When aston martin upped its grand touring game

The V8 Vantage remains an automotive icon two decades on from its launch – still riotous to drive but now tantalisingly affordable

Owning something powered by a dozen cylinders is the idle fancy of many of us. The silky-smooth torque delivery matched with a potent punch of performance when ‘the taps are opened’ is peak automotive

£254,200 OTR/£XXXXX as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew “THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE RESERVED fo

When Mercedes-AMG introduced the second-generation GT in 2023, it began with the GT 63 and hotly followed it with the 805bhp GT 63 E Performance plug-in hybrid. After so much power and complexity, the

THIS IS NOW THE ONLY G80 available, as Genesis phases out all ICE cars. A mid-life facelift means it now claims 354 miles of range thanks to its bigger 94.5kWh battery, up on the old 323 miles and 87.

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