---
title: "Aston Martin Is Dropping a V12 In the Vantage One Last Time"
description: "Hear it roar."
date: "2021-12-01"
modified: "2021-12-01"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/43325/aston-martin-is-dropping-a-v12-in-the-vantage-one-last-time"
categories:
  - "Aston Martin News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Aston Martin"
  - "Coupe"
  - "luxury"
  - "sports car"
  - "Vantage"
---

# Aston Martin Is Dropping a V12 In the Vantage One Last Time

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I will always be supportive of any automaker that shoves a big engine in a small car. Lo and behold, that's exactly what [Aston](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/42928/science-or-art-aston-martins-lead-designer-explains-the-valhalla-supercar.md>) is planning on doing with the 2022 Aston Martin V12 Vantage. In a very brief press release, the British sports car maker has officially confirmed the existence of the V12 supercar, also releasing a logo and a short clip of what it will sound like.

Aston also says the car is "not just a Limited Edition, it's a Final Edition." Whether that finality is in reference to the Vantage model as a whole or the V12 engine is unclear but, given the industry-wide push towards fewer cylinders and more electrification, we're going to go out on a limb and lean towards the latter. The "Never leave quietly" tagline that comes at the end of the video further reinforces this car's status as a final outing of some sort.

Have a listen:

https://youtube.com/embed/DqXEOoPsjtw

Very snarly.

Notably, the upcoming V12 Vantage won't be the first current-gen Vantage-based car to feature 12 cylinders. Last year's V12 Speedster—[a windshield-less, 700-horsepower, $950,000 special edition limited to 88 units](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32448/2021-aston-martin-v-12-speedster-has-700-horsepower-no-windshield.md>)—used the same 5.2-liter, twin-turbo V12 out of the DBS Superleggera and it's reasonable to assume that the upcoming model will as well. For reference, the last-generation V12 Vantage used the same 5.9-liter 12-cylinder out of the DBS of the era.

That last-gen car also spawned more powerful S and track-ready GT12 variants. Given that this new one is already set to be a Final Edition, though, we're not holding our breath for this generation's 12-pot Vantage to get the same treatment.

In any case, the 2022 Aston Martin V12 [Vantage](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39886/the-aston-martin-vantage-f1-edition-is-a-formula-one-safety-car-for-the-road.md>) will debut in, you guessed it, 2022.

*Got a tip or question for the author about the new V12 Vantage**? You can reach him here: chris.tsui@thedrive.com*

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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