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The Nurburgring is considered the mecca for hardcore fans of motorsport, but as of late, its becoming a retail destination for fans of the world’s top automakers.

Aston Martin is the latest to debut its racing goods at the ring. This is part of the track complex’s push to become a destination for more than the pursuit of quickness, offering year-round leisure and business features for the track’s visitors. Aston Martin’s appearance marks its first ever foray into a dedicated outlet for its merchandise. …click here to read more

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Aston Martin will return to the starting grid of the legendary Nordschleife for the fourth consecutive year at the 37th ADAC Nürburgring 24-hour race on 23/24 May 2009 with the new V12 Vantage. Joining the marque’s latest model will be ‘Rose’, the yellow V8 Vantage that was first entered into the race in 2006.

Headlining this year’s factory effort and aiming to repeat Aston Martin’s untarnished record of finishing the 24-hour race, will be the marque’s new V12 Vantage in near-standard specification driven by Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr Ulrich Bez and representatives from the company’s engineering team. Premiered at the Geneva Auto Salon in early March, the V12 Vantage is the ultimate incarnation of the Vantage range featuring a 6.0-litre V12 engine producing 510 bhp (517 PS) and 570 Nm (420 lb ft) of torque. With just minor modifications, the standard car is being readied to compete in the most demanding of endurance races.

Dr Ulrich Bez who will be driving in his fourth consecutive 24-hour race, said: “This is the final engineering durability test for the V12 Vantage program. We will be subjecting the car to the toughest assessment yet under public scrutiny as we successfully did with the Vantage N24 program.

“We already have a proven track record at the Nürburgring racing our road cars with limited modification and in 2009 we also celebrate our 50-year anniversary of winning the ADAC Nürburgring 1000 km with a DBR1.”

The V12 Vantage race car will be close to production standardwith only essential safety modifications, reduced weight and re-tuned suspension with no additional aerodynamic enhancements. Production tire partner Pirelli has specially selected P Zero Circuit Racing slick tires to enhance performance, ensuring consistency and to provide a tangible performance link to the V12 Vantage road car.

Aston Martin is expecting a number of customer teams to join the V12 Vantage on the starting grid. ‘Rose’, the yellow V8 Vantage and original inspiration behind the N24/GT4 program will also be making a return to the Nordschleife having now clocked up four 24-hour race finishes and more than 20,000 endurance miles.

Aston Martin’s Head of Motorsport, David King said: “The Vantage N24/GT4 program has been a huge success to date. Since its inception in 2006, no standard N24 from the factory or customer team has failed to finish a 24-hour endurance race in 13 starts around the world – a remarkable testament to the durability of the Vantage.”

The 37th ADAC Nürburgring 24 hour race will take place on 23/24 May 2009.

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Aston Martin, the maker of luxury sports cars owned by royals and James Bond, has become the latest manufacturer to cut production amid the global fall in demand.

Workers at the company’s factory in Gaydon, central England, have been put on a three-day week. The cutbacks come less than two months after Aston Martin said it was shedding 600 jobs. A spokesman said the production cuts were “an open-ended but short-term measure”.

Aston Martin sales fell 28 per cent last year despite the high-profile use of one of its cars in the latest Bond film Quantum of Solace. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, owns a convertible Aston Martin that has been adapted to run on environmentally-friendly bio-ethanol.

The British government on Tuesday unveiled a Stg2.3 billion ($4.9 billion) support package for the ailing car industry.

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In 1959, Carroll Shelby along with Roy Salvadori raced to overall victory at Le Mans in an Aston Martin DBR1, followed by another DBR1 in second place – both cars 25 laps ahead of third place. This year will mark the 50th anniversary of that feat, Aston Martin will field two works teams in the LMP1 class in an attempt to repeat the title grab. …click here to read more

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In this promotional video aston shows us the car as a concept, its life as a piece of art that combines beauty with outstanding engineering. One-77 is a super car indeed; 7.0-litre, 700 bhp and only 77 will be made. Highly exclusive, only a small team of people work on this car, which allows for exceptional craftsmanship as well as a tighter reporting schematic than if they were mass-producing 3000 examples.

“Aston Martin is not about figures…for us it’s more important what is beyond the figure..”

Watch the video and decide if it really is the most beautiful Aston Martin ever conceptualised. …click here to read more

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More details for the One-77 are emerging, including several new teaser shots and a ‘Direct Customer Sales Contract’ with some of the expected specs of the car. Aston Martin is yet to confirm if the latest images and proposed specs are official.

Sources say that the One-77 will feature a 7.3L V12 engine with ‘more’ than 700hp (522kW) and 533lb-ft (750Nm) of torque. Some of the rumors floating around say the car would feature a 7.0L V12 engine. …click here to read more

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