Q 01/05

Which American giant bought 75% of Aston Martin in 1987 and sold the company to a consortium twenty years later?

A) Buick

B) Dodge

C) Ford

D) Chrysler

Answer · why

C) Ford

Ford took its 75% stake in 1987 and full control by 1993, then sold Aston Martin for £475 million in March 2007 after hiring UBS to auction it.

Q 02/05

Which model, launched in 2020 and the first car built at Aston Martin's St Athan plant, was the marque's first SUV?

A) DBX

B) DB11

C) Rapide

D) Virage

Answer · why

A) DBX

The DBX was Aston Martin's first SUV and it also became Formula One's official medical car in 2021, painted green with neon yellow accents.

Q 03/05

Aston Martin's headquarters and main factory since 2003 sit on a former RAF V-bomber base in which Warwickshire village?

A) Gaydon

B) Kenilworth

C) Wellesbourne

D) Southam

Answer · why

A) Gaydon

Gaydon was the first purpose-built factory in Aston Martin's history, a 55-acre site next door to Jaguar Land Rover's own centre on the old airbase.

Q 04/05

Nearly 13,000 Aston Martins were hand-built between 1955 and 2007 in which Buckinghamshire town beside the M1?

A) Princes Risborough

B) Newport Pagnell

C) Bletchley

D) Buckingham

Answer · why

B) Newport Pagnell

Newport Pagnell rolled out its last car on 19 July 2007, yet the old 3.6-acre site lives on as Aston Martin Works, the heritage sales and restoration ...

Q 05/05

Which Aston Martin racer won Le Mans outright in 1959 and sold in 2017 for a British-car record $22.5 million?

A) DB3S

B) DB4 GT

C) DP215

D) DBR1

Answer · why

D) DBR1

The DBR1 also won the Nürburgring 1000 km and the Tourist Trophy in 1959, three straight victories that equalled a record set by the Ferrari 250TR.