RE: Aston Martin to stop Virage production
Discussion
Mr2Mike said:
Porsche could possibly be accused of something similar.Boxster & Cayman are the only cars sharing a chassis, but at least they each have unique bodywork and chassis settings. You can't mistake the two.
911, Cayenne, Panamera all have their own chassis.
If they used all the components of the boxster and just changed the headlight light design, alloys and minor trim and seats, but then called it a new name, pretending to be a different model, then you may have a point.
Dusty964 said:
I would dearly love to see Aston recreate a more modern version of this-
a/. Because they look and sound fantastic, and b/. to get a different look into the line up
Surely you were referring to the Miura in the background?a/. Because they look and sound fantastic, and b/. to get a different look into the line up
Kidding aside, I will always have a soft spot for the 1990's Virage, it being my introduction to Aston Martin, first seeing the car in the pages of my 1989 Road & Track Exotic Cars Quarterly.
HeMightBeBanned said:
I can't help thinking that Aston have a real problem with too many cars that look too similar and have a variation of a gas guzzling V12. I went for a test drive in a V8 Vantage a little while ago and got given the latest brochure with both V8 and V12 Vantages, DB9, DBS and Rapide. A few friends and family looked at the brochure and were utterly mystified as to the proliferation of cars that were all "the same" (their words).
Yes, many manufacturers have a 'family' look to their model ranges but Aston take it too far. Especially given that their cars have shared front and rear lights and largely identical interiors.
As much as I like the look of them, I have difficulty in telling one from another.Yes, many manufacturers have a 'family' look to their model ranges but Aston take it too far. Especially given that their cars have shared front and rear lights and largely identical interiors.
It's time to come up with something different!
DB9 should have been dropped and Virage stayed in the line up as to be honest the Virage was the DB9 "revamp/upgrade". Could have offered two types of trim levels a softer DB9esque version and and more race related car. The Vantage and it's variants is ample competition for the 911 family so with the Vantage, Virage and now the Vanquish, Aston would have had all the bases covered with three cars that although have a family look do indeed look different from each other.
Having just been to the launch of the new vanquish I questioned the head of uk sales about this story. I shall paraphrase what he said:
"I wouldn't believe everything that you read on piston heads"
And other than that all I could get was "I won't be drawn in to conversation regarding speculation of future models."
So as far as every one I spoke to was concerned the virage is still in production. As far as the DB name goes I really can't see Aston dropping it.
"I wouldn't believe everything that you read on piston heads"
And other than that all I could get was "I won't be drawn in to conversation regarding speculation of future models."
So as far as every one I spoke to was concerned the virage is still in production. As far as the DB name goes I really can't see Aston dropping it.
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