2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Manual

The vendor bought this Aston Martin Vantage in March 2023 after looking for a clean, manual V12 with the right specification. The vendor states: “From my knowledge it has a full Aston Martin service history, the last one by HWM, immediately prior to my ownership”. It was last serviced in April 2022 at 11,294 miles. He believes this car has had either three or four prior keepers (but it’s worth double checking the V5c to confirm). There’s a mere 13,841 miles on the odometer and the car comes with front and rear adjustable parking sensors. This car has clearly been much loved and well looked after - the owner reminisced of a brilliant trip from the Cotswolds to Tewkesbury he did just a few weeks ago. The vendor has not carried out any work or mortifications to the car and believes that all the mechanics and electrics work well, so it “runs as exactly as it should”. He is selling this motor because he has other vehicles so the Vantage is not getting the road time it deserves. This vendor purchased this car with a comprehensive warranty, which might be transferable to the new owner.

This car looks right from every angle. The bodywork is untroubled by any dinks, dents, depressions, ripples, folds or creases. The shut-lines and panel gaps are tight and consistent. The Carbon Black paintwork has lustre and depth of shine. The chrome work, carbon-fibre inserts, badging, wheels, tyres and all other external fixtures and fittings are in fine fettle. The carbon fibre bonnet vents are a particularly aggressive touch. In short, it looks like what it is – a low-mileage car that’s been almost obsessively cared-for by an owner who knows and loves his Aston Martins.

The good news continues on the inside, where the black and grey leather/Alcantara upholstery is in top order. The seats and the trim have yet to earn a discernible patina or evidence or wear. The cabin features an Alcantara-wrapped multi-function steering wheel and it comes with carbon Recaro seats which were an Aston option at a cost of £11,782. The car also comes with Apple Car Play, which is a useful addition. The carpets and mats are in good order, so too are the dashboard, roof lining and various bits of carbon-fibre, which add a nice touch to the the door cards. To the best of our knowledge, all buttons, knobs, dials, levers, switches, toggles and stalks do precisely what they’re supposed to do.

The Vantage is equipped with a powerful, naturally aspirated 5935cc V12, which is a hallmark of Aston Martin's performance line-up. The 12-cylinder configuration is arranged in two banks of six cylinders, forming a "V" shape when viewed from the front of the vehicle. The power output is around 510 horsepower (380 kW). This enables the car to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in around 4 seconds and it can reach a top speed of 190 mph. The undersides of the car look clean, straight and true and everything seems to have plenty of structural integrity. It’s the same story in the engine bay, where all appears to be clean, dry, present and correct.

This car was first registered on 22nd October 2010 and it has had four prior keepers. The car comes with a comprehensive history and a full MoT record dating back to 2014. In 2022, nearly £3,600 was spent installing Apple Car Play, and just shy of £3k was forked out on a clutch kit that same year. As stated, the vendor has not carried out any work or modifications to the car, so it is exactly as it was when he purchased it. Over £1100 was spent on new tyres last July and the car is being sold with two car keys.

The V12 Vantage was good enough to leave Clarkson lost for words when he reviewed it on Top Gear some years ago. It will still take your breath away now. We think this is a particularly good example of one of the best and most thrilling incarnations of Aston’s sublime V12 ever built. We think a prospective buyer will have to part with somewhere between £70,000 - £80,000 to take this car away.

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