The new Vanquish was the star attraction at the 10th edition of The Luxury Review, held in New York in April. On display and available for acquisition were a private collection of sketches, lithographs and etchings from artists including Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Rembrandt, Charles Daubigny and Henri Matisse.

DB9 AUCTIONED FOR CHARITY

Aston Martin Beverly Hills backed the 20th annual Race To Erase MS gala at the Hyatt Regency Central Plaza in Los Angeles in May. More than 1,000 guests honoured Sharon and Jack Osbourne, a multiple-sclerosis sufferer, for educating the public about the disease.

In total, the event raised $1.8m for the Nancy Davis Multiple Scleroris Foundation. A DB9 Centenary Edition, with the support of Aston Martin Beverly Hills, raised $235,000, the biggest sale at the evening’s auction. Sir Elton John was the headline act and Taio Cruz also performed. In the week leading up to the event and over the weekend, Sharon Osbourne (below) drove the new Rapide S.

Guests at the one-year birthday party for the Aston Martin Washington DC dealership at The Willard Hotel

Aston Martin Washington DC held a highly successful function for 250 people in May at The Willard Hotel in Washington DC. This one-year anniversary party for the store’s new ownership (previously Aston Martin Tyson’s Corner) featured all the models in the current range.