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Car Review | Aston Martin | Aston Martin or Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, is a company registered in England and Wales at Companies House. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited registered office is Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick CV35 0DB England and our registered number is 01199255. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited VAT number is 904447237.

Aston Martin name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire. It also designs and engineers cars which are manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria.

From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million by a joint venture company, headed by David Richards and co-owned by Investment Dar and businessman John Sinders. Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, valuing the company at US$925 million.

Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The two had joined forces as Bamford & Martin the previous year to sell cars made by Singer from premises in Callow Street, London where they also serviced GWK and Calthorpe vehicles. Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles. The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini.

Aston Martin bought the space Henniker Place in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. The production could not start because of the First World War broke out, and Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford the Royal Army Service Corps. All machines have been sold to companies of Sopwith Aviation. - CAR REVIEW

2010 Aston Martin DB9 | Prices, Specifications, Features | Car Reviews | The DB9 is Aston Martin's V12 GT that is offered in both Coupe and Volante (convertible) versions. For 2008 the DB9 was revised with a more powerful 470-horsepower 6.0-liter V12 engine, updated suspension with Bilstein shocks, new 10-spoke 19-inch wheels and a revised anodized aluminum five-bar grille. The DB9 Coupe replaced the DB7 for the 2004 model year, and the DB9 Volante joined the Coupe for 2005. The DB9 features a handcrafted aluminum-bonded body frame that offers strength, structural rigidity and light weight.

Aston Martin doesn’t make many updates to current models, so the 2010 Aston Martin DB9 remains primarily unchanged for the new model year.

The All-Electric Nissan Leaf was crowned 2011 World Car of the Year, closely beating BMW 5 Series and Audi A8, the second and third. The first electric car to win the prestigious prize, consisting of 66 jurors from 24 countries, The All-Electric Nissan Leaf emerged victorious with 733.4 points in the group 40 cars. The 5 car series was followed by 730.0 points, followed by A8 with 709.0 points.

All-Electric Nissan Leaf, the first series of electric cars, however, was second fiddle for the Chevrolet Volt, the first series of hybrid / extended range electric vehicle in the world has mass produced, which will become to 2011 World Green Car of the Year. BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition was also at second winner.

Moreover, the 2011 World Performance Car of the Year won by Ferrari 458 Italia, ahead of Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS and Porsche 911 Turbo. The World Car Design of the Year 2011 went to the Aston Martin Rapide, which overshadowed the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 458 Italia and Ferrari in the eyes of the 66 jurors.