New Aston Martin Vanquish to Pack 800 Horsepower?

With 600 horsepower on tap, the new DB11 has already surpassed the Vanquish's output of 565 HP, being the most powerful Aston currently in production - but not for long.

Auto Express reports that the British are already planning a replacement for the Vanquish based on the new DB11 but packing an even more potent version of its 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12. 

To create some distance between the models, the new Vanquish (name unconfirmed yet, but we venture a guess it will remain) could churn out as much as 800 horsepower.

That output would surpass even the mighty One-77 and tie the Vulcan as the most powerful Aston Martin of all times. It would also be enough to show up the likes of the Ferrari F12 TdF, Lamborghini Aventador SV, and Pagani Huayra BC (which also uses a twin-turbo V12 developed by Mercedes-AMG).

Production of the new engine has just commenced at the Aston Martin Engine Plant in Cologne, Germany, where the automaker has manufactured all its engines since opening in 2004. The plant is located within Ford's facility and was built when the American giant still owned Aston, along with Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo, in its now-defunct Premier Automotive Group.

The facility is also expected to produce a new twin-turbo V8, also based on a Mercedes design, to power the Vantage replacement. So are the naturally aspirated engines finished? Maybe, maybe not, particularly the long-serving 6.0-liter V12 that might be kept on the back burner for certain small-batch sports cars in the future.