Aston Martin's Last Fossil-Fuel V12 Vantage
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Aston Martin has revealed the final edition of its V12 Vantage sports car. As the automaker plans to introduce its first fully-electric vehicle in 2025 and offer an electric option in all new car lines beginning in 2026, this new sports car represents the last fossil-fuel version of this line.\\xa0
In an interview with Reuters, Aston Martin executive chairman and investor Lawrence Stroll said, \\u201cThis V12 Vantage is really a swan song and it will be the last one we make before we move onto hybridization and electrification.\\u201d
The first V12 Vantage RS concept was shown in 2007 and since then, CEO Tobias Moers says the company has been \\u201cfitting our biggest engine into our smallest and most sporting model.\\u201d He went on to call the new version \\u201cthe fastest, most powerful and most dynamically capable V12 Vantage ever.\\u201d
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