Wooah! Aston Martin And Mercedes Benz Planning To Team Up

Aston Martin and Mercedes are plotting a wide-ranging tie-up that could see the two famous brands collaborate on engines, hybrids, transmission and even entire platforms, CAR can reveal. The top-secret partnership between Aston and Merc – dubbed Project Alligator by the Germans – is detailed in our exclusive story in the new September 2008 issue of CAR Magazine. The scoop includes the lowdown on: • How Mercedes engines could power future Aston Martins • AMG's 6.2-litre V8 tipped for Vantage models • Diesels and hybrids from Germany planned for Aston • Whole platforms to be shared by top-end models • Eight-speed Merc auto bound for British sports cars • Why Maybach and Aston could co-operate on future models