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A review of the 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage supercar has been posted over at Motor Trend. 'It took a while, but they finally did it. Aston took its smallest car and stuffed its biggest mill -- a 6.0-liter V-12 producing 510 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque -- into the engine bay. Aston Martin is claiming a top speed of 190 mph and a 0-60 time of 4.1 seconds for the V12 Vantage. The top speed sounds about right, but that 60 time should be better. I tested a V-8 Vantage manual a while back and recorded a time of 4.1 seconds 0-60 and a quarter mile of 12.5 seconds at 115 mph, and that car has only 420 horsepower. I'm guessing the 60 for the V-12-powered Vantage will be somewhere south of 4.0 seconds with the quarter mile disappearing in the low 12-second range.'

CNET UK have published a review of the Aston Martin Rapide saloon. 'The Rapide's extra girth has presented Aston Martin with the opportunity to furnish the car with a smorgasbord of technology. Those sat in the back can busy themselves with the rear-seat entertainment package, which consists of a pair of 5-inch displays mounted on the headrests, an infrared remote control for independently controlling what's on each screen, and a pair of wireless headphones that allow your passengers to listen to a different soundtrack to the one being played over the car's loudspeakers.'

Motor Trend have published their "First Drive" review of the 2011 Aston Martin Rapide. 'Unlike the Panamera, every curve of this British hatchback makes sense, from the crisp hood creases to the cleanly backswept greenhouse and flared fenders. The look is aggressive, yet sophisticated, and invokes jet-set imagery and flights of fancy. Opening the doors completes this visual metaphor. Aston Martin calls them swan-wing doors, given the 12-degree upward arc of their opening sweep, and asserts they have a practical benefit beyond curb avoidance.'

Inside Line have published their "test driven" review of the 2011 Aston Martin Rapide. 'The Rapide chassis is based on Aston Martin's customary VH architecture of extruded bonded aluminum, but it is all-new from the bulkhead rearward according to Minards. "It's not simply a stretched DB9," he says. A new rear subframe houses a new fuel tank and is the foundation for the folding rear seats and relatively roomy storage area of 10.6 cubic feet behind them.'

The Car And Driver have published their "Short Take Road Test" of the 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage supercar. 'Aston Martin's V-8 Vantage is the company's least expensive car, but it looks a lot like its V-12-engined big brothers, the DB9 and DBS. Although only car nerds can distinguish which current Aston is which, the Vantage's short overhangs, taut lines, and absence of gratuitous scoops and fins make it the best looking of the bunch. Even in DBR9 racing green--without the proper sponsorship decals, it's a color more suited to a wedding than a racetrack--people instantly recognize it as an exotic. The interior, which is mostly shared with its more expensive siblings, looks the part. To start the car, the stainless steel and glass key, which Aston calls an "Emotion Control Unit," slides dramatically into the middle of the dash.'