Revenant Automotive new Vantage snout alternative

[nickv8]

Just saw this over on the TopGear website...
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/modified/has-brit...

Does change things, making an even more traditional effort than AM's official alternative. Revenant rally apes the previous Vantage.

Edited by nickv8 on Wednesday 10th June 09:25

[EVR]

I prefer the stock one.

[Octavarium]

EVR said:

I prefer the stock one.

Me too. At least with the stock grille, and the new slatted option, you'd know it was an Aston coming towards you. This grille could belong to anything; it's too narrow and indistinctive.

[oilit]

what's that famous saying from John Lydgate?

You can please some of the people all of the time,
you can please all of the people some of the time,
but you can’t please all of the people all of the time

[nickv8]

oilit said:

what's that famous saying from John Lydgate?

You can please some of the people all of the time,
you can please all of the people some of the time,
but you can’t please all of the people all of the time

When you’re in business, you come across the scenario of not being able to please any of the people any of the time

That’s the thing about design. It’s subjective.

Still think AM did the right thing by not designing by committee. As a design leader, you’ve got to devise the future which isn’t yet visible for the customers.

Now we see options from AM and third parties emerge, followed by customers and others proclaiming they’d stick with the original, this is perhaps proving itself to be very true in many cases.

No rights or wrongs here. Only personal preferences. Vive la difference!

[LordBretSinclair]

Just goes to show - once again - that the original model was spot on straight out of the box

[MarkM3Evoplus]

Better than Aston's effort, but still a bit meh!

[8Speed]

I prefer that - just my own subjective view of course.
But I think it gives prospective owners a wider choice which can only be a good thing as I want this car to be a success.

[lukeharding]

Looks pinched and fussy, and forgettable.

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I must admit I really like it, reminds me of the baby Aston

[dbs2000]

Its better but I still dislike the shutline.

[997s]

I really like this!

The current Vantage looks like the Joseph Merrick of cars.

[Beefmeister]

oilit said:

what's that famous saying from John Lydgate?

You can please some of the people all of the time,
you can please all of the people some of the time,
but you can’t please all of the people all of the time

The responses to this thread certainly show that. Some love the original, some love the AM revised grille, some love this and hate the others.

And people wonder why it was hard for Aston to replace the Vantage...

[anonymous-user]

When the population dislikes something in its entirety though, from front to back, inside out and top to bottom, there's really little point offering some minor cosmetic surgery, because they still wont buy it for the next reason in a long list of reasons.

On a positive note, I rarely hear negativity about the wing mirrors, or the seat belts. Of course the external door handles are from the old car, so they're wonderful.

[Buzz Killington]

I think the new vantage looks great from the side, back and top. Just don't like the front. I am biased as I love old vantage. It's one of the best looking cars of all time imop. But I would say that having shelled out for one.

[Jano4]

I'm a fan of this modification. It makes the headlights/grille a much more cohesive combination.

[macdeb]

Thumbs down from me, looks like it's top lip got caught on dry upper teeth. Prefer the original (really growing on me)

[8Tech]

I like it far more than the standard offering. It looks very much DB10.

[JohnG1]

The grill design is surely AML intellectual property? So hopefully these chaps have signed a deal with AML or they may find the AML lawyers knocking on the door. Remember, when AML thought Henrik Fisher was impinging they sent in the lawyers.

Anyone know this firm?

[nickv8]

JohnG1 said:

The grill design is surely AML intellectual property? So hopefully these chaps have signed a deal with AML or they may find the AML lawyers knocking on the door. Remember, when AML thought Henrik Fisher was impinging they sent in the lawyers.

Anyone know this firm?

This did cross my mind as well. However, being pragmatic, hopefully AM see it as only a potential benefit to an existing customer. They will likely just remove the prized badge from the original nose and transplant it on the new one, so no need to duplicate that.

The actual aperture is indeed a symbol of AM. But to a greater extent, AM are shifting away from his classic profile (although the new AM alternative is obviously reverting back more).

I also wonder the quality and what it’s made of. Has anyone found a link to the manufacturer’s page on it?