Aston Martin has announced that it is working on an all-new platform which will underpin its next generation of sports cars.
The news was revealed during a report on the company's financial performance, which saw sales jump by 11 per cent last year to around 4,200, and revenue rise by 13 per cent to £519 million.
The company will be using this money to fund a replacement for the ageing VH architecture, which has underpinned every new Aston model -- barring the Cygnet and the One-77 -- since the original Vanquish came out in 2001.
It's also understood that the new platform will be engineered to use the new range of V8 engines designed by Mercedes, which the partnership between the two companies has given the British manufacturer access to.
Hanno Kirner, Aston's chief financial officer, said: "We are engineering a completely new architecture and technologies to ensure that our next generation of sports cars is at the forefront of design, performance and technology.
"The strategic partnership with Daimler AG will bring with it cutting edge electrical and electronic expertise, and the shared development of world-class bespoke V8 powertrains."
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