RE: Aston Martin Vantage: Lift off
Discussion
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j4r4lly said:
Bit harsh but it's worth it for the comedy element.
Also, I don't understand why they have felt the need to spell out "ASTON MARTIN" on the rear bumper beneath the Aston Martin wings......... do they think that anyone will be under the impression that it's anything else?
Ari said:
The defining characteristic of an Aston is the distinctive grille, from the. DB4 to present day it’s as essential as the kidney grilles on a BMW.
And they’ve chucked it away.
Madness.
Grille still looks distinctive to me, the shape...and prominenceAnd they’ve chucked it away.
Madness.
Just in the wrong place in relation to the rest of the car...
lower the lights or lift the grille...
Ari said:
The defining characteristic of an Aston is the distinctive grille, from the. DB4 to present day it’s as essential as the kidney grilles on a BMW.
And they’ve chucked it away.
Madness.
I dont think they have, the shape is still there, its just a lot more modern and agressive like a Vulcan. And lets not forget the V12 Vantage Mesh Grill, i liked that apart from the "bra straps".And they’ve chucked it away.
Madness.
BMW's piggy snout grills are so ugly imo, they look like Mr Beans hairy nostrils grafted on the front
I do think the new Z4 & 8 series concepts are better though 
j4r4lly][url][img said:
...Also, I don't understand why they have felt the need to spell out "ASTON MARTIN" on the rear bumper beneath the Aston Martin wings......... do they think that anyone will be under the impression that it's anything else?
Its a lot easier to read than the tiny badge, esp for someone whos following but doesnt know what it is, say for example in China, if it makes 10 extra sales a year its worth it. Also its cool branding, like PORSCHE on the back, doesnt need to be there, but it looks good.I like it because ASTON MARTIN looks awesome
Ho Hum. What a conundrum!... Actually I think all at Aston Martin will be pleased with the reaction. As Oscasr Wilde once remarked, "The only thing that is worse than being talked about, is not being talked about."
I was lucky enough to have been given a preview of this car a month ago as a potential customer. In truth I had already chosen something else so I went along hoping that I would either like the car but not too much, or that I would love it and have to cancel the car I had already ordered. As many of us do whether I am a customer or not, I care about the success of the marque. Its part of my DNA...
In the end I was where i expected to be, I like it but not enough to lust after it.
The positives. In the metal this car has MASSIVE prescence. Its the same width as an Audi R8.
Lets not forget that in the last years Aston Martin has been criticised for its cars all looking the same. Andy Palmer famously said that he wanted a car that his Mum could recognise! Well we certainly have that car now and it is still recognisably an Aston Martin, so maybe that is a job well done?
A lot of people seem to be harking back to the previous AMV8V; a very pretty car. But presumable AM want to grow sales so maybe thats not going to happen by fishing in the same place?
The Original AM Vantage or certainly the post DBS6, Oscar India V8 interpretation was a bombastic car and somewhat at odds with the "regular AMV8" it was based on. Maybe this is more of a return to those halcyon days.
After all if you want a pretty GT there is always the DB11 now.
On the whole, I like most of the exterior, find the front end treatment a bit challenging (but it's growing on me) and I think the interior is a bit fussy, especially as everyone else is moving towards a more "virtual cockpit approach"
No one outside AML has driven one yet. But it has a world class powertrain and a Matt Becker developed chassis.
I'm sure it will be outstanding on the road...
I don't want one (right now) but I do admire it and I hope it does well. I think it will!
T
I was lucky enough to have been given a preview of this car a month ago as a potential customer. In truth I had already chosen something else so I went along hoping that I would either like the car but not too much, or that I would love it and have to cancel the car I had already ordered. As many of us do whether I am a customer or not, I care about the success of the marque. Its part of my DNA...
In the end I was where i expected to be, I like it but not enough to lust after it.
The positives. In the metal this car has MASSIVE prescence. Its the same width as an Audi R8.
Lets not forget that in the last years Aston Martin has been criticised for its cars all looking the same. Andy Palmer famously said that he wanted a car that his Mum could recognise! Well we certainly have that car now and it is still recognisably an Aston Martin, so maybe that is a job well done?
A lot of people seem to be harking back to the previous AMV8V; a very pretty car. But presumable AM want to grow sales so maybe thats not going to happen by fishing in the same place?
The Original AM Vantage or certainly the post DBS6, Oscar India V8 interpretation was a bombastic car and somewhat at odds with the "regular AMV8" it was based on. Maybe this is more of a return to those halcyon days.
After all if you want a pretty GT there is always the DB11 now.
On the whole, I like most of the exterior, find the front end treatment a bit challenging (but it's growing on me) and I think the interior is a bit fussy, especially as everyone else is moving towards a more "virtual cockpit approach"
No one outside AML has driven one yet. But it has a world class powertrain and a Matt Becker developed chassis.
I'm sure it will be outstanding on the road...
I don't want one (right now) but I do admire it and I hope it does well. I think it will!
T
Tarka said:
I was lucky enough to have been given a preview of this car a month ago as a potential customer. In truth I had already chosen something else so I went along hoping that I would either like the car but not too much, or that I would love it and have to cancel the car I had already ordered. As many of us do whether I am a customer or not, I care about the success of the marque. Its part of my DNA...
Interested to hear what you went for instead.JohnnyFive said:
Tarka said:
I was lucky enough to have been given a preview of this car a month ago as a potential customer. In truth I had already chosen something else so I went along hoping that I would either like the car but not too much, or that I would love it and have to cancel the car I had already ordered. As many of us do whether I am a customer or not, I care about the success of the marque. Its part of my DNA...
Interested to hear what you went for instead.noble12345 said:
Its a lot easier to read than the tiny badge, esp for someone whos following but doesnt know what it is, say for example in China, if it makes 10 extra sales a year its worth it. Also its cool branding, like PORSCHE on the back, doesnt need to be there, but it looks good.
I like it because ASTON MARTIN looks awesome
First time I've seen a picture of white - looks really nice!I like it because ASTON MARTIN looks awesome
Well, the styling. Generally I like it.
But am I the only one who could throw up looking at the steering wheel?
Aston has a knack for the most awkward steering wheel shapes on the planet. Couldn't stand the weird Vanquish wheel. And now they have mastered making it more ugly.
For christ's sake what is wrong with a normal round steering wheel?
But am I the only one who could throw up looking at the steering wheel?
Aston has a knack for the most awkward steering wheel shapes on the planet. Couldn't stand the weird Vanquish wheel. And now they have mastered making it more ugly.
For christ's sake what is wrong with a normal round steering wheel?
The answer to a question no-one has asked...
But it's a detail.
Like the Aston Martin script on the boot... another naff detail that simply copies Porsche and Ferrari.
The gaping overbite frog mouth is a bigger problem for me, all the more because the rest of it is really quite gorgeous.
That and it's not an NA Aston powerplant.
Young uns want fresh new stuff for fresh new-stuffs' sake though....so it's not I car I want.
I'd be happier if when I saw one I still lusted after it though...like a DBS....
But it's a detail.
Like the Aston Martin script on the boot... another naff detail that simply copies Porsche and Ferrari.
The gaping overbite frog mouth is a bigger problem for me, all the more because the rest of it is really quite gorgeous.
That and it's not an NA Aston powerplant.
Young uns want fresh new stuff for fresh new-stuffs' sake though....so it's not I car I want.
I'd be happier if when I saw one I still lusted after it though...like a DBS....
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