Thursday 23rd December 2010

Video: V12 Racer Meets V12 Vantage

Say bye-bye to Aston's 2010 LMP1 car with this fab new footage

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Aston Martin has signed-off the career of its 2010 DBR1-2 LMP1 car with a rather lovely new video of the racer running (metaphorically at least) hand-in-hand with its road-going sibling the V12 Vantage.

If the two cars were people we'd call this video shot amongst the autumn leaves at the JCB test track (yes, that JCB!) slushy and sickeningly sentimental.

Yet somehow the twin V12 soundtrack elevates the film to something altogether deeper and more spiritual... or to put it another way, pure automotive pornography. Get in!

(Or as Aston Martin themselves rather boringly put it: "This unique footage captures these two iconic road and race cars in action for the first time in an unconventional road setting.")

On another note, we've also been tipped off that Aston Martin's new iPhone app is available free from the App Store today.

Called Aston Martin Explore, the app offers such delights as a virtual tour of the Aston factory, and engine noises from the entire current line-up as they're driven on the race track. We've not tried it ourselves yet, but apparently it makes revvy noises when you waggle your phone. Sounds like a 'must have' to us.

P.S. Who can tell us anything about the JCB test track?

[M666 EVO]

That was all very Top Gear. I like. A lot!

[Streps]

Nice video
I just wish they would remove the pointless background music so it's just engine noise

[British Beef]

Love the Gulf colour scheme, both are stunning cars.

I will definately have to drag myself to Le Mans now to see it in action, would be great to see it beat the Audis and Peugots!

[Chris71]

Reminds me of the road that runs across the top of one dams in the Elan Valley. The one that at least one confused petrolhead a day drives up assuming it to be the way to The Mountain Road...

[Johnny]

I just downloaded the app. Very nice it is too

[ellis427]

i forgotten just how good the lmp1 sounded

[Guvernator]

I think the V12 Vantage is one of the best cars currently available for sale.

[Bolognese]

The aston LMP1 is by far the best sounding car Ive heard in person.

Roll on Le Mans 2011!

[cookie1600]

Set me up for Christmas that has!

JCB test track? It's near Ramshorn, Staffs 52° 59' 18.15" N 1° 51' 41.77" W (Close to Alton Towers)













I'm sure they'd let you play on it, phone HQ in Rocester, Staffs!

Edited by cookie1600 on Thursday 23 December 11:52

[k-ink]

A lovely car ruined by that horriffic max power tacky bonnet. Anyone with a hint of taste would delete that upon ordering.

Just becuase this model has no back seats doesn't magically make an ugly bonnet vent a requirement. So don't give me some nonsense about cooling. Puuuurlease

[vrooom]

meh, if they extended that JCB test track.... to tune of 13 miles extra... UK version of nurburbring?

[Oddball RS]

Ruined by marketing department sound track - yet again.

[Galileo]

Streps said:

Nice video
I just wish they would remove the pointless background music so it's just engine noise

[soad]

Just how cool does that racer look. Mmmm

[KrissJ]

Phwoar, superb video! And that JCB test track looks like it'd be incredibly fun on a spirited drive.

[subzero]

PORN!!! That video was porn.

Surprised you tube hasnt removed it for gratuitous content!!!

[cuda]

Nursing a semi after watching that...

[grahamw48]

Music came blaring on...video went off.

Ferfooksake STOP putting LOUD music on car videos !!!

Didn't do any earthmoving for me.

[QuickSilver UK]

The sound track covers the muted Vantage sound. A good Sports exhaust completes this car.

[turbo-ww]

British Beef said:

Love the Gulf colour scheme, both are stunning cars.

I will definately have to drag myself to Le Mans now to see it in action, would be great to see it beat the Audis and Peugots!

Sorry to disappoint you but that is this year's car and will not be at LM in 2011.

Unless I've read it wrong...