The Aston Martin Vantage is a sports car with an authentic racing heritage, now enhanced and improved with fresh styling and interiors.
Just as the Aston Martin DB12 represented a complete overhaul of the Aston Martin DB11, rather than being an entirely new car from scratch, this new version of the Vantage takes the 2018 model and gives it a deep shake-up.
New for 2024 and absolutely, categorically, and undeniably the latest fully ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) sports car to be produced by the renowned British manufacturer, the new Aston Martin Vantage follows the company’s ancestral process of refinement, refining, refining, both inside and out, until the end result is as perfect as it can be.
2024 Aston Martin Vantage Advantages
Aston calls it the “ultimate front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car,” a description of a sustainable engineering set that won’t mean much to drivers weaned on electric vehicles. But a good proportion of Aston owners are resolutely old school in their perspective, and while this Vantage is the most technologically advanced car to ever bear this name, the most important part is a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine and a perfect 50:50 weight balance.
More importantly for future models, the interior architecture and infotainment system have undergone a very welcome redesign.
The interior was the biggest drawback of the previous car, and Aston has taken the layout and technology from its DB12 and deployed it with very good effect in this smaller car.
We’ll get behind the refreshed wheel of this significant machine in due course and report on how Aston Martin is evolving to change the times.
The Vantage name returned to the Aston Martin lineup with the Vantage V8 in 2005, resurrecting a badge that was first deployed on the 1951 DB2 Vantage. Since then, it has become the shortcut for the company’s most sporty and compact car, a strict two-seater launched at enthusiastic drivers. Alongside the Vantage road cars, Aston Martin has developed a highly successful racing variant, managed by both factory and private teams, most recently in GT3 championships.
This heavily refreshed model has much to live up to and a great legacy to leave, as it is undoubtedly the last Vantage to be purely gasoline-powered. For many die-hard Aston fans, this is a good reason to mourn, even though this machine fades away at the peak of its powers (including a top speed of 300 km/h and 0-100 km in 3.4 seconds).
There are also significant changes on the outside, even if the basic architecture and proportions haven’t changed. The new Vantage gets the current grille and headlight design from Aston, as well as a more curved and muscular body shape. It evokes the stance and presence of Aston’s former hypercar, the One-77, which can only be a good thing.
Aston Martin Vantage, deliveries starting from the second quarter of 2024