THE VANTAGE IS A SERIES OF HAND BUILT SPORTS CARS FROM THE BRITISH MANUFACTURER ASTON MARTIN. ASTON MARTIN  HAS PREVIOUSLY USED THE "VANTAGE" NAME ON THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE VARIANTS OF THEIR EXISTING GT MODELS, NOTABLY ON THE VIRAGE-BASED CAR OF THE 1990S. THE MODERN CAR, IN CONTRAST, IS THE LEANEST AND MOST AGILE CAR IN ASTON'S LINEUP.