2022 Aston Martin V12 Vantage reveal date set

UPDATE, March 14, 2022: The covers are set to come off the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage this week, with the British marque confirming a March 16 reveal for its end-of-line model.

Tipped to be the final new V12 Aston to roll down the Gaydon production line, Aston Martin has previously shown off teasers of the Vantage with a larger front splitter as well as a more aggressive front bumper.

Although the days of Aston Martin's naturally-aspirated V12s are long gone, it's likely the engine fitted to the flagship Vantage will be the same 5.2-litre, twin-turbo unit found in the DBS Superleggera, making 533kW and 900Nm in its current guise – quite a bit more than the 4.0-litre, twin-turbo V8 Vantage's 375kW/685Nm.

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December 15, 2021: Aston Martin is continuing to ramp up anticipation of the V12 Vantage's return, this time releasing a teaser of the upcoming two-door which gives us a glimpse of the car’s design.

Set to be the last 12-cylinder Aston Martin Vantage ever produced, the teaser shows a blurred shot of the front of the new V12 Vantage next to the original 2009 model. While not the clearest shot, the new model appears to have a different grille compared to the current V8 Vantage.

If we go off previous spy shots, we’ve seen a large front grille flanked by air intakes that will help for increased cooling demand, along with new cooling cut-outs in the bonnet for that thumping V12 heat.

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Aston Martin's current V8 Vantage

As before, we can also hear the new model from the video Aston Martin posted on social media, sounding a lot like the 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 used elsewhere in Aston’s stable.

With the standard Vantage housing Mercedes-Benz’s ubiquitous bi-turbo V8, the new V12 will likely be the most powerful non-electrified Vantage ever, producing north of 500kW.

Previously, Aston Martin published a short statement beneath the V12 Vantage logo which read: “You’ve heard about it. You will certainly hear it coming. V12 Vantage. It’s not just a Limited Edition, it’s a Final Edition. Returning in 2022”.

It is all but confirmed this will be Aston’s last V12 Vantage and it should be fully revealed early next year, with the manufacturer beginning its wind down into electrification and hybrid cars to meet tightening emissions regulations.

Beyond the new V12 model, the Vantage is due for a facelift in 2022. The updated model will be part of Aston’s ‘Project Horizon’ going forwards, which includes a DBX Coupe and the Valhalla supercar.