RE: Aston Martin launches 'A3' Vantage Roadster

[dlks151]

MightyBadger said:

Just me who think it looks great then

Edit, love its face.

Edited by MightyBadger on Thursday 24th June 08:57

You are not alone, that is stunning and far more tasteful than most of the specials.

[Steamer]

Makes the facelift F-Type look good! (and thats not a good look.. original was so much nicer)

[Bakazan]

SturdyHSV said:

84mph must have felt pretty exciting in the A3. Probably wouldn't even notice it in the Vantage. Such progress.

(grumbles at cloud)

They must have been very healthy horses if 11 of them hauled this to 84mph....

[Jezza30]

dlks151 said:

MightyBadger said:

Just me who think it looks great then

Edit, love its face.

Edited by MightyBadger on Thursday 24th June 08:57

You are not alone, that is stunning and far more tasteful than most of the specials.

I love it too and of the best of the many specials I've read about on here... come my lottery win thats my daily driver - so never in other words

[dimots]

Jezza30 said:

I love it too and of the best of the many specials I've read about on here... come my lottery win thats my daily driver - so never in other words

Don't count on a lottery win, assess your skills, pick a lucrative industry, apply them. If you are capable of learning, then in time the money will come, it's inevitable.

[oedipus]

People will start paying a premium for standard AM cars as they become a minority amidst the sea of special editions. Got to hope that this is flogging stock before the new management can return credibility to the outfit.

[AMGSee55]

Bakazan said:

SturdyHSV said:

84mph must have felt pretty exciting in the A3. Probably wouldn't even notice it in the Vantage. Such progress.

(grumbles at cloud)

They must have been very healthy horses if 11 of them hauled this to 84mph....

Guessing your comment may be tongue in cheek, but in case not the prewar HP rating was based on a combination of bore size and number of cylinders, rather than what the engine actually produced.

[Bakazan]

AMGSee55 said:

Guessing your comment may be tongue in cheek, but in case not the prewar HP rating was based on a combination of bore size and number of cylinders, rather than what the engine actually produced.

Thanks, I never knew that. This must lead to quite a discrepancy against the modern measure?

[AMGSee55]

Bakazan said:

Thanks, I never knew that. This must lead to quite a discrepancy against the modern measure?

It was done basically to determine the road tax payable for any given car and to begin with (think Edwardian era) it was a fairly good approximation of the car's actual output. But things moved on and by the time of say, the Austin 7 (meaning 7hp), even that could muster 12-13hp so the taxable definition became increasingly misleading. I believe for a period of time some manufacturers quoted both, so an Alvis 12/70 meant 12hp taxable class, but actually with a 70hp engine.

[Dave211]

Styling cues from the F-type…… I wonder why