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on November 21, 2025
One of the last holdouts of V12 engine production has been Aston Martin with its twin-turbocharged 5.2-liter unit in the DB11 and, now, as a farewell, in the V12 Vantage, after a 15-year run, according to an announcement made by the company on Wednesday. The 2023 V12 Vantage will be strictly limited to 333 units, and it's already sold out.
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The documents, which provided the clearest picture yet of the Kremlin's depleted military capacity, were telling as to the extent to which US espionage tactics have effectively penetrated Vladimir Putin's war machine.
While the breach underscored America's ability to infiltrate Moscow's upper echelons, it has also sparked fears that Russian intelligence may now have a clearer understanding of exactly what the US does and does not already understand, providing an opportunity to cut off sources of information.
'If I'm in that position, I would be a lot different than the way they are treating him right now. That I can tell you,' Trump said. 'I think what he is doing is very bad for the spirit of the country.'
The world used to be filled with magic and mystery and V12 engines. There's still plenty of the former two, but the latter is rapidly going the way of the thylacine, and while we get it -- it's hard to justify the cost and complexity of a big V12 engine in a world where going electric makes a lot more sense -- we're still sad to see them go.
If you've played a FromSoftware game before, you probably suspected Elden Ring would have more than one ending. Dark Souls 3 had four different endings, and Bloodborne had three, so it makes sense that Elden Ring, the biggest FromSoftware game yet, would follow this path.
While a defence pact between Taiwan and the United States ended in 1979 when Washington severed formal diplomatic ties in favour of Beijing, a close military relationship endures and the United States is Taiwan's main foreign source of arms.
After years of criticizing the protests that Colin Kaepernick started in 2016 to address racism, President Donald Trump is now saying the embattled free agent should get another chance, 'if he deserves it.' Kaepernick has continued training in hopes of making an NFL comeback
So how many endings are there? As befits a gigantic game like Elden Ring, this is a complicated question. The simplest answer is that there are six different endings. However, four of those endings are very similar. They're variations on what you could call a neutral ending. The two others are "special" endings that will take a bit more time to unlock.
The USFL existed only briefly from 1983 until 1986, playing three 18-game seasons during that time and helped catapult the careers of gridiron greats Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Steve Young, Reggie White, and Doug Flutie.
Britney posted the video on Friday alongside the caption 'Mommy … get me out of here!!!!!!' without any explanation, and though she didn't confirm she was expecting, it didn't stop her fans from going wild in the comments.
Now, US military officials are able to provide real-time warnings to their Ukrainian counterparts about impending strikes in exact locations, indicating exhaustive intelligence gathering in the region.
Aston has made handling a priority for the V12 car and, as such, has increased its body stiffness by using added bracing for things like the fuel tank, the strut towers and more. Spring stiffness was also increased, so don't expect this thing to ride like a DB11. Carbon-ceramic brakes are standard on the V12 Vantage, which, in addition to resisting brake fade in repeated high-speed stops, also shave around 51 pounds of unsprung weight from the car.
The V12 Astons have been since the DB11 came out, but we are genuinely looking forward to this leaner, meaner swan song of a car, and while we wish it could be had with a different gearbox, we expect it will still be a real experience to drive.
Speculation: Britney posted the video alongside the caption 'Mommy … get me out of here!!!!!!' without any explanation, and though she didn't confirm she was expecting, it didn't stop her fans from going wild in the comments
The V12 Vantage also gets some extra goodies for its last go around the carousel. It will be the most powerful Aston Martin Vantage ever with 690 horsepower and 555 pound-feet of torque. Those figures, plus new aerodynamic body tweaks mean that this Vantage is good for 200 mph and will make the sprint to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. An eight-speed ZF automatic transmission is the only gearbox on offer, though Aston claims it's been recalibrated to be more sporty.
Mending Rune of the Death-Prince You'll get this by completing the quest line associated with Fia. To do this, you'll need to begin Ranni's questline, which takes you through the Lost City of Nokron, the Divine Tower of Liurnia and gives you access to the Deeproot Depths. There you'll find and interact with Fia, fight the Lichdragon Fortissax dragon and get this Mending Rune.