Fast & Furious

Aston Martin's new roadster delivers a muscular thrill ride

- JEREMY TAYLOR

BRITISH MARQUE ASTON Martin may struggle in the F1, but its road cars are winners. The new Vantage Roadster is a handsome, thunderously fast convertible that performs as well as it looks. This year, the manufacturer returned to hypercar endurance racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans-I drove the thrilling Vantage Roadster more than 360 miles from London to France to watch the futuristic Valkyrie track cars compete.