Aston Martin fielding near-stock Rapide at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring

Aston Martin is planning to field a near-stock Rapide at the upcoming 24 Hours of Nurburgring.

Damn! I forgot about the Cygnet

If you read my last whining ranting session, you’ll remember I said something about a Ferrari hatchback being something that shouldn’t be done. However, I forgot that a similar concept is being done by another supercar company.

2010 World Car of the Year finalists released, top 3 to be announced in Geneva

The World Car of the Year jury has announced their top 10 finalists for 2010. The top 3 will be announced in Geneva, while the actual awards will be given out at the New York International Auto Show.

Aston launches special DBS and Vantage

After revealing the updated Vantage, Aston Martin have decided to launch special editions of their DBS and V12 Vantage sports cars. They’re called the Carbon Black editions and while that sounds very cool and exciting, the changes made to the cars aren’t all that significant. The name comes from the paintwork the cars will receive which takes more than 50 hours to apply and after being completed have to go through a rigorous quality check.