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[jonby]

Jon39 said:

jonby said:

5 hours after that tweet, AP tweeted the same pic of the same article with the heading

2018 Aston Martin Vantage testing in Britain with AMG V8 | Autocar

Interpret that as you will

I guess he just enjoys a tease.

that, or realised he made a mistake

I suspect it's neither one thing nor the other and is what it looks like - part vantage, part DB11, testing certain elements and in particular, Aston's version of the merc V8, which does categorically have several elements unique to Aston

[Cold]

jonby said:

Meanwhile I wouldn't bother worrying about 400 or 450 bhp - I'm convinced base vantage power output will start with a 5

If I had to choose, I'd prefer the next V8V lost some weight rather than gaining some horsepower. What's the current showroom car at? Circa 1700kgs? Lose 250kgs from the next car and it could almost start to be called lithe.

[George29]

V8 Vantage GT said:

I disagree, 450 is not enough. a joke. It needs to be competitive against more that the average turbo or SC V6.

450 isn't enough for a base model? Really? How often are you exploiting all the power on the road and left wanting more? Have you driven an AMG GT? I'd hardly call it slow