Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Aston Martin Vanquish III Volante

The open-top version of the third-generation Aston Martin Vanquish, the Vanquish Volante, has been introduced, maintaining the same powerful performance as the coupe version and ready to challenge the Ferrari 12cilindri Spider.

2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante

2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante interior

Priced nearly half-a-million-pound just like its hardtop equivalent, the all-new Vanquish Volante is everything you know about the all-new Vanquish, now with the foldable roof that can be opened or closed at the push of a button.

Like its hardtop equivalent, the Volante is powered by an all-new 5.2 V12 Twin Turbo engine, which produces a historical 835PS of power and 1000Nm of torque. Because of its foldable roof mechanism, the weight has only gone up by 95kg, slightly increasing its 0-62mph time to 3.4 seconds, but retaining its 214mph. The Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider should be slightly worried about taking this one on.

With its bonded aluminum structure, front double wishbones, rear multilink suspension, a heavily advanced ABS, and Corner Braking 2.0, among other sport-tuned dynamics outlandish for Super GT standards, it takes a Fernando Alonso-level driver to master the Vanquish Volante on the track, but no need while on the road because it drives extremely beautifully. Dynamic as expected, but like the 12Cilindri Spider, it's too addictive to be ignored to be fully satisfied.

Even with its convertible option, the Vanquish remains the king of V12-powered Super GTs. The Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider's luck just ran out, spectacularly.

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