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Aston Martin teamed up with a motorcycle maker to create one of the only turbo bikes in the world: the $121,000 AMB 001

By Jaime E. Love 4 months ago
AMB 001 by Aston Martin and Brough Superior.
AMB 001 by Aston Martin and Brough Superior.

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  • The AMB 001 is an upcoming bike created by Aston Martin and Brough Superior.

  • It has a turbocharged motor, which is very unusual for a production motorcycle.

  • Only 100 will be made and the starting MSRP is 108,000 Euros, or approximately $121,000.

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The words “cheap” and “Aston Martin” don’t typically go together, so it’s of no surprise that the upcoming Aston Martin motorcycle is ludicrously expensive. 

Aston Martin teamed up with the motorcycle company Brough Superior to create the upcoming AMB 001. It’s a sleek, futuristic-looking thing that seems way more appropriate for the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 video game than our lowly reality. 

The two companies are currently in the testing stages for their new bike. The specifications aren’t yet final, but a Wednesday press release says that the bike will produce

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Aston Martin Vantage Gets A Nose Job From Revenant Automotive

By Jaime E. Love 4 months ago

Nose jobs aren’t for everyone, but the Vantage seems to be taking it quite nicely.

Let’s talk about car grilles. In the previous decade, grilles have become bigger and bigger, to the point that almost every car brand has already joined the bandwagon. We’re not entirely sure who started this trend, but Lexus and Audi are among the early adapters.

And of course, the most recent car (and most popular) to join the fray is the new BMW 4 Series with its gigantic vertical kidney grille – whether you love or hate the new 4er grille is beyond us.

Even the British luxury carmaker, Aston Martin, has joined this big mouth trend with the Vantage in 2018. It wasn’t that offensive, though, as the low-slung but wide grille was integrated into the bumper, which made it look subtler than, let’s say Lexus grilles.

Despite that, however, the Vantage wasn’t safe

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