Ladies and gentlemen, buckle up your hand-stitched semi-aniline leather seatbelts, because we’re about to take a joyride in the kind of car that makes Ferraris feel like they’re trying too hard. Presenting the 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish — or as I like to call it, “What Batman would drive if he had stock in British Petroleum.”
🏁 From Churchill’s Garage (Probably)
Launched originally in 2001, the Vanquish is the British equivalent of a tuxedo doing pushups. This is the third generation, and it’s not just a car—it’s an automotive mic drop from the foggy hills of Gaydon, UK. That’s right. Gaydon. Even the name sounds like it makes its tea with octane.
Hand-assembled with the care of a royal butler ironing Prince Charles’s socks, only 1,000 units of this beast will exist. Which makes owning one feel a lot like being part of a secret society—only instead of wearing cloaks, members wear tailored suits that match their brake calipers.
💸 ₹8.80 Cr Ex-Showroom: This Car Costs More Than Your Neighborhood
Yes, just the coupe version costs ₹8.80 crore ex-showroom. That’s roughly the GDP of a small island nation, or one evening of “light shopping” for a Bollywood celebrity.
A convertible variant (Vanquish Volante) is coming too. Perfect for when you want your face to melt off in style at 345 kmph.
⚙️ Built Like a Fighter Jet With a Vanity Complex
Let’s start with the body. The Vanquish wears carbon fibre like it’s a tailored Tom Ford suit. Not just the panels—bonnet, bodysides, splitter, roof, rear diffuser, even the windscreen is laminated with a clear noise-insulation layer. Because God forbid you hear the peasants while passing them at Mach 1.
It’s got a carbon fibre roof (because why stop at the bonnet?), F1-style Thermo Louvres, rain-sensing wipers (for the two drops of water it might tolerate), and frameless electrically-adjustable mirrors with more gadgets than a Bond car.
💨 Powered by British Fury (aka V12 Turbo)
Under the swan doors lies a 5.2-litre, V12 twin-turbo engine with 824 horsepower and 1000 Nm torque. That’s not a typo. It really does 0-100 kmph in 3.2 seconds. This is less of a car and more of a rocket sled with Wi-Fi.
And Aston Martin didn’t just slap in an old engine and go “meh.” No no. They re-engineered it with new heads, turbos, fuel injectors, ports—basically gave it the Marvel superhero origin story of engines.
Top speed? 345 kmph. And yes, you can actually enjoy it now—because Indian roads are smoother than your uncle’s wedding dance moves. Just watch out for the occasional speed breaker that thinks it’s Everest.
👞 Customisation: Because Heaven Forbid You Have Basic Taste
This car comes in 76 paint options. Yes, seventy-six. That’s not a car—it’s a mobile Pantone catalog. You can even get liveries, custom brake caliper colors (blue, red, gold, green, yellow, black, orange—basically Skittles), and of course, the Q by Aston Martin program for full James Bond spec modifications.
Want Neutron White with orange brake calipers, carbon fibre roof, green seatbelts, and purple carpets? You’re not weird. You’re just rich.
👑 Luxury Features So Excessive It’s Comical
- 15-speaker Bowers & Wilkins system – Because Mozart should sound majestic at 320 kmph.
- Flush-fit door handles – Handles that hide because they’re too posh to be seen.
- Heated, ventilated, 16-way power-adjustable sports seats – Your back gets better treatment than your therapist gives you.
- Swan doors that open upwards and slightly out – The car literally bows when you enter.
🧠 Tech & Safety: Future-Proofed for the Apocalypse
With more acronyms than a NASA checklist:
- ADAS suite: Lane keep assist, blind spot detection, rear cross traffic, auto braking.
- 9-level traction control, Bilstein DTX dampers, Corner Braking Control 2.0 (because 1.0 wasn’t posh enough).
- 360° camera, wireless phone charging, heated steering wheel, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen that probably knows your horoscope.
Even the torque delivery is managed with something called “Torque Shape,” which sounds like a protein powder but is apparently for stability at high speeds. Because why not invent a new word?
🧳 Boot Space & Accessories: Room for Your Golf Bag and Ego
- 248 litres of boot space – not enough for your guilt, but enough for your saddle-leather luggage set with chrome latches.
- Accessories include a pet pack, golf pack, travel mug, and illuminated scuff plates, in case your $9 crore car wasn’t extra enough.
🍻 Final Verdict: Not a Car. A Statement.
The 2025 Vanquish isn’t for people who “need” a car. It’s for people who want to arrive in thunder, disappear in carbon smoke, and casually drop phrases like “bespoke summer tyres” at brunch.
It’s fast, furious, and so fundamentally British that it probably smells faintly of Earl Grey and passive aggression. If you ever drive one, remember: you’re not turning the steering wheel—you’re piloting destiny.
Rating: 11/10
Would sell a kidney, a sibling, and possibly a small village to afford it.
