Friday July 9th, 2010 00:18 Aston Martin One-77

As far as luxury sports cars go, Aston Martin’s up there with the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. While their “standard” models will run up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, this limited-edition Aston Martin One-77 can cost two million greenbacks.

The car’s powered by a massive 7.3L V8 that can generate over 700 horsepower. The engine’s mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox allowing it to go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds while tests have indicated that the car’s capable of going up to 220 mph.

Only 77 of these cars will ever be made making it quite a rare machine. The cost even fits the name with a rumored $1.77 million price tag.

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Tuesday October 13th, 2009 10:06 Advanced Driving Program by Aston Martin

Aston Martin is legendary for having an advanced driving program showing how to get the absolute most out of their

Aston Martin opens up driving program to paying public.

Aston Martin opens up driving program to paying public.

vehicles; however, they only way to access it is to be an AM owner.  Now, the British company is opening up the program to the paying public.

Similar to the courses which Aston runs in Belgium and in England, the American program has been running for four years at the Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo, which it rents out from former parent company Ford on a periodical basis. The $2,500 program takes place over the course of a full day of one-on-one instruction with a qualified expert who can demonstrate for pupils just what a modern Aston is capable of.

Since opening the program to the public, it’s already been booked pretty solid with 20 customers a month. In the winter months, however, Aston reportedly plans to take the program down south to various facilities in warmer climates.

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Saturday May 9th, 2009 22:14 Pack Light To Tour The Swiss Alps

A new supercar tour of Switzerland and Austria has just launched called First Class on the Road.

On the two-day journey you can switch between a Lamborghini Gallardo, Aston Martin DB9, BMW M6 and a Weismann MF3, with stops at top luxury hotels, restaurants and spas along the way.

The Swiss tour begins at the historic Palace Luzern on the lake in Lucerne, while the Austrian jaunt starts at Schloss Fuschl on Fuschlsee Lake, a stone castle built in 1450. Local guides lead you on six-hour drives through the “sweetest hairpin turns, the sharpest inclines and the most breathtaking picnic spots.”

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Wednesday April 29th, 2009 13:32 Aston Martin One-77 Wins Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award

I know what’s on my wish list!

About nine months ago, Aston Martin started taunting performance car aficionados with teaser shots of its upcoming One-77 supercar.   Now, with much fanfare, the first completed vehicle has made its way out of the marque’s factory in the United Kingdom and over to the shores of Lake Como in Italy where it took part in the Concorso d’Eleganza, where it received rave reviews.

Aston’s brutally-styled beauty took home the Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes, garnering 30% of the total number of votes cast at the event in the process. Not only were the event’s attendees the first to gaze upon a fully assembled One-77, they also got to hear it run for the first time ever.

Watch the car in slow action here and check out the sound of that sweet motor!

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Tuesday April 28th, 2009 13:17 Legends Dream Car Tour

Gotham Dream Cars is one of the premier exotic car rental and touring company that has a fleet of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin and Maserati supercars, is planning their first ever Legends Dream Car Tour on June 9 and 10. Sports car and luxury auto enthusiasts will enjoy an exciting and scenic drive in the New York area, switching between five Lamborghinis led by one of the most famous test-drivers of all time, Valentino Balboni of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

The four-hour event will take participants on more than 150 miles of open road as they experience the newest Lamborghinis including the Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder and the Murcielago LP 640 Roadster. Space for the exclusive, adrenaline-packed event is extremely limited.

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