Aston Martin Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1913

Britain's pre-eminent grand-touring marque (founded 1913) — maker of the DB-series GTs, James Bond's DB5, and today's DB12, Vantage, and DBX.

Models

DB4

The first of the great David Brown grand tourers — a Touring 'Superleggera'-bodied GT that spawned the DB4 GT and the Zagato.

Grand tourer · 1958–1963
DB5

The most famous Aston Martin of all — James Bond's silver car from Goldfinger (1964) and the icon of the marque.

Grand tourer · 1963–1965
DB6

The final classic six-cylinder DB grand tourer — longer, more practical, with a Kamm-tail rear and the open Volante.

Grand tourer · 1965–1970
DBS

The angular William Towns-styled GT that bridged the six-cylinder DBs and the V8 era — the original DBS V8 was the world's fastest four-seater.

Grand tourer · 1967–1972
V8

Aston Martin's hand-built V8 grand tourer for two decades — the muscular Newport Pagnell car that carried the marque through hard times.

Grand tourer · 1969–1989
V8 Vantage (1977–1989)

Hailed at launch as 'Britain's first supercar' — a 170-mph high-output V8 that out-accelerated the Ferrari Daytona.

Sports car · 1977–1989
Lagonda

The radical wedge-shaped William Towns four-door — one of the most striking, and most troublesome, luxury saloons ever built.

Luxury saloon · 1976–1989
DB7

The Ford-era car that saved Aston Martin — a beautiful Ian Callum design and, in its time, the best-selling Aston ever.

Grand tourer · 1994–2004
Vanquish

The carbon-and-aluminium V12 flagship of the early 2000s — James Bond's car in Die Another Day and the marque's halo GT.

Grand tourer · 2001–2007
DB9

The first car on the all-new VH aluminium platform — a gorgeous V12 GT that defined Aston Martin's Gaydon era for over a decade.

Grand tourer · 2004–2016
Vantage

Aston Martin's compact, agile sports car — the brand's 'entry' model since 2005, from the V8 Vantage to today's turbo V8 car.

Sports car · 2005–present
Rapide

Aston Martin's elegant V12 four-door — a true four-seat grand tourer, later the basis of the all-electric Rapide E.

Four-door grand tourer · 2010–2020
DB11

The first all-new Aston Martin of the modern era — a twin-turbo V12 (and AMG-V8) GT that replaced the long-serving DB9.

Grand tourer · 2016–2023
DB12

Aston Martin's current grand tourer, billed as the 'world's first super-tourer' — a 671-hp AMG-V8 successor to the DB11.

Grand tourer · 2023–present
DBS Superleggera

The brutal twin-turbo V12 flagship of the DB11 era — successor to the 2007 DBS, reviving the historic 'Superleggera' name.

Grand tourer · 2018–2023
DBX

Aston Martin's first SUV — a bespoke-platform, V8-powered luxury crossover, now the brand's best-selling model.

SUV · 2020–present
One-77

A carbon-monocoque, 7.3-litre V12 hypercar limited to 77 cars — the most extreme Aston Martin of its era.

Hypercar · 2009–2012
Valkyrie

The Adrian Newey-designed, Cosworth-V12 hybrid hypercar — a Formula 1-inspired car for the road, limited to about 150.

Hypercar · 2021–present

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