RE: Aston Martin Vanquish S: Driven
Discussion
Esceptico said:
Pointless changes in my view. You wouldn't choose an AM Vanquish because it is the best drivers car available but because it is better looking and a better GT. Making it uglier and more sporting but still no match for the opposition doesn't sound like a successful recipe to me.
Agreed.This is always going to be a personal, subjective matter but...it's like looking at regression to the mean.
Yes please.
No thanks.
Whoever specs Aston press cars needs to be punished.
What sane Aston customer would paint bits of naked carbon white? (although I do think naked Carbon is not very AM either)
I also don't like that grill - I like it on the GT8/12 as they're track toys but on the road car I want a proper Aston grill please.
What sane Aston customer would paint bits of naked carbon white? (although I do think naked Carbon is not very AM either)
I also don't like that grill - I like it on the GT8/12 as they're track toys but on the road car I want a proper Aston grill please.
I'd save myself £100k personally.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
They've all looked roughly the same since the early 00's
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
They've all looked roughly the same since the early 00's
PHMatt said:
I'd save myself £100k personally.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
They've all looked roughly the same since the early 00's
I have a DBS and the 'normal' Vanquish wasn't enough of an improvement to make me want to upgrade. The Vanquish S however in 4-5 years time is looking like it may do just that! http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
They've all looked roughly the same since the early 00's
Although I love the DBS so much that it's going to have to be something damned special to make me want to swap.
vinnie83 said:
PHMatt said:
I'd save myself £100k personally.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
They've all looked roughly the same since the early 00's
I have a DBS and the 'normal' Vanquish wasn't enough of an improvement to make me want to upgrade. The Vanquish S however in 4-5 years time is looking like it may do just that! http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...
They've all looked roughly the same since the early 00's
Although I love the DBS so much that it's going to have to be something damned special to make me want to swap.
I love how aggressive the DBS looks btw.
Can someone help me out with Astons?
I don't think I really understand the range.
I'll forget the DB7 and before era (all million years of it).
So we had the DB9, which they've just stopped making, replaced by the DB11.
There was the DBS which was a DB9 with carbon bits and a bit more power but mostly the same engine as the DB9, lower, stiffer and sharper and the Virage which had some of the go even faster bits of the DBS, but not all, meaning it sat between DB9 and DBS. Is that right or is it one of those Clarkson-isums that's nearly true, but in actual fact, completely false? Anyway they stopped making the DBS and Virage and replaced them with the Vanquish, which is sort of the same thing, but more so?
It's not going to cost them any sales, I can't afford one - but watching Top Gear has given me the impression that, a bit like Lotus did for years with the Elise that instead of bringing out new cars, they sort of tweak the engine and suspension a bit, put some new bumpers on and claim it's a new car every few years, and if so isn't this 'new' Vanquish S really just a fancied up DB9 that came out in 2004, being sold next to a much newer, fresher design that's also 50k less?
I don't think I really understand the range.
I'll forget the DB7 and before era (all million years of it).
So we had the DB9, which they've just stopped making, replaced by the DB11.
There was the DBS which was a DB9 with carbon bits and a bit more power but mostly the same engine as the DB9, lower, stiffer and sharper and the Virage which had some of the go even faster bits of the DBS, but not all, meaning it sat between DB9 and DBS. Is that right or is it one of those Clarkson-isums that's nearly true, but in actual fact, completely false? Anyway they stopped making the DBS and Virage and replaced them with the Vanquish, which is sort of the same thing, but more so?
It's not going to cost them any sales, I can't afford one - but watching Top Gear has given me the impression that, a bit like Lotus did for years with the Elise that instead of bringing out new cars, they sort of tweak the engine and suspension a bit, put some new bumpers on and claim it's a new car every few years, and if so isn't this 'new' Vanquish S really just a fancied up DB9 that came out in 2004, being sold next to a much newer, fresher design that's also 50k less?
Onehp said:
Nice car.
My (classic) complaint: 'weight' it says in the specs. Please be more specific. Every time.
Aye, it'd be nice if they were put on scales too, to see if the quoted weight is actually accurate. My (classic) complaint: 'weight' it says in the specs. Please be more specific. Every time.
I still think this looks great, but not quite as nice as the non-S version. Not a fan of the quad pipes, but do like the steering wheel, apparently it's lovely to actually use.
It's a shame they didn't add a DB11 style interior either, the current set up does look rather dated.
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