When an automaker has a two-time F1 champion on the payroll—as Aston Martin does in Fernando Alonso—in-house advertising opportunities present themselves. As such, the British marque has put the man who took an expectation-exceeding fourth in the 2023 F1 World Drivers’ Championship behind the wheel of the new 2025 Aston Martin Vantage.
Alonso can be seen in this slick video circling a track while seated on a Scottish leather-clad sports seat, as the Vantage literally takes shape around him. The inference is of course not that the car was designed to racing specs—it was “engineered for real drivers,” as the tagline states.
This new Vantage is the most powerful Vantage to date, with its twin turbo 4.0-liter V8 pumping out 656 horsepower.
It’s also the fastest Vantage yet, with a claimed zero-to-60-mph time of 3.4 seconds and a 202-mph top speed. Car and Driver writes that the previous Vantage was “hilariously good fun on a race track,” and with the uptick in performance and tweaks to handling and dynamics, there’s every reason to think that the 2025 Vantage will bring even more thrills to the party.
Adjustable Traction Control will disable the Electronic Stability Program’s yaw control function, eliminating off-throttle assistance and allowing the driver to choose how much traction control is provided via eight different rotary switch settings. The Electronic Power Assisted Steering System also reduces its impact as the driver changes from the least aggressive mode to the most aggressive.
Style-wise, the new Vantage was reportedly inspired by V12-powered One-77 Supercars built from 2009-2012. The body has been made wider with a larger, veined grille to assist in cooling the engine. There’s also a new integrated splitter that’s wider and sits lower; new side strakes that “form a sharp focal point,” according to Aston Martin; and quad exhaust tailpipes and a widened bumper in the back.
The inside features Aston’s second implementation of its next-gen infotainment system following its debut in the DB12. There’s a 10.25-inch “Pure Black” touchscreen with multi-finger gesture control, along with numerous physical buttons for gear selection, drive selection, heating and ventilation, Chassis settings, ESP controls, and more.
As an option, buyers can opt to level-up the Vantage’s standard 11-speaker audio system to a 15-speaker Bowers & Wilkins setup comprised of “Aluminum Double Dome” tweeters, “Continuum” midrange speakers, dedicated 3D headline speakers and a subwoofer.
No price was announced for the 2025 Aston Martin Vantage, but C&D predicts it will start at around $190,000 when the first deliveries are made in the Q2 of 2024.
