2003 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

The Aston Martin Vanquish is a high-performance grand tourer introduced by British luxury automobile manufacturer Aston Martin in 2001 as a successor to the Aston Martin Vantage (1993). The Aston Martin ''V12 Vanquish,'' designed by Ian Callum and unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, was produced from 2001 to 2007 as the flagship of the marque. A concept car, known as ''Project Vantage'' and the first Aston Martin design wholly designed by Callum, was built to display the company's vision for a future sports car the could represent Aston Martin's aspirations after the discontinuation of the Virage-based Vantage. The concept car evolved directly into the V12 Vanquish, and featured an advanced carbon fibre and alloy structure, Aston Martin's most powerful V12 engine, and host of new technologies. A specially modified V12 Vanquish was driven by James Bond in the 2002 film Die Another Day.

The naturally aspirated 60* DOHC 4 valves per cylinder V12 engine with a bore and stroke of 89 mm x 79.5 mm (3.50 in x 3.13 in) effortlessly produced at least 466 PS (343 kW; 460 hp) at 6,500 rpm and 400 lb*ft (542 N*m) of torque at 5,000 rpm.[5] It is controlled by a drive-by-wire throttle and driven by a 6-speed automated manual transmission.