Backed by a confirmed ₤ 700 million ($1 billion) financial investment, Aston Martin‘s business strategy shows 10 brand-new designs debuting between now and 2021. If it works out, the future product portfolio will be something like: all-new DB11 (2016), DB11 Volante (2017), all-new V8 Vantage (2017), V8 Vantage roadster (2018), all-electric Rapide E (2018), a DBS to change the Vanquish (2018), 2017 DB11 Volante, new V8 Vantage, all-new DBX crossover (2019), a 1,000-plus-hp hypercar funded by Red Bull (2019), a DBS Volante (2020), and a replacement for the Rapide (2020).
All models, conserve the hypercar, are based upon the still anonymous new aluminum components set that have replaced the VH architecture developed under Ford ownership. The next V8 Vantage will be lighter, sportier, and better handling than the existing vehicle, and it will be functioned by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 supplied by innovation partner, Mercedes-AMG. A six-speed manual transmission will be readily available.
The DB11 successfully replaces both the DB9 and Vanquish, so the DBS will now progress into a hardcore sports car. It will be a rear-wheel-drive two-door with over 700 hp and well above 627 lb-ft of torque. The upcoming DBX will be a four-door, four-passenger, all-wheel-drive crossover that will be available with either a V-8 or an all-electric, four-motor drivetrain, and possibly an optional V-12, if the marketplace desires one. E-power will likewise make it into the mid-engine hypercar, being designed by Adrian Newey, providing an additional bump to the turbocharged V-12 engine.
Whether the Rapide replacement will be offered as an Aston Martin or perhaps as part of a blossoming Lagonda sub-brand has yet to be decided, however we understand the next four-door luxury sedan will be packaged to seat four grown-ups in comfort and design. Aston Martin is also considering a hybrid application supplied by Mercedes-AMG.
