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Jeremy Clarkson’s first review for The Sunday Times: 1993 Aston Martin Vantage

Published 28 May 2023
By Jeremy Clarkson
On the one hand, Aston Martin's new Vantage is as brutal as a docker's boozer, yet, on the other, it's as civilised as an EM Forster heroine.
Me and My Motor: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley

Me and My Motor: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley

Dire Straits' John Illsley says fame never got to his head, though he admits to buying an Aston Martin Vantage in a "moment of madness" in 1992.
Published 29 July 2019
James Bond not driving Aston Martin Rapide E

Bond was never slated to drive electric Aston

It was meant to be a significant moment in the near-57 years of James Bond movies: the first time 007 was to appear in an electric car.
Published 25 June 2019
James Bond's next car will be the Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar

Aston Martin Valhalla will star in next Bond film

The next James Bond film will see MI6 hand the titular secret agent the keys to a very special piece of kit: an Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar.
Published 20 June 2019
An Aston Martin has been spotted in James Bond filming — but not the Rapide E

Aston spotted in Bond filming

A V8 Vantage has been captured in amateur footage during two days of Bond filming in Norway.
Published 07 June 2019
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First Drive review: Lotus Evora 400 (2015)

The Lotus Evora, looking like an upscaled Elise, arrived in 2009. Now it has been reworked into the Evora 400, a car that pulls off the same trick...
Published 23 July 2015
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Aston Martin Vantage review (2005-on)

The baby Aston is getting on but one drive and you'll be hooked
Published 14 April 2014