Someone at Aston Martin – probably unintentionally – sent out a couple of official pictures of the new Vanquish earlier today, ahead of the car’s official unveiling. It’s not like we have not seen the car before. It was present at the Villa d’Este Concourse and after that it’s been scooped all over Europe completely undisguised. Aston apparently doesn’t care much embargo anymore.

So, the new Vanquish – known internally as the project AM310 – replaces the DBS in Aston Martin range, even though it uses the Vanquish name. Underneath the new-look body, which is part DBS, part One-77, The Vanquish is pretty much identical to the current DBS, and is powered by the same V12 engine as well.

This V12 powerplant – which by the way has a working class background, as it’s two Mondeo V6s welded together – in the new Vanquish makes 573 PS at 6,750 rpm, 620 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm, which is enough to take the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds, and onto to a top speed of 186 mph.

To be launched later this year, the new Vanquish will have a base price of £189,995. Stay tuned for more official details and pictures.

via MotorAuthority