New Vanq 3 on the way
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835 BHP pretty impressive!
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Vanq3 by Mark Maddox, on FlickrAdamV12V said:
Grapevine says circa £400k and not mid engined…..
That's a shame, for £400k plus it needs to be mid-engineered. if not it's just another DB car with a different body again. I'm keeping Vanq2S forever more but I've moved to McLaren for my main fun because AML front engineered cars all a bit samey and slow these days. 835BHp in Mid-Engineered Vanq would get me back in the marque! SJH_Vs said:
I think it’s hard enough deploying all the power in my DBSS let alone the new Vanquish, so I think you won’t be able to really tell much of a difference on real roads. Of course you can now also fit CarPlay into the DBSS to - I’m told it will be £400k for a reasonable spec so doesn’t really make sense if you already have a DBSS which you’d need another £250k to get an extra 100Nm. You can have it tuned to 800bhp anyway if you want! I think they know this so hence the ‘limited numbers’ element to set expectations.
I take the point up to certain point, the thing is that Astons are GT cars, DBSS included, they're not really capable getting turbo charged power down through the rear wheels. I can't see the Vanq3 being anything revolutionary so I can't imagine will be able to get the power down either. If moving to super car territory that's another story, a Ferrari, Lambo or McLaren manage it. Just such a shame AML didn't go ahead with the mid engine Vanq we all wanted. I guess the thing is that to change the software on an existing engine is far more cost effective than designing a new car. Shame!
AlexNJ89 said:
Frustrates the hell out of me on a regular basis.
My XJR with 550bhp was actually boring it was so fast. All it was going to achieve was getting me a driving ban eventually. It made the rest of the world seem so slow.
It's definitely a problem in that people seem to buy based on playing Top Trumps rather than how the car makes you feel.
What options do I have if I just want 400bhp in a premium package? The Emira was supposed to be that and I really didn't like it.
Or maybe I just need to drive something like a Ferrari 296 GTB to see what all the fuss is about, maybe I'm missing a thrill that I didn't know I wanted.
I put my money where my mouth is and bought an Alpine A110 and Vantage S. But I would love to see something like the Toyota GR86 with premium styling and interior.
I guess it all depends where you live, your age and how many limbs you have. if you're 90+ missing a leg and live in central London I can see how a (relatively speaking) slow car like an XKR would be boring. There's still plenty of (safe) fun to be had in the UK even with our over electronically policed system now. My XJR with 550bhp was actually boring it was so fast. All it was going to achieve was getting me a driving ban eventually. It made the rest of the world seem so slow.
It's definitely a problem in that people seem to buy based on playing Top Trumps rather than how the car makes you feel.
What options do I have if I just want 400bhp in a premium package? The Emira was supposed to be that and I really didn't like it.
Or maybe I just need to drive something like a Ferrari 296 GTB to see what all the fuss is about, maybe I'm missing a thrill that I didn't know I wanted.
I put my money where my mouth is and bought an Alpine A110 and Vantage S. But I would love to see something like the Toyota GR86 with premium styling and interior.
I'm also not really sure people buy Astons for top trumps, because, as much as we all love them the reality is the same money (or even less!) in many different different brands will beat an Aston in any other "top Trump" measure. We buy Astons because we love the brand, the theatre and pleasure it brings, also maybe some patriotism. I think anyone who bought a Vanq3 because it had 835 BHP and that's the only reason, will be very disappointed because it will be out performed by many other cars, a good example being your Alpine in all likelihood!
Even a relatively slow PS electric car will get people in trouble quicker than many Astons now. Personally I think BHP in an Aston is irrelevant and I really can't see an 835BHP being quicker than an awful lot of other brands with much less BHP.
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