Yahoo Autos How We'd Spec It: 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish in Many Rich Hues
Aston Martin bucked the trends of downsizing and electrification by sticking a 5.2-liter twin-turbo V-12—sans any superfluous e-motors or batteries—into its latest sports car, the Vanquish. Almost as exciting as that 824-hp pure-gas beast is the fact that Aston Martin has already launched an online configurator for the new Vanquish.
The opportunities for personalization are abundant, from exterior paint and trim finishes to nearly every surface inside the cabin. To sort out who has the best taste, a few Car and Driver staffers hopped onto the configurator and started checking boxes. Unfortunately, Aston Martin has yet to release detailed pricing, but the Vanquish will start over $430,000 and, with the number of options we ticked, can go far higher.
Caleb Miller’s Ion Blue Vanquish
The new Aston Martin Vanquish expertly mixes aggression and elegance into a stunning grand tourer shape. I aimed to highlight that with a luxurious look for my specification. I started with an Ion Blue exterior, paired with Elwood Blue accents around the grille and along the front splitter, side sills, and rear diffuser. I also opted to have the rear panel between the taillights painted the same hue, emulating a calm sea.
I selected the classy 21-inch star spoke wheels in a silver finish, hiding brakes painted in Vivid Blue to match the body. For a more low-key look, I had the carbon-fiber trim and the grille finished in gloss black. I also kept the panoramic glass roof instead of the sportier carbon-fiber choice.
Moving inside, I continued the icy theme with the upper sections and headliner upholstered in Arctic Blue leather while the seats and lower door panels received a Pale Blue look. Since the Vanquish is more of a cruiser—albeit an 824-hp one—than a race car, I stuck with the Sports Plus seats instead of the extreme carbon-fiber buckets.
To add a dash of pizzazz, I had the carpets done in Spicy Red and the seatbelts to match. Dark Walnut wood trim and satin silver brightwork gave the cabin an old-school luxury vibe. Of course, I opted for a heated steering wheel to get through the frigid Michigan winters. I also threw on the titanium muffler, which is supposed to let the 5.2-liter V-12 emit a higher-pitched sound. All together, my Vanquish has a tranquil look, that is until you mash the throttle and unleash 738 pound-feet of torque. —Caleb Miller
Carter Fry’s Podium Green Vanquish
I am thoroughly pleased with the range of colors available for the Aston Martin Vanquish. It would be difficult to find someone who couldn't build a Vanquish to match their personality. Today, my personality is feeling green, so Podium Green is my exterior color of choice. It's relatively bright, so to bring balance to my build the exterior trim is gloss black, the grille finish is black, and the car sits on 21-inch multi-spoke wheels, also black. The configurator provides numerous options for the rear panel, which is surrounded by the taillights, but that panel being blacked out doesn't sit right with me, and the Podium Green is just too pretty to replace. After the eye-catching paint and darkened trim bits to add contrast, all we need now is a little extra flavor. That comes in the form of brake calipers finished in AMR Lime. Now it's really looking like an F1 safety car.
In my opinion, the interior is the best part of this build. I chose the Performance Mid Duotone option for those sweet-looking carbon-fiber seats, with the primary color as Onyx Black and the secondary as Oxford Tan. A little bit of peanut butter never hurt anybody (except me and my peanut allergy). The headliner is finished in Oxford Tan as well, paired with the panoramic glass roof to give the feeling of maximum interior space. I went with the satin carbon-fiber interior dashboard trim but selected satin silver for the interior metalwork to bring that oh-so-important contrast to the cabin. This spec just screams Aston Martin, and I love that. —Carter Fry
Matthew Skwarczek’s Storm Purple Vanquish
Supercars should be ostentatious, but the new Vanquish is a super GT. So, it can't be too garish. Something this special shouldn't blend into today's dull grayscale scene, though. Refined street presence was the name of my game when I fired up Aston Martin's configurator. And after a bit of agonizing, I think I have a Vanquish that turns heads even standing still.
I'm definitely not royalty, but the Storm Purple paint makes me feel like it. I went with Pearl Bronze graphics and livery to accent it, with wheels and brake calipers to match. Since there's too much piano black trim on the streets, I chose gloss black twill carbon fiber for the exterior trim. And if my day needs a bit of brightening, there's the panoramic glass roof.
Great GTs might make you look back as you walk away, but you spend most of your time sitting inside them. To me, few things scream "luxury" in a car as much as rich brown leather, hence the two-tone Centenary Saddle Tan and Bitter Chocolate upholstery. No carbon-fiber interior, that's not the vibe I'm going for: open-pore Dark Walnut instead, please. Too much brown is boring, though, so I selected red seatbelts, Chancellor Red contrast welt stitching, and Dark Red heavy-pile carpeting. I stuck with the regular ventilated Sports Plus seats because I'm not even going to pretend I do track days, and Michigan roads are rough. To complete the lounge feel, I chose Satin Dark Chrome for the metal brightwork (or should that be darkwork?).
As for accessories, I added the cream-and-tan four-piece luggage set and tan rear-environment luggage as well as the Winter Pack. My Vanquish also has an Aston Martin umbrella and the Bright Vision Pack, which includes an illuminated sill plate. Finally, I had to give the 824-hp twin-turbo V-12 the proper amount of gravitas, so I added the titanium muffler. I don't want to know how much my Vanquish build costs, given the starting price is $429,000. But such is the price of presentation. —Matthew Skwarczek
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