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AUTOMOTIVE Luxury Sports Cars Aston Martin Vanquish

Aston Martin Vanquish

Aston Martin Vanquish evolved through three generations, blending luxury and high-performance engineering since 2001

10 Dec 2025

What was a significant design and engineering feature of the first-generation Aston Martin V12 Vanquish that distinguished it from its predecessor, the Virage?

It featured a carbon fibre and alloy structure along with Aston Martin's most powerful V12 engine at the time. It was the first Aston Martin model to use an electric hybrid powertrain. It was designed primarily as a compact city car with a focus on fuel efficiency.