The new Aston Martin Virage

Aston Martin has provided us with another good reason to look forward to the Geneva Motor Show, opening its doors next Tuesday, by revealing the all-new Virage.

This stunning 21st-century variant of a model which ceased production 11 years ago will be powered by a 6.0-litre V12 powertrain that generates a not insubstantial 490 ponies and 570Nm of torque. We don’t know exactly how fast that will make the Virage, but perhaps Aston is holding that information back for its world debut at the Geneva-Palexpo Conference centre. At least, we hope that’s the plan.

Though the Virage’s design traits instantly give away the fact it’s an Aston grand tourer, it is clearly distinguished from its stablemates by a side strake which houses six LEDs, a lower and wider stance than other Aston models, and an all-new rear diffuser.