New 614kW monster breaks cover! 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish is the car brand's most powerful combustion model ever to hammer the Ferrari 12Cilindri and Lamborghini Revuelto

Aston Martin is making up for lost time with the return of its iconic Vanquish label, the firm's most powerful combustion engine to date.

After a six year hiatus, the front-engined Vanquish will return with a huge 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 that is capable of pumping out a staggering 614kW/1000Nm.

Aston Martin was planning to introduce a mid-engine V8 supercar, though according to AutoCar UK, the move to a V12 was personally requested by the brand’s director, Lawrence Stroll, who wanted to oversee his first all-new Aston Martin.

The all-new V12 Vanquish will rocket to 100km/h from a standstill in 3.2 seconds on its way to a top-speed of 344km/h. That’s faster than any road-going Aston Martin in history, and keeps it in check with its closest V12 rival, the newly revealed Ferrari 12Cilindri.

Aston Martin’s chief engineer Simon Newton told AutoCar the engine is effectively a complete rebuild compared to the last generation, carrying a new, stronger block to cope with extra large output, larger turbo chargers that spin 15 per cent higher with up to 15 per cent more compression, new camshafts, new cylinder heads and new intake runners.

“Bar the cranks, pretty much everything is new,” Newton said to the British-based publication.

It shares the same platform with the V8 DB12, although it was slightly tweaked to accommodate the Vanquish’s larger V12 engine. It is 125mm longer than the DB12 at 4850mm in length, and 89kg heavier at 1774kg.

The decision to make a V12 in the current automotive climate is a bit of an eyebrow raiser, particularly in Europe, where emissions standards are much more stringent than in Australia.

However, Aston Martin have affirmed they’ve future-proofed the engine to comply with emissions standards in Europe until at least 2030, with a plan to take it even further into the following decade.

Aside from its dazzling powertrain, the Vanquish also comes equipped with an all-new chassis that is made of bonded aluminium and carbon fibre. It has been reinforced with bigger anti-roll bars, making it 75 per cent stiffer laterally than the previous model and giving it more responsive handling through corners and a better steering feel.

Another important addition is a new electronic differential that increases stability at high speeds. A new ABS system improves braking distances and maximises available grip going through corners.

Stopping power is delivered through 410mm carbon ceramic brakes at the rear and 360mm carbon ceramic brakes at the front.

Inside, the new-generation Vanquish boasts a far more sophisticated and technologically advanced interior than its predecessor, featuring a 10.25-inch multimedia touchscreen and an equally sized digital driver’s display.

The interior layout is distinguished from the DB12 by a bespoke centre console design which retains physical buttons for the vehicle’s audio and climate functions, as well as to activate the gearbox’s manual driving mode.

It’s also fitted with a panoramic glass roof, while the seats are cladded in quilted Alcantara upholstery.

The Vanquish maintains the classic Aston Martin grille and angular nose, although its ‘shielded’ rear wing differentiates it from the rest of the range.

Just 1000 examples of the Vanquish will be manufactured each year, each of which will be sold on an invite basis.

The base price starts at £300,000 ($580,900) in the UK. Deliveries will commence from October.