VERDICT
Aston’s blown V12 lives on in a devastatingly effective super-GT
★★★★★★★
The vivid return of the Vanquish puts Aston Martin’s best-loved format into uncharted waters of price and – oh boy – power. This car has a stunning ability to explode forwards from seemingly any speed, in seemingly any gear. It also combines this speed with a cabin that’s far friendlier and more digitally advanced than that of the DBS Superleggera it replaces. So too does the revised twin-turbo V12 find itself on sweeter form here than ever before: part thug, part aristocrat, it’s a total joy. And yes, the Vanquish handles.