Aston Martin is on a roll. The company, which is in the midst of a renaissance with investor Lawrence Stroll at the helm, has brought to market out a series of new and refreshed vehicles over the last 18 months that show that the hard work the folks in Gaydon, England have been putting in over the last half-decade. In that time, the passenger side of the company has brought to market the new DB12 and Vantage coupés in hard top and convertible forms, a refreshed DBX707 SUV and new Vanquish halo coupé .

Though they only announced the Vanquish's return in September, the company is already gearing up to deliver the first ones. And, in October, they invited Newsweek to travel to Sardinia to be among the first in the world to test drive the model. I've driven Sardinian roads before, for the first time a few years ago in the Aston Martin DBX707.

During that journey I narrowly escaped being pulled over by the Carabinieri for speeding and was part of a harrowing journey through a very narrow village street. Thankfully, this journey was a bit less eventful. We took off from Hotel Cala di Volpe, a unique property that was recently home to Rebel Wilson's wedding.

The wide Vanquish has sports car seating and an interior typical of the new Aston Martin. There's not much to write home about here because it all works as advertised. Though the company's Q customization division, buyers can choose interior treatments and exterior colors that suit their desires.

The interior of the tester w.