A long line of Aston Martins can trace their lineage back to the DB4 Zagato, the seminal collaboration between the British sports car maker and the Italian coachbuilding company from whom the second half of the name comes. But while both the modern Vanquish and Vantage were the result of this co-operation, the former was intended to be far more aggressive than the DB7 Vantage. Available as a 2+2 and as a pure two-seater, the Vanquish features underpinnings which came out of a collaboration with Lotus, a sophisticated independent suspension, and the 5.9-litre V12 engine first seen in the DB7 Vantage.
The powertrain, chassis, advanced engineering, and design of the Vanquish were almost universally lauded. Autocar summed up the attributes of the Vanquish thus: "a tightly wrapped parcel containing high-speed stability, quick and uncorrupted steering and top-class levels of grip, chassis balance and brake retardation, all of them deployed through quick-acting and easily modulated controls". The Vanquish S followed between 2004 and 2007, and fittingly, the last of this model was the final one produced at the Newport Pagnell factory, which closed just before it could celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The second-generation Vanquish saw production transferred to Gaydon, and a year after this car's launch, a convertible version, the Vanquish Volante, broke cover. Auto Express expressed its love for the Vanquish thus: "However you look at it, the Aston Martin Vanquish is a tour de force", and the fact that models could be almost infinitely customised to the individual customer's wishes means it's a highly distinctive, as well as a desirable car.
So if, a few years on, you're still running a Vanquish, you'll know how it deserves to be properly looked after. You can, though, save yourself valuable time in finding genuine Aston Martin Vanquish parts by talking to us at Scuderia Car Parts. We have built productive working relationships with a host of Aston Martin parts suppliers, to give you the freedom to buy directly the parts you desire.
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