Talking about the interior of lavish Aston Martin product, this vehicle has a hand stitched leather interior along with three million combinations in leather and finishes to attract its buyers. The black gearshift paddles with colour keyed leather trim and laminated windscreen with clear noise-insulation layer is employed in this car. Alcantara headlining is provided on Coupe and Rokona and Alcantara headlining is given in the Volante variants. This car comes with memory front seats &exterior mirrors (three memory positions), Glass ECU, heated front seats, heated rear screen and powerfold exterior heated mirrors for the convenience of the passengers. The automatic temperature control and cruise control feature, makes it easy for the passengers to drive to a length with best comfort.
Vanquish is equipped with many safety features to provide the best safety to the occupants and vehicle. This vehicle has various airbags ,viz, dual stage driver and passenger front airbags, curtain side head airbags and pelvis and thorax seat mounted airbags to allow the best safety to its passengers. With the help of seat belt dual pre-tensioners and digressive load limiters, the occupants can stay on their respective seats even after a collision or hit. The anti-theft alarm and Immobilizer systems of this vehicle make sure that it stays safe from any theft. Tyre pressure monitoring feature of this vehicle helps the driver to monitor the tyre pressure automatically. To keep the vehicle stable and safe after applying any sudden brake, Traction Control, Emergency Brake Assist , Anti-Lock Braking System, Positive Torque Control and Hydraulic Brake Assist are employed. Front & rear parking sensors are also embedded in this vehicle for safe parking.
Aston Martin vanquish is equipped with a massive 6.0-litre V12 petrol engine which delivers a peak power of 576 PS at 6650 rpm with a peak toque of 630 Nm at 5500 rpm. The mileage delivered by this engine is 14.4 L/ 100 km which is quite decent for a 6.0-litre engine.

Interior & Features

The interior of Vanquish is luxurious enough to complement the good looks of its exterior. There are more than three million combinations available for leather and finishes so that the buyers may get this ravishing vehicle with a choice of their color palette. The full grain Luxmill leather interior of this vehicle flaunts black gearshift paddles with colour keyed leather trim to give it a more elegant look from inside. Laminated windscreen with clear noise-insulation layer is provided in this vehicle for a good driving experience. Alcantara headlining on Coupe and Rokona and Alcantara headlining on Volante complement the interior of Vanquish. This vehicle has memory front seats and exterior mirrors (three memory positions) for the convenience of its occupants. Glass ECU, heated front seats, heated rear screen and powerfold exterior heated mirrors are also given in this grand tourer for the best comfort of its occupants. A 6.5 inch LCD inside this car helps the occupants in navigation, entertainment and parking the vehicle. The controls are embedded on the dashboard as well as on the centre console for better control of the features. Carbon fibre styling using an exact symmetrical weave and hand stitched leather proved to be the show stealing features inside the Aston Martin Vanquish.

Interior Comfort:

Aston Martin Vanquish comes with a very comfortable interior as expected by its buyers. This interior flaunts automatic temperature control to provide a comfortable temperature inside the vehicle. With its cruise control feature, the driver can cruise the vehicle with much comfort on highways. The trip computer embedded on the instrument panel of this grand tourer helps the driver to keep a track of all the readings for a safe ride and provide the best seating comfort in this vehicle, the front seated are electrically operated and adjusted.

Interior Measurements:

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante comes with a decent 279 litre and Vanquish Coupe comes with a generous 368 litre of boot space to accommodate the luggage of its occupants. The best part is that the boot space of Vanquish Volante stays consistent even when the roof is down. Extra storage is also given in the cockpit at center console to store handy things.

Stereo and Accessories:

Vanquish is loaded with the best in class infotainment system to deliver never ending fun to its riders. The DAB radio and AM/FM radio deliver full on entertainment with 1000 W Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 13-speaker audio system. iPod and iPhone integration & USB playback and A2DP Bluetooth audio & phone streaming is also provided in this grand tourer. Its 6.5-inch LCD screen with Garmin satellite navigation system takes care of good navigation. Apart from all these facilities, infotainment system (AMi) with capacitive switching is also embedded in this vehicle.

Exterior

Vanquish showcases an elegant exterior with its carbon fibre skin. This bold looking car carries the iconic Aston Martin bright aluminium front grille with an exposed carbon fibre skirt showing its all carbon fibre body. The sinuous curves of this vehicle are sculptured from the carbon fibre turning it into a highly rigid aluminium structure. The vehicle comes with Aero Duct bootlid along with rear spoiler which manipulates the airflow. This grand tourer carries single bi-xenon headlamps with integrated LED side lights and direction indicators along with LED light blade tail lamps for best visibility. Volante is a convertible variant which comes with a light weight multi-layer fabric roof which can be folded or spread at just a touch of a button in 14 seconds with a speed of 48 km/h. This fabric roof is available in a variety of colors so that the buyers may create the best aesthetic match to compliment the exterior with interior. Other than these features, Chrome side strakes and tailpipe trim, Titanium bonnet and side strake meshes are also employed in this vehicle to complete its look.

Exterior Measurements:

Aston Martin Vanquish measures an impressive 4692 mm at length, 1,912 mm at width and 1,294 mm at height. Talking about the wheelbase, it stands at 2,740 mm which makes sure that the occupants enjoy a lavish headroom and legroom inside this vehicle.

Wheels:

Vanquish Grand Tourer has 20 inch alloy wheels with 255/35 ZR20 front tyres and 305/30 ZR20 rear tyres to complement this vehicle. These tyres help the vehicle to keep a good grip on road to ensure skid free ride at high speeds.

Mileage Running Cost

Aston Martin Vanquish offers a combined mileage of 14.4L/100 km with 335g/ km of CO2 emission on an average with its 6.0-litre V12 with all alloy quad overhead cam 48- valve configuration petrol engine which is decent considering the size of its humongous engine. The maximum fuel capacity of the fuel tank is 78 litres.

Engine & Fuel Consumption

Aston Martin Vanquish is powered by AM29 6-litre V12 with all alloy quad overhead cam 48- valve petrol powerhouse which generates a peak power of 576 PS at 6650 rpm along with a peak torque of 630 Nm at 5500 rpm with 298g/ km of Carbon emission. This vehicle carries mid-mounted 'Touchtronic III' eight-speed automatic gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system at rear for effective driving experience.

Power:

Aston Martin Vanquish is packed with a powerful 6.0-litre V12 with all alloy quad overhead cam 48-valve petrol engine which churns a maximum power of 576 PS at 6650 rpm and a maximum toque measuring 630 Nm at 5500 rpm.

Acceleration & Pickup:

Vanquish's power packed 6-litre V12 with all alloy quad overhead cam 48- valve configuration petrol engine. This vehicle is available in two different body styles, viz, Coupe and Volante. The Coupe styled Vanquish accelerates in 4.1 seconds whereas the Vanquish Volante takes 4.3 seconds with a top speed of 295 km/h. The acceleration and pick up of both the variants have been measured on the scale of standstill position to 100 km/h.

Braking & Safety

Vaquish is employed with an effective braking system to ensure the safety of its occupants and the vehicle. Ventilated CCM brake discs 398 mm diameter with six-piston calipers at the front wheels and ventilated CCM brake discs 360 mm diameter with four-piston calipers at the rear wheels are given in this grand tourer. Talking about the suspension, this vehicle comes with independent double wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers type front and suspension along with 3-stage Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with normal, sport and track modes for effective handling.

Safety and Security:

Aston Martin Vanquish is loaded with safety features to provide the maximum safety to the occupants and vehicle. This vehicle employs dual stage driver and passenger front airbags, pelvis and thorax seat mounted airbags and curtain side head airbags to provide the best protection to the occupants in case of any hit. The seat belt dual pre-tensioners and digressive load limiters ensure that the occupants stay tied on their respective seats. Immobilizer and anti-theft alarm feature of this grand tourer ensure that the vehicle is safe from any theft. With the tyre pressure monitoring feature, the pressure of this vehicle can be tracked and ensured that the tyres have appropriate air. Front & rear parking sensors and rear parking assist camera assist the driver to park the vehicle by sensing any obstruction and showing it on the screen. Traction Control (TC), 4-wheel Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA) and Positive Torque Control ( PTC) control the vehicle from getting skid after applying emergency brakes at high speed. Remote control central door locking and boot release is also given with this vehicle for comfort and safety.