Aston Martin Vantage Review

The 2025 Vantage is less a facelift than a rescue. The 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 sourced from AMG has been reworked with new turbochargers, cooling and calibration to make 656 horsepower, an increase of more than thirty percent, and the chassis was rebuilt around it with a stiffer structure, wider tracks and adaptive dampers with a far greater spread. It is a proper rear-drive brute now, happy to slide and quick enough to worry a 911 Turbo.

The bigger change is inside, where the parts-bin Mercedes infotainment that embarrassed the old car has been replaced by an in-house system with real physical controls beneath it, and the materials are genuinely lovely. The car has always looked superb. What has not changed is the ownership picture. Fuel economy is poor, the service network is small, and Aston residuals remain among the weakest of any premium marque, which is the single strongest reason to buy one that is two years old.