Aston Martin Vantage gets 2012 refresh
'S'-derived changes for 'entry-level' Aston
The most significant changes are to the 'basic' Vantage, which gets a raft of tweaks inspired by its more focused 'S' cousin.
The 4.7-litre 426hp V8 and six-speed manual stay, but the six-speed Sportshift automated manual is now replaced by the seven-speed Sportshift II from the Vantage S. The Vantage's chassis also gets quicker steering (15:1 compared to 17:1), bigger brakes (380mm two-piece ventilated cast-iron front discs and six piston calipers as well as hill-start assist) and wider tyres.
There are visual tweaks too, including a lower bumper - complete with an aerodynamic splitter - that houses a larger air intake. At the rear there's a new (working) diffuser and what Aston calls 'race-derived' side sills.
Both the Vantage coupe and roadster get these tweaks, and the car now starts from £84,995. The Vantage S continues largely unchanged, meanwhile, at £99,995.
I am a proper car geek, petrolhead but the AM range just confuses me, ok the rapide is easy to spot as it has four doors, the Cygnet also as its, well its a Toyota IQ that someone has stuck AM badges on, but after that, I am lost, they all look the same with varying amounts of agression, different wheels, different noises and colour schemes, I kind of switch off when there is one on Top Gear or a new one announced as I cant tell the bloody difference from the last one.
Is there an Idiots guide to Aston Martin for AM duffers like me ?
It is strange as I know like a Top Trump addled eight year old every Porsche variant since they started, Lambo's and Ferraris are no problem either but I go blank when it comes to Astons !
I'm not liking it.
I can't stop editing, is it just the front bumper they've changed?.
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