Aston Martin has taken the top honors at Robb Report’s Car of the Year on a couple of occasions; first in 2005 with the then-new DB9 and as recently as last year with the brilliant DB12. Aston Martin and accolades seem to go hand in hand, as at our 2025 program, when the Vantage rolled in right on the taillamps of this year’s winner, the McLaren 750S. Yet for many judges, the Vantage was the car—a perfect combination delivering knife-edged, sports-car performance and seductive GT style.
About the Vantage, judge Tim Muys called it, “an impressively aggressive car, manageable for almost any driver but with styling and power that enthusiasts will enjoy. It sounds powerful, handles effortlessly, but with sophisticated savvy.”
At Aston Martin,…