Category: Aston Martin

Filed under: Solar, Transportation Alternatives, Aston Martin, UK

Click above to enlarge the winning designs for a 21st Century Routemaster bus
What would a modern take on the old London Routemaster double-decker bus look like? How would it function, and what would power it? One more question: who would design it? The answer to all of these […]

Filed under: MPG, Aston Martin, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz

With the new series of Top Gear having started recently over in England, the team decided that it was again time to look at fuel economy. A few years back, the show made the round trip from London to Edinburgh and back in an Audi A8 […]

Filed under: Ethanol, Aston Martin

The man who may or may not ever step up to the British throne has been keeping busy while his mother keeps his new seat warm. As wealthy people are wont to do, Britain’s Prince Charles has a number of vehicles at his disposal. As a very public person, he has […]

Filed under: Hybrid, Aston Martin, Mercedes Benz

With Aston Martin now no longer wholly owned by Ford, they are free to look elsewhere for help with powertrain technology. There have been rumors for the past couple of months that future Astons might use Mercedes Benz powertrains in place of the current Ford-designed V-12s and V-8s. The […]

Filed under: Diesel, Ethanol, Hybrid, Aston Martin, Audi, Chevrolet, Peugeot

The American Le Mans Series kicks off its 2008 season next weekend with the 56th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring in central Florida. The ALMS has long had the most diverse field of race cars of any major series in North America and this […]