aston_martin_v8 | relatedmeanoftransportation | aston_martin_dbs <tsp> aston_martin_v8 | engine | 53 (litres) <tsp> aston_martin_v8 | assembly | united_kingdom <tsp> aston_martin_v8 | relatedmeanoftransportation | aston_martin_rham/1 <sep> the aston martin v8 is a grand tourer manufactured by aston martin in the united kingdom from 1969 to 1989 as with all traditional aston martins, it was entirely handbuilt – with each car requiring 1,200 man-hours to finishaston martin were looking to replace the db6 model and had designed a larger, more modern looking car the engine was not ready, however, so in 1967 the company released the dbs with the straight-six vantage engine from the db6 two years later, tadek marek's v8 was ready, and aston released the dbs v8 with the demise of the straight-six vantage in 1973, the dbs v8, now restyled and called simply the aston martin v8, became the company's mainstream car for nearly two decades 
the aston martin v8 is related to the aston martin dbs and the aston martin rham/1. the aston martin v8 has a 5.3 litre engine and is assembled in the united kingdom.the aston martin dbs united kingdom car was manufactured from 1969 to 1989