Aston Martin confirms all-new architecture for next-gen sports car

One can estimate that Aston Martin's VH platform has been around for 10 years now and finally the company has announced plans to develop a completely new architecture.

Aston Martin Chief Financial Officer Hanno Kirner 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 partnership with Daimler AG will bring with it cutting edge electrical and electronic expertise, and the shared development of world-class bespoke V8 powertrains. So, we could possibly see the new DB9 get an AMG-sourced 4.0-litre V8 and the familiar 6.0-litre V12. But these statements do not confirm rumours of Aston Martin using the Mercedes MSA platform.

Aston Martin also confirmed that their revenue increased 13% in 2013 thanks to sales of roughly 4,200 cars.

Aston Martin Chief Financial Officer, Hanno Kirner commented: "We made excellent progress on a number of fronts in 2013: growing our global sales, improving our EBITDA and building further on the company's strong brand as we celebrated our centenary around the globe.We will, in the next few years, be implementing the biggest investment programme in our 101-year history, preparing the ground for new and exciting products in the future."