That's a number not a name and displays a total lack of imagination F40, F50, F60, F70, F75, F100 etc. ad nausium. Still don't get what's wrong with using an iconic mark name, many manufactures do this.
Is it that people do not consider this car 'worthy' of being a Vanquish? Which is odd because no one has driven it yet. Would people have been happy to see the One-77 called a Vanquish? Is it that current owners of Vanquish like the exclsivity? Just curious.

Exactly. Also Ferrari gives most of its cars, apart from its unique number related to the engine specs, a sort of surname like Fiorano, Scaglietti, Challenge Stradale, Tour de France, etc.

The Vanquish was very iconic, not that old at all, and still is instantaniously recognisable as such.

Yes, an other name would be better

Yet, nothing is officially confirmed by Aston concerning the name

Depends on the history of the model/marque

Ford bring out a new Fiesta/Mondeo/etc every 5-8 yrs keeping the same name and often, the new model has nil connection with the one it replaces, but everyone gets used to understanding where that name fits in the range and it's purpose, so it's happily accepted

BMW or Mercedes do something similar with 3 series, E class, etc but it's normally an evolution of shape, even if it's all new under the skin

But that more rarely happens with sports/super cars, as with some of the examples given above, partly to give credence to the idea it's totally new and partly because a high percentage of the cars survive and become classics, so it's easy to understand which one you are talking about just by it;s name without having to refer to the year

Aston seem to have a real mish mash of strategies in relation to name. Vantage used to be like an 'S" model, such as the DB6 Vantage and the original V8 Vantage. Then Vantage more recently was launched as a model name in it's own right. DBS was the successor to DB6, then it became sort of a model all in it's own right, albeit heavily based on DB9. As I say, a real mish mash of a policy

Vanquish was really pretty different to DB9 and was a one off for many, including me. To bring it back it now in this way just seems odd and is actuall y playing on former glory, trying to give prestige for this new car based on the huge affection held for old Vanquish. They should have the balls to give it a new new name IMO

The flip side to the argument is that if base GT replacement is not a de blinged 310, then I suppose it becomes similar to when you had DB9 and Vanquish which were two differently shaped V12 2+2s with one significantly more 'special' than the other, so there is some logic to support the idea I suppose

First used as long ago as 1951 for the DB2 in Vantage spec. Incidentally I didn't realise it had been used as a model name, are you thinking of the V8 Vantage? I'd suggest that's it being used as a suffix to V8... Agree on you thoughts though.

I would name it the Aston Martin Venturer after the Western Diesel Hydraulic locomotoves of the early 1960s D1005 'Western Venturer' was one of my favorites.

Vanguard would be great

Yes my Aston is called Ruby.

Didn't know that, must have slipped under my radar at the time

I'm used to that. Try explaining that your car is the model before the DB4 known as a DB MkIII (note Roman numerals). Not, as Fleming incorrectly called it, a DB III and certainly not a DB3 because that was a racing car which followed the DB2 and also raced at Le Mans and became the DB2/4 with Vantage and Marks II and III versions...

I like Vulcano

PS: Volcano (in italian Vulcanolike the island) does not take the name from the island but from a mitological God Vulcano. The Island (one of the Eolie, close to Sicily) was also named after him as it is was his favourite place (and bythe way there is also a Volcano there).
Wonderful place to visit

I like less Vanguard which sounds like an antivirus for computer