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W ith the highly anticipated arrival of the new Vanquish Volante, auto enthusiasts can look forward to quite simply the fastest, most powerful open top series production Aston Martin to date and, alongside its coupe stablemate, the fastest, most powerful front engine production car on the market today. No other car combines such extraordinary performance with such a svelte yet purposeful form. Its position at the very pinnacle of ultra-luxury high performance is unique, and there are few better ways to celebrate the 60 th anniversary of the iconic Volante name than with latest example.Powered by Aston Martin’s new 5.2-litre V12 engine delivering 835PS and 1000Nm of torque with a top speed of 345 km/h, Vanquish Volante offers all the raw thrill of the coupe with an unmatched visceral open-air driving experience. New Vanquish Volante has been designed to offer all the style and sensorial stimulation for which convertibles are known and loved, without the limitations or compromises traditionally associated with their design. As beautiful as its Coupe companion, with minimal weight increase and stunning design, Vanquish Volante is more than worthy of the name reserved only for the flagship.The new Vanquish Volante is the crown jewel in a model lineage extending back 60 years. The first Aston Martin to receive the name was the little-known Short Chassis Volante of 1965, comprising design elements of both the convertible DB5 that preceded it and DB6 Volante that succeeded it. Utterly beautiful, it set the tone for all ‘Volante’Aston Martin models to come. It is also one of the rarest of all production examples, with only 37 being built over a one-year period. Simply Abu Dhabi | 297