When the performance car in question is a V-12 Aston Martin Vanquish, frankly we struggle to see the downside. But whether you prefer your grand tourer open or closed, you now have the option to do it in a V-12 Vanquish.

Aston Martin has today announced the highly anticipated arrival of the new Vanquish Volante. Quite simply the fastest, most powerful open top series production Aston Martin to date and, alongside its coupe stablemate,

So, no, I don’t think Ferrari is losing much sleep about its relegation to “second place.” That said, the new drop-top version of the Vanquish impresses because it loses nothing in top speed compared with the Coupe.