Aston Martin will celebrate It will celebrate its 110th anniversary in 2023, including a new model to be unveiled later that year.
The car manufacturer considers January 15 as its official anniversary. This is the day in 1913 when founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford officially formed the partnership that led to the first Aston Martin car. This is not the car in the attached pictures; Aston chose a new 1923 Razor Blade racing car for the pose. Valkyrie hypercar for those recordings.
The celebration will include a “new, strictly limited, exclusive Aston Martin model to be unveiled later this year,” the automaker announced in a press release. This could be a new special edition according to the pattern V12 Speedsterbut the release also says that Aston will “unleash the first of its highly anticipated next-generation sports cars in 2023.”
The Aston Martin Valhalla The supercar was originally due to debut in 2023, but Aston previously told Motor Authority that the launch would be delayed. pushed back to 2024. The Valhalla has already been relaunched from the initial concept version presented in 2019, with different styling and a new powertrain. The mid-engine Vanquish is expected to be released in 2025.
Aston also plans centenary celebrations at prominent automotive events such as the F1 British Grand Prix, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which is the centerpiece of Monterey Car Week. This year, the automaker has other notable anniversaries, including the 75th anniversary of the DB series, the 60th anniversary. the DB5 made famous in the ‘James Bond’ franchise and the 20th anniversary of Aston’s current headquarters in Gaydon, England.
These milestones come after major shake-ups at Aston. The car manufacturer entered in May 2022 Ferrari veteran Amedeo Felisa replaced Mercedes-AMG veteran Tobias Moers as CEO after just two years. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the State Investment Fund, also increased its stake in Aston and became the carmaker’s owner. its second largest shareholder after Yew Tree is the consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, father of Aston F1 driver Lance Stroll. After that, Volvo’s parent company, Geely He bought a 7.6% stake in the Aston Martin.
This article was originally published by Motor Vehicle Authority, editorial partner ClassicCars.com.
