RE: Matt Becker joins Aston Martin - official

[DanielSan]

thiscocks said:

AMG developed engines? In an Aston?

Think of AMG as Aston Martin Germany and it'll help make things better

[mikey k]

ds666 said:

mikey k said:

I don't see a good legacy from Bez, far from it, the good stuff he claims predates him and is down to Ford

Dr bez was responsible for the vh chassis et al. If bob dover had stayed in charge your current astons may well have been mid engined....

No he wasn't commitment to VH platforms predates him and is a Ford investment

[ds666]

mikey k said:

No he wasn't commitment to VH platforms predates him and is a Ford investment

From memory bez stopped the cars that were being developed under bob dover and started vh with front engines. Ford was in charge throughout

[mikey k]

ds666 said:

mikey k said:

No he wasn't commitment to VH platforms predates him and is a Ford investment

From memory bez stopped the cars that were being developed under bob dover and started vh with front engines. Ford was in charge throughout

Ford started on VH in the Mid 90's (VH0 on the Vanquish) Bez joined in July 2000
Just another example of Bez claiming credit where its not due

[ds666]

I don't remember Vanquish being called VH0 .
The current VH chassis bears little similarity to the Lotus designed Vanquish .
Whether you like it or not Bez is responsible for the architecture and designs of the current cars ( and I think the adhesive technology was probably developed in the 70s in aerospace ) .

[mikey k]

ds666 said:

I don't remember Vanquish being called VH0 .
The current VH chassis bears little similarity to the Lotus designed Vanquish .
Whether you like it or not Bez is responsible for the architecture and designs of the current cars ( and I think the adhesive technology was probably developed in the 70s in aerospace ) .

I'm on my 2nd VH2 car and from personal experience I don't like much that Bez did, I'm not sad to see him gone. So much so I would'nt buy another car from the current range.
Suffice to say I really hope the management changes along with Andy Palmer & Matt Becker joining will turn AM around
Though I suspect they have bigger issues like a £410M debt to repay in 2018 and dwindling sales as people what for the changes and new models.
BTW I love my Aston