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Official: Aston Martin DBS VolanteThis is a discussion on Official: Aston Martin DBS Volante within the Aston Martin forums, part of the More European Cars category; Originally Posted by martinbo This car, like an XKR convertible is fabric-hooded, drop-top aristocratic magnificence in true British fashion. People ... |
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02-26-2009, 05:37 AM
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02-26-2009, 05:57 AM
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| Aston Martin and James Bond are conjoined as Michal Schumacher and Ferrari are. This is a brand that has leveraged of the James Bond and AM is a highly image oriented brand. I'd cut off my left pinky toe if 90% of DBS buyers haven't seen Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace. |
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02-26-2009, 06:27 AM
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James Bond and Aston Martin have an interrupted association: In the sixties it was all about Aston's DB5 and then in the 70's and early 80's it was all Lotus Esprit. The Aston Vantage made a brief comeback during the Dalton years and then BMW pulled in for a couple of Brosnan episodes. You surely didn't associate Z3's and 7ers with James Bond during that time did you? James Bond merely represents the (fictional) best of being British. The DBS does so in the metal. The Aston DB9 and DBS forego hair-splitting on-paper statistics and make up for any perceived deficiencies in the looks and emotive departments.
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|  Handbrake position seems awkward. Center console also looks much cleaner without the chunky manual gear shifter.
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| The only ugly thing is the steering wheel...
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IMO if u want pure British class get the DB9 volante much more suited than this. It's not about German and Italian cars only,any and every car gets it's fair share of criticism here. | ||
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02-26-2009, 08:02 AM
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Wouldnt it hit you on the leg? Answer is NO All astons have Handbrakes on that side.. When you pull it up to fix the brake it falls down again.. It doesent stay up like in other cars  So handbrake down like in this picture,does NOT mean that the handbreak is OFF it could still be SET 
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02-27-2009, 10:49 AM
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Great looking car 
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02-27-2009, 10:50 AM
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 I thought it toned the DBS down
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