Aston Martin unveils Vanquish luxury sports car

Aston Martin is today unveiling its new luxury sports car - the Vanquish.

This new super grand tourer represents the zenith of current Aston Martin design and engineering. It features the next generation of the renowned VH architecture as well as a significantly upgraded 6.0- V12 engine that is considerably more potent than before and mated to the Touchtronic 2 six-speed automatic gearbox. The V12's power peak of 565bhp makes it Aston Martin's most potent production model yet, outmuscled only by the strictly limited edition £1.2m One-77 supercar. It can zoom from 0-62mph in only 4.1 seconds and has a top speed of 183mph.

Styling cues such as the elegant new waist, elongated side strakes and LED rear light blades are derived from the One-77 supercar. The car mixes beautiful design with impressive technology including a new infotainment system. Aston Martin say this car is the latest incarnation of 'everything we know, informed and developed from One-77'. "It is the ultimate Super Grand Tourer - confident and assured - and is the newest representation of Power, Beauty and Soul."

The car was designed and hand-built at Aston Martin's global headquarters at Gaydon in Warwickshire and is available as a 2+2 or 2+0. Priced from £189,995 RRP. First deliveries are expected to begin in the UK later this year.