Less power, more pace

New Vantage Roadster turns the clock back to the good old days

2025 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Glen Waddington APRIL IN THE eastern Alps. Green grandeur, exquisitely surfaced roads, the prospect of some excellent weather… well, maybe. But also rain at times, a

‘THE ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE IS THE product to kill 911s.’ That’s a bold statement for 8 o’clock on a Thursday morning, but bold is what Aston Martin wants to be; needs to be if it is to implement and de

THE latest Aston Martin Vantage is a fearsome sports car. Think of it as Britain’s answer to a Porsche 911 Turbo, with more panache but a little less performance, and you’ll be getting the picture. We

Having begun with the simple goal of making a better-performing car for himself, it follows that the company Burkard Bovensiepen founded in 1965 as a maker of tuning kits for the BMW 1500 would channe

The Yorkshire Dales. The sun’s out. The roads twist and flow. The Ribblehead viaduct was just back there, now we’re getting stone barns and gambolling lambs. Spring is in the air, roofs are down, warm