Aston Martin is a manufacturer English luxury cars and high performance, belonging to a consortium led by David Richards of Prodrive since March 2007.
The sale of these cars British luxury (up to 2007, the Premier Automotive Group), was partially priced in 705 million euros, leaving the company's Dearborn, Michigan at a cost estimate only 40 million pounds.
Aston Martin was founded in 1914 by Lionel Martin in 1913 winner of famous mountain race Aston Clinton. Featured played a part in numerous competitions gran turismo. Historically, plus major rival firms are Italian Ferrari and Maserati, and recently, the brand German Porsche. Providing a distinct English style, became world-famous Aston Martin to provide cars for films James Bond, 007. In Quantum of Solace (2008) actor Daniel Craig DBS uses a silver.
In 2005 the brand returned to sporting competeciones to successfully achieving third place in the GT class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the DBR9 model. Aston Martin last won the legendary test in 1959.
For most of its history, Aston Martin cars manufactured by craftsmen and small series, between 1957 and 2000 the total production of the brand failed to twelve thousand units. These volumes have increased in recent years. In 2003, Aston Martin produced 1476 cars and 2004 gave in 2400 was a remarkable jump units sold closer to the goal set by the Premier Automotive Group, was when the owner-five thousand cars annually by 2006. The factory, which opened in 2004 in Gaydon, England, has that capacity. Sales for the last fiscal year has allowed the British brand to announce its first year profit since 1962 with the incredible ending record over 40 years in red with scales. In 2007 Aston Martin cars Fabrico 7250, to 6.7% increase over 2006.
Aston Martin to produce three models ranges: DB9 with 6-liter V12 engine, Vantage V8 of 4.7 liters and 420 hp, and since 2007 DBS V12, a limited edition model based design of the DB9. Like the Vanquish (produced from 2001 to 2007) and the DB9, Vantage has the front engine and rear wheel drive, the Vantage was introduced as a new entry level to the English brand. It is expected that in 2009 Aston Martin you start making the Aston Martin Rapide, a four seater Gran Turismo.
Currently, Aston Martin has released for sale a new model that reaches 325 km / h (200 mph), this model has been called the One-77, with a price of one million euros.
Source : carlogos.org
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