Test Drive columnist Mark Hacking, a self-proclaimed "lucky bastard," was given the opportunity to drive an Aston Martin V12 Vantage recently in Germany. On the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife race track he enjoyed 90 minutes behind the wheel. Says Hacking: "When confronted with the track’s countless humps, bumps, dips and drops, all were managed with so little drama, it was scarcely believable." These 10 images give a closer look at the beautiful machine.

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