2007 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Adrenaline in a Tux – 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Alongside the DB9, the V8 Vantage is the successor to the six-cylinder DB7 - the model that saved Aston Martin in the 1990s. However, it is a smaller model that is priced only slightly above a Maserati or Porsche. The sales launch in 2005 proved a great success: the V8 Vantage became the brand’s best-selling model.

The V8 Vantage is a modern classic: it has a long bonnet, a streamlined roof and an abrupt tail - just like the classic sports cars of the early 1960s. Nevertheless, it looks muscular, not delicate. This modern classic style has influenced fashionable design since the 1990s, most notably in the luxury car industry, says design professor Paolo Tumminelli. This was accompanied by rediscovery of front engine-designed supercars - a concept that had been long considered outdated. In the sedan segment, Pininfarina’s hand added a classic sportiness to the 2003 Maserati Quattroporte: Aston Martin makes “the best” modern classics of all the car manufacturers.

Until 2016, Aston Martin produced an unknown number of V8 Vantage models. All of these cars boast an output of 380 hp. Based on Jaguar architecture, the engines were re-engineered at Aston Martin’s facility in Cologne. The aluminium body is a unadulterated two-seater, sporty, with an interior design featuring less wood but plenty of metal and leather.

Our auction example is a vehicle with delivery within Switzerland, a very nice combination that has been well maintained. The ideal entry into the youngtimer scene. Approx. 25,000 cars have been delivered worldwide since 2005, however it remains a real rarity on the road