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ON ICE 2013 has started!
Aston Martin ON ICE 2013 has started! Between February 4 and February 15, Aston Martin owners get the chance to take several factory cars out on the snow for a fun day of driving tests and of course lots of drifting. I will be leaving for St. Moritz tomorrow, to participate in the special FROST edition on Saturday. A friend of mine is doing ON ICE today and he just send me these pics. Ooooh, can’t wait to go sideways in that golden Vanquish!
12 Astons at the Feb 2013 meeting of the Power Beauty Soulmates
The Kroymans Aston Martin dealer was the gathering place for yesterday’s meeting of the dutch Power Beauty Soulmates club. Twelve Aston Martin’s arrived around noon for coffee, then left for a nice tour through the center of the Netherlands.
Imagine finding this in your dad’s garage
This is a 1964 Aston Martin DB5, recently found in a barn in the UK, and in great condition. According to the reports, the most recent owner purchased it in 1972, for £1,500. After being used for a few years, the car has been stored in a garage for over 30 years.
And the award for “Most beautiful Supercar of the Year” goes to…
Well duh… to the new Vanquish of course. At the Festival Automobile International in Paris, the Vanquish has won the award for “The most beautiful Supercar of the Year”. This is the second time an Aston has won this award. The same prize went to the Rapide in 2010.
“Austin Martin” ticket
Another scary image found on Twitter, posted by racing driver Brian Makse. Brian found this ticket under the windshield wiper of his V8 Vantage… So even police officers make the mistake of spelling ASTON Martin as AUSTIN Martin. Sigh…
Rapide S Shooting Brake? No, just no.
The internet is a scary place and sometimes you accidentally come across pictures that you wish you had never seen. This is one of those occasions… Some guy who’s calling himself “Automotive Manipulator”, photoshopped this monstrosity: A Shooting Brake version of the new Aston Martin Rapide S.
Ouch… DB5 breaks down in flood waters
This DBS got stuck in two feet of water in Oxfordshire. According to the dailymail report, the driver ignored signs which warned that the road underneath the bridge was flooded with water.
Coming up: Aston Martin ON ICE 2013
It’s almost time for the 5th edition of Aston Martin ON ICE! This yearly event takes place in St. Moritz Switzerland and let’s Aston Martin owners enjoy a day of ice driving and drifting with the full range of Aston models. The driving takes place on a large open area that is prepared like a ski-piste. No trees, no walls, just lots of snow (and in some places: ice). The cars are equipped with winter tires (no spikes), to provide some grip but certainly not too much 🙂
The Rapide S is official (and it’s brutal!)
We’ve already seen spy shots of the new Rapide a couple of times, but now it’s official: the new Aston Martin Rapide S. And what a brutal beauty it is: Up until day, the big question was: would the new Rapide be a sportier “Rapide S” to be placed next to the regular Rapide, or would it just be a new “Rapide”, replacing the existing Rapide. Well, it turns out it is a bit of both. It is called the “Rapide S” and it will replace the old Rapide. I did not expect they would go this route, as it is not consistent with the naming of the Vantage and Vantage S models. Or… could this be sign that the regular Vantage (without the “S”) will soon be dropped, keeping just the Vantage S in the product line up. (Personally, I think this would be a good idea. IMO the regular Vantage has become quite obsolete with the arrival of the Vantage S, especially now they’re becoming more and more similar in both looks and performance.) Anyway, I digress… back to the Rapide S! What’s new in this Rapide v2.0?