Aston Martin: Luxury Sportscars with V12 Performance
Aston Martin has been making automobiles for a little over 100 years after being founded in London, England back in 1913. The automaker has always had a reputation for creating world class luxury automobiles despite having its difficulties remaining financially solvent through the years. The British luxury car maker has been well known for producing sporty luxury cars through the years with powerful V8 and V12 engines. Despite having a solid reputation as a luxury automaker, Aston Martin has struggled to realize a profit which has led to many different suitors through the years attempting to take on the task of turning the company around. After being acquired from Ford in 2007, the automaker gained worldwide acclaim by taking the V8 Vantage across the rugged terrain of the Asian Highway on a 12,089 kilometer journey from Tokyo to Istanbul. The two British drivers then went another 3,259 kilometers on the European motorway network to London. This feat precipitated the opening of two ...