RE: Is this a turbocharged Aston Vantage?
Discussion
mikey k said:
ImDesigner said:
That's a V12 for a start.
Only way you could tell that is bonnet vents, I can't see them!Small but you can see them:
As for the "turbocharged" sound.... You can hear a bird whistling all the time, and to my ears it's just the combination of the bird's whistling and the car approaching that gives it a hint of a turbo "whoosh"'... But nowhere near enough to say it's turbocharged.
NA V12 to my ears.
Edited by PascalBuyens on Thursday 29th March 18:29
Edited by PascalBuyens on Thursday 29th March 18:29
ImDesigner said:
mikey k said:
ImDesigner said:
That's a V12 for a start.
Only way you could tell that is bonnet vents, I can't see them!I've also driven 3 V12V's
To me it sounds like a V8V with the sports exhaust, they do sound alot like a V12V.
mikey k said:
ImDesigner said:
mikey k said:
ImDesigner said:
That's a V12 for a start.
Only way you could tell that is bonnet vents, I can't see them!I've also driven 3 V12V's
To me it sounds like a V8V with the sports exhaust, they do sound alot like a V12V.
EDLT said:
Dale Lomas said:
If I get my tackle removed and live my life as a woman, will I still be "our man at the 'ring"?
No, but some people in The Lounge would want to take you out for dinner.
[have met Dale before at Brendans]
Forgot to add ,cannot hear any Turbo either.
Edited by iva cosworth on Thursday 29th March 21:15
willisit said:
It's been discussed elsewhere but I don't think either the V8, nor the V12 as they stand are suitable for factory turbo or supercharging (ie, it's doable, obviously but to get it through regs and on the road reliably is another thing entirely).
I didn't hear a turbo whistle in that clip - it's too short and muffled.
There was talk a year or two ago about a Mercedes/Aston tie up which would give Aston access to a reasonable number of turbocharged and supercharged engines. However given Aston are a direct competitor to their AMG sub brand I don;t see why Mercedes would want to do such tie up.I didn't hear a turbo whistle in that clip - it's too short and muffled.
adz13091982 said:
If the Green's get their way it will be a 1.4 supercharged and turbocharged, engine cutting out at the lights affair 
Yeah, those b
d greens. Small capacity forced induction engines will never satisfy the true petrolhead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
And don't even get me started on cars with turbochargers and superchargers...
B
ds, the lot of them.The more I listen to it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfvBPVZkfk
(Mods/Garlick: will take it down if requested.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfvBPVZkfk
(Mods/Garlick: will take it down if requested.)
Edited by Hoofy on Friday 30th March 01:16
MagicalTrevor said:
Dr G said:
The repeat use of this term is becoming somewhat irritating.
It can go on the list with BMW remaps, MX5, oxo tower etc.
So glad I'm not the only one!It can go on the list with BMW remaps, MX5, oxo tower etc.
Hoofy said:
The more I listen to it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfvBPVZkfk
(Mods/Garlick: will take it down if requested.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfvBPVZkfk
(Mods/Garlick: will take it down if requested.)
Edited by Hoofy on Friday 30th March 01:16
mind you - the only whistling I can hear is from the birds next to Dale.!
Bennyp said:
If my experience of the V8 Vantage is anything to go by, that pssshhhttt sound just as the car clears the apex is probably a hose coming off under the bonnet. What we don't see is the car grinding to a halt a few corners further round the track.
How so? I never hear of things like that going wrong over on the Aston forum. Never had a problem with the DB9 either. Or is it a poor attempt at humour implying that Astons used to be unreliable? It's a fair cop guv'nor....my humour may be poor. I was however a little disappointed when purchasing a brand new V8 in 2006. For a beautiful car I felt it under delivered from a drivers perspective, in my opinion the steering did not deliver great feedback at high speed and the 19inch wheels delivered poor ride quality and tracked every line in the road. I haven't driven the newer versions so cannot comment on how they drive now. The 56 plate car also had to be returned to the Newport Pagnell site for a rear end respray as we discovered runs in the paint on the boot lid and rear quarters. I appreciate that this is not the usual experience when buying an Aston, and have to say Aston's service was fantastic when handling the respray issue.
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