New Vantage Arrived
Discussion
After nearly 10 months after I placed my deposit, my new Vantage arrived and collected it yesterday. Whilst the styling of the new Vantage has not been to everyone's liking, I did love the design as soon as I saw it. It really is a car that looks better in person than in pictures. As a comparison, a few snaps below of how it compares next to the outgoing model.
In terms of my first impressions, I love the way it looks and really pleased I went for a bold, bright colour (Scorpus Red). The car has the quad exhaust which I think look much better than the standard but I don't really notice a massive difference in the sound - the car does sound great and somewhat mad with all the pops & bangs on overrun. Seats are extremely comfortable and the new AMG tech works well - the mass of centre console buttons I'm finding quite useful and more intuitive than my current/previous Astons.
Performance is too early to give a view as I'm taking it careful at the moment - initial impressions are that it's very quick but quite deceptive in that it doesn't 'feel' as quick as it really is. Took it out this morning for a blast, handling is good but again too early to really give a balanced view.
Quite interesting to put it alongside the 'old' V12 Vantage because the 'old' car still looks amazing and perhaps more elegant than the new one. For now I'm very happy.
In terms of my first impressions, I love the way it looks and really pleased I went for a bold, bright colour (Scorpus Red). The car has the quad exhaust which I think look much better than the standard but I don't really notice a massive difference in the sound - the car does sound great and somewhat mad with all the pops & bangs on overrun. Seats are extremely comfortable and the new AMG tech works well - the mass of centre console buttons I'm finding quite useful and more intuitive than my current/previous Astons.
Performance is too early to give a view as I'm taking it careful at the moment - initial impressions are that it's very quick but quite deceptive in that it doesn't 'feel' as quick as it really is. Took it out this morning for a blast, handling is good but again too early to really give a balanced view.
Quite interesting to put it alongside the 'old' V12 Vantage because the 'old' car still looks amazing and perhaps more elegant than the new one. For now I'm very happy.
Nice. Having seen some in showrooms and a lot on the net in pictures, I agree that it's a better look in real life (or not photogenic?). And good move on the colour. Too many black/off black cars around these days - the roads look like Farrow & Ball have been let loose with the black palette.
Interesting to see it side by side with the old car. I'm struggling to find the words to compare them, but perhaps the best I can come up with is a gymnast and a martial artist. I get overwhelmingly positive reaction from strangers to mine - V12Vs in Flugplatz. I'd be interested to know whether the new shape provokes the same sort of responses.
Interesting to see it side by side with the old car. I'm struggling to find the words to compare them, but perhaps the best I can come up with is a gymnast and a martial artist. I get overwhelmingly positive reaction from strangers to mine - V12Vs in Flugplatz. I'd be interested to know whether the new shape provokes the same sort of responses.
A big congratulations on your new purchase! I think you might be the first here to have posted ownership of the new Vantage. Would love to hear your impressions and whether any issues crop up. I am glad to hear that the quad exhaust doesn't sound overly different from the standard as I quite like the tone and volume of the standard one. Does the quad setup cause any drone at cruising speed?
Again, congratulations.
Again, congratulations.
Hi ripley500
Your new car looks superb. I have to say the looks are really starting to grow on me after some initial hesitation. The launch colours really did it no favours at all! I particularly like your choice of wheels with the yellow calipers, and the quad pipes are a huge improvement on the basic set up. Not a great fan of red cars in general but it does suit your car well. I too would be interested to hear your thoughts on how it compares to your V12V. On my recent test drive I found the performance of the new car very comparable, and to be fair, probably easier to access. Enjoy your new car and please keep us all updated.
Best Regards
Minglar
Your new car looks superb. I have to say the looks are really starting to grow on me after some initial hesitation. The launch colours really did it no favours at all! I particularly like your choice of wheels with the yellow calipers, and the quad pipes are a huge improvement on the basic set up. Not a great fan of red cars in general but it does suit your car well. I too would be interested to hear your thoughts on how it compares to your V12V. On my recent test drive I found the performance of the new car very comparable, and to be fair, probably easier to access. Enjoy your new car and please keep us all updated.
Best Regards
Minglar
JohnG1 said:
Lovely colour scheme.
OP - could you please do me a little favour? A few photos from ground level from the rear of the car, to have a good look at the quad exhausts?
Thanks!
Thanks everyone for the positive comments. Once I've spent a bit more time driving I'll give some feedback on how it compares to the V12V (I'm not selling that as it's a keeper).OP - could you please do me a little favour? A few photos from ground level from the rear of the car, to have a good look at the quad exhausts?
Thanks!
Quad exhausts below - the trim is carbon fibre - doesn't stand out in the pictures but in reality it does
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|https://thumbsnap.com/hrvBW5hg[/url]Mako V12V said:
Do you like red by any chance 
I wouldn't normally spec red actually but I must have tried every possible colour combination on the AM configurator and kept coming back to Scorpus Red everytime. Next choice would have been Zaffire Blue and saw one in the dealer a few weeks before mine was due for delivery, it looks amazing in this colour and I did wonder if I'd regret not getting the blue. No such regrets though, I'm very pleased with my choice.
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