The third-generation Vanquish revived a dormant nameplate on September 2, 2024, as Aston Martin's new flagship V12 grand tourer, replacing the DBS Superleggera. Aston Martin describes it as the brand's first model designed entirely in-house, built at Gaydon on a stretched version of the aluminum architecture shared with the DB12 and current Vantage. First customer deliveries began around the third quarter of 2025.
It's powered by a re-engineered 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 -- Aston Martin says the block, cylinder heads, intake and exhaust ports, and turbochargers were all reworked versus the outgoing DBS Superleggera's version of the engine -- through a ZF 8-speed automatic to the rear wheels only.
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No, beyond the nameplate. This is a clean-sheet third-generation car on Aston Martin's current DB12/Vantage-derived architecture, directly replacing the DBS Superleggera. The badge had been dormant since 2018 before this car revived it a second time.
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