First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin DB9

[svgallery name=”10_Aston_DB9″] Story  by John LeBlanc. Photos by Aaron Kiley. ROMEO, Mich.–Gone are the days when Aston Martin would roll out a handful of expensive 2+2 grand touring coupes and then knock off for tea and crumpets. From a low of only 30 cars built in 1982, the British automaker made just under 1,000 cars […]

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante

[svgallery name=”10_Aston_DBS_Volante”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. – Addition through subtraction. More than likely this is not a formula you picked up in your high school math class. But that’s the methodology Aston Martin has employed with its latest offering: the new 2010 DBS Volante.

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Comparo: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster vs. Porsche 911 4S Cabriolet

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Let’s assume 18th century math geek, Sir Isaac Newton, wasn’t a “car guy.” Yet his Third Law rather nicely sums up why Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage exists: It’s the “opposite reaction” to Porsche’s forceful 911 Carrera. Until the two-seat V8 Vantage Coupe came along in 2005, Aston had only […]

Comparo: Aston Martin Vantage, Audi R8, Porsche 911 Carrera S

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Some find the Audi R8’s victory as the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s 2008 Car of the Year a bit hollow. Like winning a Formula One race because Ferrari, McLaren and BMW got lost on the way to the race circuit, with the R8’s real competitors not participating in […]

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