Tuesday 28th August 2007

Race-inspired Aston Martins

Two more Astons to be launched in Frankfurt

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Car manufacturers are yet again protecting our health, worried that the revelation of a new car that hasn’t been leaked before the Frankfurt Motor Show will send us into a mild heart attack at the shock.

Today’s turn is Aston Martin who have leaked the launch of two new race-inspired cars alongside the recently unveiled DBS at next months show.

To keep just a little palpitation for the show the exact details of these cars are still secret, though the cars are likely to be road going versions of the DBRS9 and the Vantage N24 (without the need for Single Vehicle Approval). David Richards is directly positioning these models to take on the Porsche 911 GT3 and the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, which may be a very clever move.

If one of these is the facelifted V8 Vantage we spotted last week, then we will be booking in for a heart bypass for the launch.

Facelifted V8 Vantage spotted last week

N24 for the road

[A1GOY]

I'll take one of each, please.