INTERNATIONAL REPORT

BY PHILLIP BINGHAM

ASTON MARTIN REVIVES DB4 Reassured by its Ford ownership, and mindful that it was once a serious rival to Ferrari, the English Aston Martin marque is pressing ahead with plans to again become a prominent supercar maker. With the new Virage coupe now in production, and with sales of the 190-mph Vantage derivative less than a year away, Aston now can focus on the next model in its renaissance—a relatively high-volume car that will be a “spiritual successor” to the pretty little DB4. Code-named DP1999, the new car will require Aston Martin to open a new factory and double the size of its workforce by 1995. (The company hopes to increase production ninefold, to 2000 cars per year, by the end of the decade.) As it’s currently on the drawing board, technical…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 1991

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