Aston Martin Vanquish 25 By CALLUM: A Legend Returns | Carfection 

Ahh I missed you baldy.

I like that more companies are taking beautiful older models and breathing new life into an already beautiful car.

I hope he redo the DB7. Such a beautiful timepiece car. Just imagine with modern technology.

Here's hoping they fixed the awful gearbox

Why isnt this guy on this channel anymore? He IS Carfection in my opinion.

I love the rework they done with the old Vanq, but I must confess, from a visual perspective of the exterior, the original Vanquish is just absolute automotive perfection, it cant really be improved (visually). [in my opinion] But this is a great thing, it just shows that no matter what is done to it and how much time has passed, it is forever a true beauty carved from the metallic elements. Timelessly cool.

First of all, I absolutely love that Ian guy, second of all, (AND I MEAN THIS IN THE NICEST WAY POSSIBLE) To me that vanquish looks like an expensive GTA 5 dlc

I worked Alongside Ian in Miami 3 years ago on the F- pace jaguar launch and what a great man very very down to earth.

The tacky tire stickers throw my eye off. Thought the front end of the original was it's best part...especially with those large fog lights.

Always loved the vanquish. This one looks even better. That back end with the new taillights is hot af.

Great to see you back Alex! you’ve been sorely missed 👊🏻

Whatever is done to it, it’s pleasantly timeless.

Have they done anything to the paddle shift gearbox though? I think that's the true weakest link in the car.

I'm not blaming him or anything, but it would be better if they remake the DB9, which is a more favorable car and honestly, a better looking car from the start

Damn you are back!!! You were the reason why I subscribed this channel. I love your initial review on the Pagani!

Front end still looks good, rear and interior looks stuck in 2002

I've always loved the Vanquish.. such a gorgeous car, the epitome of what I think of in my head when I think Aston Martin.. that and the DB5. One of these with the manual swap would be a dream to own.

When you're in the presence of greatness, you can only observe. In silent awe

Another fine video from Alex!

Splendid! Takes a classic to a modern level!

The goat. Beautiful remaster as they said on this car. Can't wait to see what he does next.

So, are they buying used Vanquishes, doing the mods and then reselling it for £550,000? Or do you bring your Vanquish, and they charge you £550,000 for the mods? Either way, great business model, considering a Vanquish is hovering around the £70,000 mark. There's always a sucker... (Cough, cough) I mean, a rich guy out there. Always.

Many will disagree but to me, this is THE Bond car. Even today the Vanquish still looks so good!

Gorgeous car. The blue paint really show off the lines.

Good to see my man Callum hard at work. ✌️

Looks GREAT!!

I got goosebumps looking at that car.

Monsieur Ians Smashed his Test Target.. the Dash Dials are amazing.

Worth every penny.

I think it looks great. Has a much more muscular look to it. Perfect stance. Very good job at updating the look without messing it up. 👍

Absolute artist!

Rebel Rebel on the fuel cap - I absolutely love it !

Fabulous car, fabulous man, fabulous video!

my favourite aston. nice to see it getting some attention

I missed this guy! Reason I subscribed!

Beautiful!

Absolutely stunning car and an absolutely stunning remake.

Fabulous!!!!. I need to get my order in.!!

The Vanquish is an excellent design.. totally iconic

I admire this guy and his vision. This generation Vanquish is one of my all time favourite cars and I agree the interior was the weakest part of the package. Ian is terrific!

Hmmmm not sure how I feel about this., some bits feel a bit tacky

HE'S BACK!

OMG!!! Alex is back!!!!!!

I love the redesigned front bumper, it looks like the offspring of the Vanquish and a DBS 😍

Looks stunning

really beautiful

this car definitely deserved all those upgrades, it now looks like a true jewel car I would only remove the tyre writing and great to see again Alex goy on carfection, please Alex review the new 718 Spyder, you have such an amazing understanding of Porsche`s mid engine car

Stunning stunning stunning

BEAUTIFUL

I really missed this presenter. Always been my favorite on Carfection. :D

Just stunning.

Really nice. Really good design pairing with Bremont, my favourite watch company, too.

Beautiful job, love that new interior, front fascia and the headlights/tailights. It just has the right ballace of beauty, Class and aggression unlike the current Aston Martins that are covered in exaggerated out of proportion design cues.

When I think of an Aston Martin, the first car I think of is this Vanquish. Next is the DB9 and then the DB7.

Awesome!!!

Yay Alex!!! Great job man!

When I first saw the thumbnail and saved this to ‘watch later’ I thought it was a special edition of the current car. Then I realised what it actually was. Interesting realisation.

What an utter legend.

He's back 😃😃😃

LOVE the original Vanquish. I knew that some changes could make it look even better, but not THIS much better! (maybe turn the orange accents into silver or white for true perfection!) I think this is helped by Gran Turismo 3, my Vanquish was this exact blue and has been my favourite colour on the car ever since!

That Ford Focus is awesome!

Very indulgent 👍👍👍

Good job Alex

The Vanquish s looked perfect to me. But this... I don't like: The orange bits The tail lights The interior The wheels The tyres And it still has the same awful gearbox!

The best ever Aston Martin in my opinion is the 1992 twin supercharged vantage. Hand built 5.3 litre v8 with twin Eaton superchargers and 550 bhp, also 550 ibft of torque. The most powerful car in the world in 92. Beautiful car. The vanquish was poor replacement.

The roof is not a stressed component therefore could you produce a convertible? It could be stunning. Love the Vanquish and was so fortunate to be part of the team that developed and produced it. Lucky boy ha ha. Mr Callum is a very special man.

Gorgeous.

I did not realise just how good this car is, until I saw (and filmed it) at the London Concours. There you could compare the 25 against the original that sat opposite.

Strange to see the 1st generation return after the 2nd generation already has been out for a couple of years. Fun to see the old Aston Martin design back though and the new design touches work well! :)

I never liked how the Vanquish looked, but they made it look so much cooler

WONDERFUL, RACE, POWEREST!🏁 🇬🇧

The Vanquish is my favourite Aston Martin / Callum :) but I hope above all the mechanics have been improved over the original one. I remember a Fifth Gear episode where Vicki Butler-Henderson drove the then new Vanquish S and a simple over steer maneuver caused an engine belt to dislodge itself. But super excited nonetheless to see this epic classic having been a given a new chapter.

the bespoke is seen at those wonderful pipes sir.. thats a nice classy touch for a GT Lux ultra. the retro modern abstract classical aspects intertwine so well in small details.. the design team 1 offs for the 25 would be fun to see.. Vantage S Spitfire 80, comes to mind.. wood spirit heart.. victory.. The bonnet taper is following a smart line there sir.LED fog lamps could spoil the lower look see why you took to the black package minimalist in quality Cf. one would not tear their dress egressing either.

my favourite car of all times, and the most beautiful in the world for me so, thank you Sir, thank you Very Much for the love those precious deserve ;)

It's a fantastic visual update of one of my favorite cars to look at (though I'm not sure that shortened rear with the more aggressive diffuser looks better...probably functions better, but I liked the look of the original car's chunkier rear end), but that transmission is unacceptable!

A joy to see you back Mr Goy and many congratulation to Mr Callum on his CBE - it should have been a knighthood -but this project runs acute risks of seriously worsening an iconic car. Making it even lower will make speed bumps a catastrophe; sitting lower in the seats runs risks the driver can’t see where the bonnet ends - which is what happens in the new DBS; failing to fit a manual or automatic gearbox, means not addressing a real problem and not providing a Volante version is more than a pity!

I always Loved the 2003 but never got one. Just had to many other ones lol. Nice Job maybe one yet.

It Look Beautiful 😍

aww you get a clock that you can take with you! awesome

8:43 Whoa!

Great to have Ian back at work with an Aston.Wish he replaced that blind Reichmann

Love it

hard to see how this design is better than the old one..maybe the front looks better...the rear...argggghhhhh

In that slowmo-shot @0:33 : is that a plastic part from the bumper sticking out and the hand trying it to push back in? Why is that shown in a close up?

Reading another interview, it seems Ian Callum is happy with the original gearbox, after Aston Martin updated the software, so he hasn't changed it. An auto is available, but he reckons if you treat the original like a manual, using the paddles, it works well.

Absolutely epic. Where do i sign

He hasn't done a bad job at all !! :)

old Astons having the crystal key was the EPIC THING that happened to Aston Martin & now they have removed it 🙁🙁🙁🙁

Ian........what a pleasant chap he seems to be.

I do love the Vanquish. It is an absolute icon and will probably be one forever. I fully respect the attempt to create the ultimate Vanquish and I also respect the man behind this program. He is a mastermind and his success just substantiats that. He is probably more successful and also tasteful than I will ever be, but I don‘t like this car. Don‘t get me wrong, I love Siger Porsches and reimaginations of old cars. Singer nails every aspect of a reimagination: fun and exitment, looks (interieur and exterieur) and rarity. I try to give my opinion as structured as I can. I want to start with looks and I have to say the old car looks better in my opinion, but opinion is personal. What isn’t personal is the fact that a car with lots of vents looks more modern but lacks in terms of class. You can clearly see that pheonmen with the Maserati GrandTurismo. The modern car looks way too busy and lacks in elegance. The Vanquish is also a grand coupe and these cars, unlike supercars, live because of their apperance and class. The front grill is nice, but these side intakes and the hood were overdone. Instead they should have focused on making the car slightly wider. The back end looks like it’s not made for this car. The diffusor looks like it‘s wider than on the Valkyrie. Way too big. The exhaust has no class. The color matches the accents, but a colored ehaust? Instead a subtile akrapovic would do it in my opinion. Aprops colors. If i want a classy Brit, Idefinitly would go for British Racing Green or at least a modernized version of the color. I also would spec different inlets for the vents. History and taste aside, these look messy. The interieur is, in my opinion at least, also not fitting to this car. I know it is difficult to change the interieur, but you pay 500 grand, so it should be possible. The center console looks to flat and aftermarket, the buttons look like they were bought strait from ebay (like the taillights), the center screen looks cheap, the colors dont match that well and the stitching looks like it’s made in 2005. The stitching on the panels looks off by the way. If I want a perfect interieur I‘d go neidfactor and have my own choosen materials in perfect quality. Also the interieur is quite dark. Combined with the limited space it doesn’t look like you would love to spend time in it. My favourite would be a nice white or beige, maybe with wood trim. That has class and looks like a proper grand tourer. Exterieur wise I also dislike the tires. I remember playing midnight club as a kid. There you could color the text on your tires. I did it back in the days because it looked sporty and cool. In reality it looked stupid af., like on this car. Enough for the looks. What I also dislike is the fun you get. This car isn‘t more fun then an original Vanquish. The powergains don‘t help nor does the fact, that this car probably still uses the automatic. This transmision was bad and even aston was the same opinion so they offered a swap to manual. A grand tourer should have an automatic, but in this case I wouldn‘t buy this car without a manual swap. Singer offers a complete new car compared to the specbumbs this Vanquish gets. Maybe I dislike this attempt so much because of the time it‘s made. The Vanquish is too new to remaster it and if you remaster a car, please don‘t just make it look “nicer and more modern“ but also improve it’s inner values. English isn’t my native language, especially not writing it on a mobile device. Have a nice day!

As a statement of purpose and intent, the Vanquish 25 hits some high notes and I'm sure there are 25 owners who would love Callum's treatment. Then reel customers in with new ideas over time.

Mouth watering.

I like the idea of this , always wondering how difficult it would be get a mid to late 2000s dbs fitted with twin Eton superchargers from the old virage vantage

Nice

Great car, great guy, great video, weird handshake

As JC once famously said ‘you’d have to have a flappy-paddle head to pay that’ ! 🤣

there are bits about it that i like a lot, like the front, the lights, the sidemirrors and things i am not thrilled about it like the interior and the weird patterns. i think the color-scheme might do it a bit of a disservice, it might work better with more modern AMR color-schemes, but that's just my opinion.

Alex back

welcome back baldy

It's a small detail, but I loved the idea of being able to take the mechanical watch with you from the dash. It's like taking a piece of the car with you, and then coming back and connecting it back with the car. Very neat touch. Nice looking Vanquish too.