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Aston Martin V12 Vantage RevealedThis is a discussion on Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed within the Aston Martin forums, part of the More European Cars category; Gotta say. mixed feelings about this car! First of all the stance and the color are there, it is a ... |
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02-04-2009, 09:00 AM
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  | Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed Gotta say. mixed feelings about this car! First of all the stance and the color are there, it is a sexy car! The two things i really dislike about the car are the hood and the wheels. if only made simpler... like this:   |
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed Quote:
 Well u are about Porsche but at least is much more of a driving machine And no,IMO this is more exciting than the DBS but the DBS is better looking no doubt | |
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed Not good to be honest, the rims are awful as well 
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed Quote:
Damn right! I want one too. M
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed         Absolutely stunning. M
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed ^Indeed...  I'd take mine in some darker blue if available or black...  
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed Much better irl pictures  Still needs DBS rims tho 
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed What is up with AM and those huge gear shifters?? I mean, this is not a pickup truck for God's sake.
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed It's pretty sure enough, but as a complete package I don't rate it. A 4.7 litre V8 Vantage is the more complete buy and close enough performance to this V12. See they said that the V12 engine is 100 kg heavier than the V8? An extra 100 kg for just 380 kW? So, then they go on to say that this car is just 50 kg heavier due to extensive use of lightweight materials. So why not do the same thing with a V8 Vantage and tune the engine to make a bit more power, resulting in a Vantage RS or something. I don't rate Aston's V12. It's old fashioned and doesn't make good specific power relative to its weight or capacity. So, to plump a big, heavy V12 into this car is a largely superficial exercise. Put it this way, a 911 GT3 MKII has 2 litres less capacity and half as many cylinders and yet, it's as fast (or faster), lighter and dynamically superior. Great car, you'd be lucky to own one but it falls short of being remarkable.
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| Re: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Revealed Quote:
I'm glad you share my sentiment Martin. Housing a V12 under that hood is like installing an elevator in a caravan. Slicing the weight of the normal version would have enticed potential customers even more. And with every other manufacturer turning their backs on V12s this is a highly unorthodox move by AM when cars with fewer cylinder and less displacement offer competitive power output. | |
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