2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante First Look: The Flagship Goes Open-Top

• The Aston Martin Vanquish adds a drop-top variant this year.
• The Vanquish Volante still offers the same V12 as the coupe.
• Deliveries are expected to start this fall.

Aesthetically, the Vanquish Volante looks great. It makes the transition from coupe to cabriolet very well, with only subtle tweaks to aid with aero and cooling. Frankly, none of that should be surprising since Aston Martin isn’t in the business of making ugly cars.

Under the bonnet

The Volante uses the same twin-turbocharged 5.2-liter V12 engine as its coupe sibling, producing a healthy 823 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive are standard too.

Aston Martin says the roofless Vanquish will top out at 214 mph, with a 0-60 mph time of just 3.4 seconds. That's the same top speed as the Vanquish coupe, and the 0-60 mph time lags behind by just 0.2 seconds.

Tech check

Inside, color and material configuration options seem nearly limitless, and this generation of Vanquish feels much more modern than before thanks to a 10.3-inch driver’s display and a 10.3-inch capacitive touchscreen that supports wireless Apple CarPlay.

The stereo comes courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins and is a 15-speaker system. We suspect it will sound good, as it’s been tuned specifically for the Volante. Music not your thing? Don't worry — the Aston does have that big V12 to help out in the sound department.

Aston Martin has committed to building no more than 1,000 examples of the Vanquish per year, and that includes the Volante, so this will be a rare beast indeed. The convertible is expected to start reaching customers this fall, and while pricing hasn't been announced just yet, considering the coupe starts at $429,000, you can bet this'll cost a very pretty penny.