The Welsh-made Aston Martin DBX high performance SUV will be unveiled in December, writes Robin Roberts. Prototype models have been completed at the new multi-million-pound St Athan factory and extensive testing is entering its final stages around the world, including the famous Nurburgring, Germany, where it’s been lapping under 8mins., on a par with many sports cars. Aston Martin has confirmed … [Read more...]
On sale date announced for Aston Martin DBX
Orders for the Welsh built Aston Martin DBX open next month at the globally important Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, California. The luxury car maker has received a steady stream of enquiries since it announced the car, which will be assembled at St Athan’s new car plant. In fact, pre-production models have already been completed as part of the training process for hundreds of local people … [Read more...]
St Athan build first Aston Martin DBX models
Aston Martin Lagonda has started car building at its new multi-million pound St Athan plant. They are pre-production models of the carmaker’s first SUV, the Aston Martin DBX, and have been assembled by the mostly locally recruited workforce and will be used by the luxury brand for engineering, testing and special projects. The 90-acre, former Ministry of Defence site at St Athan in Wales was … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 May
Ten decades of motoring and 46 marques were covered in last weekend’s Historic Auctions at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands. Nearly 130 lots were knocked down for almost £4.6M, including £619,360 for a 1978 Aston Martin DB6 Volante while a 1973 MGB GTV8 reached £33,600. The All-New 2019 Mazda3 has been awarded the maximum five-star rating by Euro NCAP in its latest series of tests. … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 April
Aston Martin has announced the re-birth of an iconic name destined for the marque’s flagship Super GT. The DBS Superleggera completes the brand’s ambitions to replace each of its existing two-door sportscar models as part of its Second Century Plan. Drug-testing was carried out on some competitors in last weekend's Rallynuts stage event when it finished at Builth Wells. It is understood … [Read more...]