Aston Martin Unveils 2025 Vanquish, The V12 is Back

Aston Martin prepares to re-enter the flagship luxury car market with the 2025 Vanquish. Newly revived flagship attempts to bring V12 performance back to the lineup as the company continues to navigate rough waters.

When Aston Martin unleashed the DB12, the lack of a V12 powertrain broke tradition and it caused a considerable amount of uproar from buyers who still wanted a V12 even if the V8 is a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter that makes over 600 horsepower. Aston Martin listened to its fans and brought back the V12 in the form of the 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish. 

The Vanquish is supposed to be the new crown jewel for Aston’s lineup with the GT coming as the company prepares to usher in a new era with electrification and a renewed sense of optimism after several years of financial challenges and shakeups with the development of certain future vehicles. 

Vanquish goes back to basics

When Aston Martin last made the Vanquish six years ago, the sleek coupe was designed to be the pinnacle of Aston’s model lineup at the time. The newly revived Vanquish follows suit but unlike Aston’s canceled attempt to use the moniker on a supercar, this Vanquish goes back to its roots and is now being sold as a large luxurious GT car. 

The selling point here is the 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V12 and while the engine does share some of its core character with its predecessor, this engine has been heavily revamped and it packs even more power with Aston saying it’s capable of producing 820 horsepower which is noticeably more than the 621 you get in the DB12. That’s due to the addition of several engine upgrades including a new block, heads, ports, turbochargers, and more to make the engine not only more powerful and punchier (it produces 738 lb-ft of torque) but to also comply with tightening fuel regulations while still giving drivers the ability to hit its 214 mph top speed after scorching the 3.2 second sprint to 60 mph. The rear-mounted eight-speed automatic mirrors what was used in the old DBS Superleggera but it’s paired with the same electronically controlled limited-slip differential that the Vantage and the DB12 get. 

 A new feature making its debut on the Vanquish is called Boost Reserve which has the ability to increase the boost pressure of the turbos beyond what’s needed in partial throttle. This helps ensure that the driver has plenty of power and boost available especially in a high-speed passing situation. The suspension also gets fancy technology too including the Bilstein DTX dampers and a Corner Braking system. 

Elegant styling makes Vanquish a bespoke experience 

Going back to its roots also allowed Aston Martin to use a familiar canvas for the Vanquish’s exterior styling. Like other Aston Martins, the Vanquish gets a bonded and extruded aluminum monocoque chassis however, in a nod to its predecessor, the Vanquish gets mostly carbon fiber bodywork with the exception being select components related to crash safety. These panels reduce weight while also allowing the stylists to make curves and angles that would otherwise be impossible with traditional body panels. 

The interior of the Vanquish is mostly a copy-and-paste job from other modern Astons with the center console, switchgear, and infotainment system all being familiar to anyone that spent time behind the wheel of a newer Vantage or DB12. However, look for the finer details to play a larger role in the Vanquish with the company using higher quality appointments and materials to drive home the fact that this is the flagship model. 

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Prepare for a flagship-sized price tag

 If you’re looking to buy a 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish for your fleet be prepared to pay accordingly for the privilege. The last Vanquish Aston built had a limited window of production each year and a sky-high price tag. This state of affairs will be repeated with the 2025 model with the company saying that it plans to build no more than 1,000 Vanquishes a year with a base model starting at a wallet-busting $420,000. 

Look for many of them to come equipped with plenty of custom features and options which will cause the price tag to easily go over that figure and then some. The 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish will make its way to dealerships towards the end of the year with the bulk of the rollout being completed in the first half of 2025.