Aston Martin has filed trademark purposes for the identify Vanguard within the U.S., Europe, and Japan, hinting at one other doable new mannequin for the British automaker.

First noticed by CarBuzz, the trademark filings observe Aston’s custom of utilizing names that start with the letter V for sports activities vehicles and supercars, equivalent to Vantage, Vanquish, Valhalla, and Valkyrie. So it is doable the automaker is simply making an attempt to take possession of one other identify that matches the sample with out particular plans to make use of it. The automaker beforehand trademarked the Varekai and Valen names in 2018 and 2019, respectively, however hasn’t used them but, as an example.

Aston Martin earlier this yr introduced a brand new mannequin to be unveiled as a part of its one hundred and tenth anniversary celebrations, but it surely’s in all probability a bit late to be making use of for a trademark on a reputation for that mannequin. The automaker additionally plans to launch its first EV, an electrical sports activities automotive, in 2025 after which an electrical SUV after that. These fashions have not been named, so possibly Aston is planning to name considered one of them Vanguard.

The Vanguard trademark filings come shortly after Aston utilized to trademark the DB12 identify, persevering with its different naming custom of vehicles with the prefix DB. The present considering is that the DB12 identify will probably be used for an up to date model of the DB11 grand tourer, which has already been spied testing and is prone to debut as a 2024 mannequin.

It may be a busy few years for Aston, with a number of different new or up to date fashions deliberate.

The Vantage sports activities automotive is scheduled to obtain a spherical of updates, however will in all probability maintain its identify, not like the DB11/DB12. Aston will then introduce the plug-in hybrid Valhalla hypercar in 2024, and probably a mid-engine Vanquish supercar in 2025.