Vantage v12 s question

[franki68]

Been a fan since the original v12 vantage which I drove a few of ,and I have driven the robotised manual ‘s’ ,but how heavy is the clutch in the manual ? I had a dbs manual so any comparison to that would be useful .

[Minglar]

I’m not sure but I thought the clutch in the seven speed manual was a dual plate, so similar, if not identical to the one fitted in the original six speed V12V. I guess it does have AMShift and Auto Blip too, so perhaps there are some subtle changes, but the man to answer your question is definitely Adam on here, so hopefully he will along shortly to explain all.

As far as I know manual DBS and six speed manual V12V share the same engine, clutch and gearbox.
Hope that helps a little bit.

Best Regards

Minglar

[franki68]

Minglar said:

I’m not sure but I thought the clutch in the seven speed manual was a dual plate, so similar, if not identical to the one fitted in the original six speed V12V. I guess it does have AMShift and Auto Blip too, so perhaps there are some subtle changes, but the man to answer your question is definitely Adam on here, so hopefully he will along shortly to explain all.

As far as I know manual DBS and six speed manual V12V share the same engine, clutch and gearbox.
Hope that helps a little bit.

Best Regards

Minglar

Cheers ,thought they changed the gearbox and clutch when they upgraded to the ‘s’ model .

[Minglar]

franki68 said:

Minglar said:

I’m not sure but I thought the clutch in the seven speed manual was a dual plate, so similar, if not identical to the one fitted in the original six speed V12V. I guess it does have AMShift and Auto Blip too, so perhaps there are some subtle changes, but the man to answer your question is definitely Adam on here, so hopefully he will along shortly to explain all.

As far as I know manual DBS and six speed manual V12V share the same engine, clutch and gearbox.
Hope that helps a little bit.

Best Regards

Minglar

Cheers ,thought they changed the gearbox and clutch when they upgraded to the ‘s’ model .

The gearbox in the V12VS is definitely different to the original. It’s seven speed as opposed to six, but it is the same gearbox in either SSIII or manual. In the manual it has a dog leg first gear which got some early criticism from the motoring press, but everyone I know who actually owns a car and drives it regularly never seems to complain about it. Takes some getting used to I guess, but soon becomes second nature. As I said Adam is the man to discuss this really, so hopefully he will see this thread and pass on his extensive knowledge later.

Best Regards

Minglar

[AdamV12V]

Howdi…

Clucth weight is completely normal / perfect really. I have never noticed it either way. I would say it feels pretty much the same as the original 6 speed V12V.

[callevascm]

Having had a number of Vantage V8 & V12s, I think the clutch on the 7 speed dogleg is absolutely fine, light and precise. I have had mine since new, Oct 2017 and it is my favourite car.

[KevinBird]

franki68 said:

Been a fan since the original v12 vantage which I drove a few of ,and I have driven the robotised manual ‘s’ ,but how heavy is the clutch in the manual ? I had a dbs manual so any comparison to that would be useful .

I have a DBS manual and have had 6 & 7-speed Vantage V12 manuals. The clutch has the same feel in all, not heavy

[AdamV12V]

Is it the rather nice Divine Red V12VSM in AM Leeds that you have your eye on by any chance?