V8S vs V12S handling (VH na)
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Here’s an interesting video I found on Youtube, it is a comparison as above.
I thought it interesting sharing on here as it is a direct comparison by a BTC race driver of the attributes of a well set up n/a V12 Vantage and a well set up later n/a V8 Vantage. It is, therefore, a very useful handling comparison between the two, done by someone with reasonable credibility in terms of driving skills, but no obvious axe to grind or other reason (financial or otherwise) to prefer either car.
Yes, we know Mr CTR and his aesthetic ‘modifications’ can be a bit erm, mickey mouse-ish but the chassis hardware mods he specifies as part of his upgrade schtick are generally accepted as reasonable handling improvements for these cars.
In earlier times when the cars were newer, the V8 used takes a bit of playful stick for being a bit of a poor relation to the V12, a bit asthmatic, a bit slow, a poor man’s choice of Vantage etc etc m. For the Bez era n/a cars, it was so often the case that not many folk talked up the obvious natural handling benefits of the little jag-derived V8 to offset the many advantages of that majestic and bespoke V12.
So, and a decade later than it should have been, this is to help redress the balance a little
https://youtu.be/JTCI4YdL7Ao?si=RfymsCglAk2CJKZ8
I thought it interesting sharing on here as it is a direct comparison by a BTC race driver of the attributes of a well set up n/a V12 Vantage and a well set up later n/a V8 Vantage. It is, therefore, a very useful handling comparison between the two, done by someone with reasonable credibility in terms of driving skills, but no obvious axe to grind or other reason (financial or otherwise) to prefer either car.
Yes, we know Mr CTR and his aesthetic ‘modifications’ can be a bit erm, mickey mouse-ish but the chassis hardware mods he specifies as part of his upgrade schtick are generally accepted as reasonable handling improvements for these cars.
In earlier times when the cars were newer, the V8 used takes a bit of playful stick for being a bit of a poor relation to the V12, a bit asthmatic, a bit slow, a poor man’s choice of Vantage etc etc m. For the Bez era n/a cars, it was so often the case that not many folk talked up the obvious natural handling benefits of the little jag-derived V8 to offset the many advantages of that majestic and bespoke V12.
So, and a decade later than it should have been, this is to help redress the balance a little
https://youtu.be/JTCI4YdL7Ao?si=RfymsCglAk2CJKZ8
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