STILL TO COME...

Myriad Vantage variants are in the pipeline. First up is one with a sevenspeed manual gearbox, though it’s still more than a year away. A soft-top Volante version is also a shoo-in, as are harder versions with a greater performance focus. We know there’s plenty of headroom left in the 4.0-litre V8 (it churns out 450kw/850nm in the AMG E63 S) and tantalisingly, Aston says its 5.2-litre V12 does fit though “there are no plans at this stage.” No plans either for a six-cylinder version using Merc’s all-new M256 in-line six, which is a shame. A cheaper six-pot with a manual ’box would be a lovely thing.