James Bond, your new car has arrived, sir. Yep, it’s the facelifted Aston Martin Vantage, and it has just made its debut in Australia.
Presented to media at Aston Martin Sydney, the new Vantage has to be one of the most desirable sports cars ever. It brings in vastly updated styling with a bigger front grille allowing for a 29 per cent increase in mass airflow for cooling, along with a wider footprint (up 30mm) to improve its stance. It is stunning to behold.
One of the other major changes is the interior. It is completely redesigned and is now similar to the new DB12, showcasing a more modern yet suaver theme. Up on the dash is a new 10.25-inch touch-screen running WHAT3WORDS maps, wireless Apple CarPlay, and it even offers multi-finger gesture control.
Drivers can to toggle a number of different driving modes, including options for the chassis, stability control, and exhaust, with physical override switches for all three, and for the lane assist and parking sensors.
At the heart of it all is a monstrously-powerful 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8. This engine is based on a Mercedes-AMG unit but this tune is bespoke to the Vantage. It belts out an incredible 489kW and 800Nm. Acceleration from 0-100km/h takes a claimed 3.5 seconds, with a top speed of 325km/h.
All of that grunt is sent through a ZF-based eight-speed auto and into a rear-wheel drive system. How the tyres don’t instantly turn to dust on power is beyond us. It does feature an electronic-locking differential to ensure torque can be sent evenly to both rear wheels.
Aston Martin says the Vantage is the most tracked model line it sells, so for the new model it paid special attention on areas that help with track driving. As such, it comes standard to forged wheels to reduce unsprung mass, and it is available with carbon ceramic brakes.
The 2025 Vantage is also more dynamic thanks to an advanced six-axis dynamics control system. It takes in information via a 6D-IMU (inertial measurement Unit) which monitors surge, heave, sway, roll, pitch, and yaw movement to calculate the best response.
There’s also an Integrated Brake Slip Control system which hinges on the ABS system to help stabilise the car during heavy braking into corners. It does this through brake-slip vectoring. And then the Traction Slip Vectoring control system ensures optimum corner-exit stability and grip.
Aston Martin confirms the new model is available to order in Australia now, although prices are yet to be confirmed. Production commences during the first quarter of this year and local deliveries are expected to being in the second half.
