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Narrator: TODAY ON
"HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS,"

THE ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH,

A SUPERCAR
FOR YOUR INNER SUPER SPY.

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ASTON MARTIN BUILDS THE VANQUISH
AT THEIR MAIN

PRODUCTION FACILITY
IN WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND.

THEY'VE BEEN
ONE OF THE MOST QUINTESSENTIAL

BRITISH CAR COMPANIES
SINCE THEIR FOUNDING IN 1913.

ASTON MARTIN'S LONG RELATIONSHIP

WITH BRITISH SUPER SPY
JAMES BOND

BEGAN IN THE 1964 FILM
"GOLDFINGER."

SINCE THAT FILM,
THE MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION

WITH BOND HAS BEEN CEMENTED
IN POPULAR CULTURE.

ALTHOUGH THE EARLIEST
ASTON MARTINS PREDATE BOND,

FROM THE DB5 ONWARD,

THEY HAVE BEEN INDELIBLY LINKED
TO THE FAMOUS FILM ICON.

YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR ASTON MARTIN CUSTOMIZED,

BUT IT'S UNLIKELY TO COME
WITH 007 EXTRAS,

LIKE A PASSENGER EJECTOR SEAT

OR MACHINE GUNS
MOUNTED ON THE HOOD.

THE ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH
HAS ULTRA-LIGHT

CARBON-FIBER BODY PANELS AND AN
EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.

WITH A POWERFUL
SIX-LITER V-12 ENGINE

CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING FROM ZERO
TO 60 IN JUST 3.8 SECONDS,

THIS CAR UPDATES THE LEGEND
OF ASTON MARTIN IN HIGH STYLE.

THE VANQUISH'S CHASSIS STRUCTURE
IS BUILT

FROM EXTRUDED
ALUMINUM COMPONENTS,

WHICH PROVIDES
A LIGHTWEIGHT BASIS

WITH THE REQUIRED STRENGTH
AND TORSIONAL RIGIDITY IDEAL

FOR A HIGH-PERFORMANCE
SPORTS CAR.

TECHNICIANS MOUNT CHASSIS PARTS
ON THESE SPECIALIZED JIGS,

WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD
THE COMPONENT FIRMLY IN PLACE.

COLOR-CODED AND NUMBERED
FOR EASE OF USE,

THE JIGS INCREASE THE SAFETY
AND SPEED OF PRODUCTION.

ONCE A COMPONENT IS CLAMPED ON,
WORKERS CAN USE

POWERFUL RIVETING MACHINES
TO INSTALL THREADED STUDS.

THESE ARE USED
TO ACCURATELY SECURE COMPONENTS

DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS

AND FOR ATTACHING
THE WIRING HARNESS.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE SOMETHING

CALLED AN EARTH PATH
AROUND THE CAR.

THIS REFERS TO HOW THE CAR'S
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GROUNDED.

A TECHNICIAN ALSO APPLIES
A BONDING AGENT

TO THE ATTACHMENT AREAS.

ADHESIVE INCREASES
THE RIGIDITY OF THE STRUCTURE

WITHOUT ADDING WEIGHT.

EMPLOYEES USE
SPECIALIZED LIFTING DEVICES

CALLED ASSISTORS TO BRING THE
PARTS OF THE CHASSIS TOGETHER.

THEY CONNECT ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE CHASSIS

WITH ADHESIVE AND RIVETS.

THE COMPANY'S ENGINEERS
HAVE GONE TO PAINSTAKING LENGTHS

TO ENSURE
THAT THEY HAVE OPTIMIZED

EVERY ELEMENT OF THE CAR.

FOR INSTANCE, THE ENGINE SITS
SLIGHTLY LOWER IN THIS CHASSIS

THAN IN PREVIOUS MODELS.

THIS ACHIEVES
A LOWER CENTER OF GRAVITY,

A CRUCIAL FACTOR IN THE CAR'S
ENHANCED HANDLING AND AGILITY.

THE CHASSIS STRUCTURE
IS A BONDED ALUMINUM MONOCOQUE,

WHICH IS PART
OF WHAT ASTON MARTIN CALLS

THE CAR'S V.H. ARCHITECTURE.

THE "V" IN V.H.
STANDS FOR "VERTICAL,"

WHICH MEANS
BODY-CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES

THAT ARE SHARED
WITH OTHER ASTON MARTIN MODELS.

THE "H" STANDS FOR HORIZONTAL
AND REFERS TO SYSTEMS,

SUCH AS SUSPENSIONS UNITS
AND ENGINES,

THAT ARE SHARED
WITH OTHER CAR MODELS.

THE VANQUISH
CAN BE EASILY UPGRADED

WITH NEWER COMPONENTS
AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

NOW TECHNICIANS POSITION
AND ATTACH THE WINDSHIELD FRAME.

FOR THE FIRST TIME,
ASTON MARTIN HAS BEEN ABLE

TO INCLUDE
A FULL-HEIGHT WINDSHIELD

FOR BOTH THE CONVERTIBLE AND
COUPE EDITIONS OF THE VANQUISH.

NOW THE STRUCTURE
WILL HEAD INTO A GIANT OVEN.

THIS WILL SPEED UP THE
CURING TIME FOR THE ADHESIVE.

ONE ADVANTAGE BONDING ADHESIVE
HAS OVER WELDING

IS THAT IT DOES NOT
DISTORT THE METAL.

IT'S NOW TIME
TO CLOTHE THE VANQUISH

IN ITS STREAMLINED SUIT
OF CARBON-FIBER PANELS.

CARBON FIBER
IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MATERIAL.

IT'S STRONGER THAN STEEL
AND LIGHTER THAN ALUMINUM.

IT ADDS TORSIONAL RIGIDITY
TO THE CAR

WHILE HELPING IT
MAINTAIN A LOW CURB WEIGHT.

CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE
ANY COLOR SCHEME THEY WISH.

CARBON FIBER ALLOWS DESIGNERS

TO CREATE
LARGE SINGLE-PIECE SURFACES.

THIS MEANS FEWER PANELS, GIVING
THE CAR CLEANER, UNBROKEN LINES.

Narrator:
THE VANQUISH DASHBOARD

IS THE CENTRAL FEATURE
OF ITS LUXURIOUS COCKPIT.

UPHOLSTERED IN BESPOKE LEATHER,
IT HAS A HIGH-TECH CENTER STACK

FEATURING A WIDE ARRAY
OF CONTROLS,

ALL EMBEDDED
IN A CARBON-FIBER FASCIA PANEL.

HERE,
A CRAFTSMAN CAREFULLY UPHOLSTERS

ONE OF THE MANY ELEMENTS THAT
GO INTO MAKING THE DASHBOARD.

HE STARTS BY ADHERING A BACKING
MATERIAL TO THE SUBSTRATE.

WHILE THE VANQUISH MAY BE A WORK

OF CUTTING-EDGE
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION,

FINE HANDCRAFTSMANSHIP
STILL CHARACTERIZES

IMPORTANT PARTS
OF THE BUILD PROCESS.

ASTON MARTIN
HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE

FOR CUSTOMERS TO TAILOR THEIR
CARS TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL TASTES.

BUYERS CAN CUSTOMIZE
EVERY DETAIL,

FROM PAINT COLOR
TO LEATHER EMBROIDERY.

IN A NOD TO THE CAR MAKER'S
LONG RELATIONSHIP

WITH THE BOND FRANCHISE,

THIS SERVICE IS CALLED Q
BY ASTON MARTIN.

EVEN A PART THIS SMALL
IS EMBLEMATIC OF THE WAY

IN WHICH OLD MEETS NEW
IN THE ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH.

WHILE THE CRAFTSMAN MAY BE USING
OLD-SCHOOL HANDIWORK

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK,

HE'S FITTING THE COMPONENT
FOR MODERN FEATURES,

LIKE THE CONTROL SWITCH
FOR THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG.

ONCE THE LEATHER CRAFTSMAN HAS
FULLY UPHOLSTERED ALL THE PARTS,

IT'S TIME
TO ASSEMBLE THE DASHBOARD.

A TECHNICIAN STARTS

BY CLAMPING THE BONDED-ALUMINUM
FRAME IN PLACE.

THEN HE INSTALLS THE WIRING
FOR THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.

HE AND ANOTHER WORKER

WILL INSTALL THE COMPONENTS
ONE BY ONE,

INCLUDING THE SPEED-DEPENDENT

RACK-AND-PINION
POWER-ASSISTED STEERING.

THE FINISHED DASHBOARD
WILL HOUSE A WIDE ARRAY

OF FEATURES AND CONTROLS,

INCLUDING A CUSTOMIZED
BANG & OLUFSEN SOUND SYSTEM.

THERE ARE 13 SPEAKERS
CAREFULLY POSITIONED

THROUGHOUT THE VANQUISH.

IT TOOK SKILLED TONE-MIESTERS
FROM BANG & OLUFSEN

MORE THAN 400 HOURS TO MAKE
ALL THE NECESSARILY ADJUSTMENTS

TO PERFECT THE SOUND SYSTEM.

THE AUDIO EXPERIENCE
REMAINS UNCHANGED

REGARDLESS
OF DRIVING CONDITIONS,

THANKS TO THE USE
OF CLOSED SPEAKER CABINETS.

THESE COMPONENTS
ENHANCE THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY

TO MAKE HIGHLY NUANCED
EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS,

WITH THE HELP
OF SOPHISTICATED ALGORITHMS

AND MULTIPLE VEHICLE SENSORS,
INCLUDING AN IN-CAR MICROPHONE.

DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS CONTROL
THEIR VANQUISH'S SOUNDSCAPE

FROM THE CENTER STACK.

IT'S THE CAR'S
HIGH-TECH NERVE CENTER.

NOW A TECHNICIAN
DOWNLOADS THE NECESSARY SOFTWARE

TO KEY ELEMENTS
OF THE CENTER STACK.

NOT ONLY DOES THIS CONSOLE
CONTROL THE SOUND --

IT ALLOWS PASSENGERS TO USE
SATELLITE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY,

BLUETOOTH, AND PHONE STREAMING
THROUGH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM.

THERE'S AN OPTIONAL CAMERA
AVAILABLE,

WHICH DISPLAYS A REAR VIEW
AND GUIDE LINES

FOR BACKING INTO TIGHT SPOTS.

THE VANQUISH
FEATURES LIGHTWEIGHT

YET POWERFUL THIRD-GENERATION

BREMBO CARBON-CERAMIC
MATRIX DISK BRAKES.

TO CREATE
THE CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKE DISKS,

BREMBO USES CARBON FIBERS

TREATED WITH
A SPECIAL PROTECTIVE COATING.

THEY CHOP THEM DOWN TO
A SPECIFIC LENGTH AND THICKNESS

AND MIX THEM
WITH A BINDING RESIN.

THE NEXT STAGE
IS CALLED A PREFORM PRESSING.

HERE, THE MANUFACTURERS
APPLY PRESSURE TO THE MATERIAL

IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED MOLD

TO CREATE THE COMPONENT'S
GENERAL SHAPE.

THEY CALL THIS A GREEN BODY.

FOR THE VANQUISH,
THE DISKS WILL MEASURE

16x1 INCHES AT THE FRONT
AND 14x1 INCHES AT THE BACK.

QUIET AND EFFECTIVE, THESE DISKS
STOP THE CAR MORE QUICKLY

AND LAST LONGER
THAN CONVENTIONAL STEEL BRAKES.

BECAUSE OF THEIR LIGHT MATERIAL,

THEY ALSO REDUCE
THE CAR'S UNSPRUNG WEIGHT.

TO CONVERT THE GREEN BODY
INTO CERAMIC,

BREMBO STARTS BY CARBONIZING
THE COMPONENT AT 1,650 DEGREES.

THEY COOL THE MOLD IN WATER

IN ORDER TO MOVE IT
TO THE NEXT STAGE.

TO CREATE THE COOLING-CHANNEL
GEOMETRY INSIDE THE DISK,

BREMBO USES
A MANUFACTURING PROCESS

CALLED LOST-CORE TECHNOLOGY.

WITH LOST-CORE TECHNOLOGY,
A PLASTIC MATRIX INSIDE THE MOLD

BURNS OUT DURING
THE CARBONIZATION PROCESS,

LEAVING NO RESIDUE BEHIND.

NEXT, MANUFACTURERS POUR
SILICON GRANULES INTO THE MOLD,

THEN HEAT IT UP TO 3,092 DEGREES
IN A VACUUM ATMOSPHERE.

THE SILICON LIQUIFIES
AND INFILTRATES THE MATERIAL,

COMPLETING THE CONVERSION
TO CERAMIC.

FINALLY,
BREMBO MACHINES THE PART

TO MEET
PRECISE DESIGN PARAMETERS.

DUE TO THE EXTREME HARDNESS
OF THE CARBON-CERAMIC MATERIAL,

THIS OPERATION REQUIRES
HIGH-TECH DIAMOND TOOLING.

Narrator: THE TECHNICIANS
AND CRAFTSPEOPLE OF ASTON MARTIN

HAVE BUILT THE PARTS
FOR THIS VANQUISH.

NOW IT'S TIME
TO PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

IT TAKES 220 MAN-HOURS
TO BUILD THIS HIGH-PERFORMANCE,

LUXURY DRIVING MACHINE.

ASTON MARTIN'S
FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY

OPENED IN 2003
IN GAYDON, WARWICKSHIRE.

AT THIS STATION, TECHNICIANS
BEGIN WIRING THE CAR.

IT HAS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS
READING ALL THE CAR'S SYSTEMS.

THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING
FROM THROTTLE AND BRAKE POSITION

TO STEERING-WHEEL ROTATION
AND VEHICLE SPEED.

TO MINIMIZE ENGINE
AND ROAD NOISE,

WORKERS INSTALL A LAYER
OF INSULATING FOAM.

THIS,
ALONG WITH THE FINAL UPHOLSTERY,

WILL FURTHER ENHANCE
THE INTERIOR SOUNDSCAPE.

NEXT, A TECHNICIAN LAYS OUT
THE WIRING HARNESS.

IT HAS BEEN WARMED UNTIL
FLEXIBLE FOR EASY INSTALLATION.

THESE WIRES CONTROL TRACTION,
STABILITY,

AND MANY OTHER
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

ASTON MARTIN FINE-TUNES
THESE ELECTRONIC SAFEGUARDS

ON A FROZEN LAKE
IN NORTHERN SWEDEN

BEFORE RE-TESTING THEM

ON SPECIALIST PROVING GROUNDS
AROUND THE WORLD.

ON EACH SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD,
THE BANG & OLUFSEN SOUND SYSTEM

INCLUDES TWO COMPONENTS
CALLED ACOUSTIC LENSES.

THESE SIT FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE
UNTIL ACTIVATED.

ONCE ACTIVATED, THEY ELEVATE,

ENSURING A 180-DEGREE
DISPERSION OF SOUND.

A TECHNICIAN NOW PREPARES
TO UNITE A HUB ASSEMBLY

WITH THE CAR'S SUSPENSION.

THIS FORMS
PART OF ASTON MARTIN'S

ADAPTIVE DAMPING SYSTEM,
OR A.D.S. FOR SHORT.

A VANQUISH DRIVER
CAN SWITCH BETWEEN

THREE DIFFERENT DAMPING MODES --
NORMAL, SPORT, AND TRACK.

DEPENDING
ON THE DRIVER'S CHOICE,

THE A.D.S. WILL AUTOMATICALLY
ADJUST THE SUSPENSION SETTINGS,

TRANSFORMING
FROM A SMOOTH GRAND TOUR

TO AN AGGRESSIVE SPORTS CAR
AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON.

THE CAR'S MASSIVE, ALL-ALLOY,
48-VALVE, 6-LITER V-12 ENGINE

IS READY FOR INSTALLATION.

BUT FIRST, THE POWER TRAIN NEEDS
ITS REAR MID-MOUNTED

TOUCHTRONIC III EIGHT-SPEED
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

A WORKER JOINS THE GEARBOX
TO THE ALLOY TORQUE TUBE,

WHICH FEATURES
A CARBON-FIBER PROPELLER SHAFT.

THE TOUCHTRONIC III
INCLUDES A SPECIAL MODE

CALLED LAUNCH CONTROL
FOR OPTIMAL STANDING STARTS.

IT'S NOW TIME
TO INSTALL THE ENGINE,

WHICH BRINGS WITH IT
565 HORSEPOWER

AND 457 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE.

WITH THE INSTALLATION
OF THE FRONT MID-MOUNTED ENGINE,

THE REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE POWER TRAIN
IS COMPLETE.

NEXT, TECHNICIANS LOWER
THE BODY ONTO THE POWER TRAIN,

COMBINING THEM
INTO A SINGLE UNIT.

THIS OPERATION
TRANSFORMS THE MANY COMPONENTS

AND SUBASSEMBLIES INTO
THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF A CAR.

BUT THERE'S STILL
A LONG WAY TO GO

BEFORE THIS MACHINE
BECOMES A VANQUISH.

THE STAINLESS-STEEL
EXHAUST SYSTEM

IS FULLY CATALYZED AND
FEATURES ACTIVE BYPASS VALVES.

THE MUFFLER IS ALSO 22 POUNDS
LIGHTER THAN EARLIER ITERATIONS,

HELPING TO IMPROVE HANDLING

BY MINIMIZING MASS
BEHIND THE REAR AXLE.

HERE A WORKER BUILDS THE LAYERS
OF THE CENTER CONSOLE.

THIS STRUCTURE HOUSES

MORE THAN 120 CUBIC INCHES
OF STORAGE SPACE.

IT ALSO CONTAINS CUP HOLDERS,
A CELLPHONE DOCK,

AS WELL AS USB AND A/C PORTS.

THERE'S A SURPRISING AMOUNT
OF INTERIOR SPACE

IN THIS VERSION OF THE VANQUISH.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE DASH PANEL,
BRAKE, AND ACCELERATOR PANELS

HAVE ALL BEEN MOVED FORWARD.

ALSO,
THE SEATS CAN SLIDE FURTHER BACK

THAN IN PREVIOUS MODELS.

SPEAKING OF SEATS,
CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE

WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO HAVE
REAR SEATS IN THEIR VANQUISH

FOR OCCASIONAL PASSENGERS.

A TECHNICIAN
USES A HYDRAULIC ASSISTOR

TO MOVE THE DOOR INTO POSITION.

LIKE THE REST OF THE CAR BODY,
THE DOORS HAVE

A CARBON-FIBER SKIN
COVERING THE ALUMINUM STRUCTURE.

THE STEERING WHEEL
AND OTHER INTERIOR ELEMENTS

HAVE BEEN FULLY INSTALLED.

THE SEATS ARE AVAILABLE
IN VARIOUS FINISHES.

BUYERS CAN CUSTOMIZE
THE COMPLEX STITCHING

AND QUILTING PATTERNS
AS DESIRED.

NEXT, A SPECIALIST
THOROUGHLY EXAMINES THE CAR

TO ENSURE IT MEETS THE STANDARDS
SET BY ASTON MARTIN.

HE CHECKS THE FINISH,
THE PAINT JOB,

THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE FENDER
AND THE HEAD LAMP,

AS WELL AS A HOST
OF OTHER DETAILS,

BEFORE DRIVING IT
TO THE NEXT STATION.

Narrator:
THIS CAR MIGHT LOOK COMPLETE,

BUT BEFORE A VANQUISH
CAN BE CALLED AN ASTON MARTIN,

IT MUST PASS
A RIGOROUS SERIES OF TESTS

TO ENSURE IT MEETS
ALL OF THE DESIGN PARAMETERS.

ONLY THEN CAN IT REPRESENT
THIS FAMOUS BRAND.

A TECHNICIAN DRIVES THE VANQUISH
ONTO A ROLLING ROAD,

WHERE HE TESTS THE CAR
TO ITS FULL CAPACITY.

ASTON MARTIN
HAS ALREADY INVESTIGATED

THE PROTOTYPE OF THE VANQUISH
FROM EVERY ANGLE.

THIS INCLUDES DURABILITY
AND HIGH-SPEED TRIALS,

AS WELL AS HIGH-ALTITUDE,
COLD-, AND HOT-WEATHER TESTS.

HOWEVER, EACH FINISHED VEHICLE

MUST MEET THE SAME STANDARDS
SET BY THE PROTOTYPE.

THIS STATION
SIMULATES A DOWNPOUR

AS THE DRIVER INSPECTS EVERY
INCH OF THE INTERIOR FOR LEAKS.

CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF,

THE U.K. IS NOT ONE OF THE
RAINIEST PLACES IN THE WORLD.

EVEN SO,
THIS BRITISH CAR MANUFACTURER

KNOWS HOW TO KEEP THE WATER OUT.

INSPECTORS RARELY
FIND ANY LEAKS.

THE ASTON MARTIN WINGS
ARE PRECIOUS TO THE COMPANY.

A CAR ONLY
GETS TO WEAR THE FAMOUS BADGE

ONCE ITS QUALITY IS ASSURED.

AT EVERY STAGE
OF THE BUILD PROCESS,

THE VANQUISH
UNDERGOES A CLOSE INSPECTION.

THE SPECIALIST EXAMINES
EVERY ELEMENT OF THE VEHICLE

INCH BY INCH TO ENSURE
THAT IT MEETS

THE COMPANY'S STRINGENT
QUALITY PARAMETERS.

THE SPECIALIST'S NAME
WILL BE PRINTED

ON THE FINAL INSPECTION PLATE
INSTALLED UNDER THE HOOD

SO OWNERS WILL KNOW
WHO SIGNED OFF ON THEIR CAR.

A FLOOD OF FULL-SPECTRUM LIGHT

REVEALS ANY FLAWS
IN THE CAR'S BODY PANELS.

THE BODY PANELS HAVE
A 200-MICRON-THICK TOPCOATING

OF EPOXY AND GLASS TO ACHIEVE
THE SMOOTHEST POSSIBLE FINISH.

THE INTERIOR HAS RECEIVED
THE SAME ATTENTION TO DETAIL,

WITH A MILLION SEPARATE STITCHES
SEWN SEVEN LEATHER HIDES.

IT'S TAKEN 70 HOURS OF
HIGHLY SPECIALIZED HANDCRAFTING

TO FASHION
THE QUILTED UPHOLSTERY

OF THE VANQUISH'S
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES,
OR CMMs,

ALSO SCRUTINIZE THE CAR,
COMPARING THEIR FINDINGS

TO THE DIGITAL DESIGNS TO ENSURE
THAT EVERYTHING IS FLAWLESS.

BUT IT'S A PERSON,
NOT A MACHINE,

THAT WILL BE DRIVING THE CAR.

THAT'S WHY AN INSPECTOR

CHECKS EVERY ASPECT
OF THE FIT AND FINISH,

EVEN VERIFYING THE DIFFERENCES
IN SURFACE HEIGHT

DOWN TO THE MILLIMETER.

ONCE SATISFIED, HE DRIVES THE
VANQUISH OFF THE FACTORY FLOOR.

IN ITS DAY, JAMES BOND'S SOUPED
UP DB5 WAS LIGHTNING-FAST,

WITH AN 8-SECOND SPRINT
FROM ZERO TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.

HALF A CENTURY LATER,
NOT ONLY DOES THE VANQUISH

BOLT TO THAT SPEED
IN LESS THAN HAVE THE TIME,

IT MANAGES TO USE
HALF AS MUCH FUEL.

THE HIGH-TECH GEARBOX
CAN SHIFT BETWEEN RATIOS

IN AS LITTLE
AS 130 MILLISECONDS.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

THE CAR WEIGHS IN
AT JUST 3,834 POUNDS.

THIS MEANS
THAT THE 565-HORSEPOWER ENGINE

HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH JUICE
TO POWER A GETAWAY.

THE DB5 MAY HAVE BONDED BOND
TO ASTON MARTIN,

BUT YOU DON'T NEED Q TO TELL YOU
THAT THE VANQUISH

IS THE MUST-HAVE RIDE
FOR THE 21st-CENTURY SUPER SPY.