AMV8 options list, prices and my impression.

[shadytree]

Just got back from Gaydon and here's the skinny with the V8 price list.

Cost of V8 Vantage : £79,995

Colour & Trim
Full Leather trim - monotone : £695
Full Leather trim - duotone : £1195

Exterior
19" Seven spoke alloy wheels : £995
Reversing sensors : standard
Powerfold mirrors : £295
Heated front mirrors : £295
Tyre pressure sensors : standard
Bright finish grille : £295
Alternative brake caliper colours : £295
Delete "Vantage" badge : no cost
HID Headlamps : £495

Interior Function
Battery conditioner : £95
Smoker's Pack : £145
Alarm upgrade (volumetric and tilt sensors) : £195
Tracker Horizon : £795

Facia trim
Alloy : standard
Alternative facia trim : £495

Interor fittings
Anthracite : standard
Platinum Silver : £295
Personalised sill plaques : £195

Comfort and Convenience
Cruise control : £295
Heated Seats : £295
First Aid kit : £95
Intergrated GSM Telephone : £795
Satellite Navigation : £1750

In-Car Entertainment
700W Audio system with Dolby Pro Logic II : £995

* Retail price does not include delivery charges or vehicle excise duty and first vehicle registration feee.
* Please note these costs are provisional and may be subject to minor adjustment.


Well that's the options list



My first impressions of the V8 were good. The seating postition and front layout is almost identicle to the DB9. The gear lever felt nice and firm and a great change through the gate (6 speed). A small gripe I had with the DB9 was the use of plastic dials on the heater and aircon controls. This has been addressed and they are now made of a lovely milled aluminium
The part that really impressed me was the boot space. It looked almost double that of the DB9 and a nice little parcel shelf for coats etc.
The shorter wheelbase I think looks fantastic and will obviously greatly improve the handling from it's bigger brother.

I think this car is going to be a bit special, I can't wait to drive one. (hopefully in September)


Shady


Here's the colour choices at no extra cost option.
If you don't pick anything from here, there are a further 50 to choose from at an extra cost of £1000.
Anything after that will again require a supliment.
Basically they can make any colour to order, but it will cost you.



Here's some other pics:













plus a couple of nice cars in the car park



... and of course to sort the riff raff out



>> Edited by shadytree on Tuesday 17th May 20:24

[jeremyc]

So its not too difficult to spec a £90K AMV8.

What colour are the brake calipers as standard?

And more importantly: what did you go for colour & options wise?

How exciting.

[rich1231]

Colours available?

Hifi upgrade spec?

Hair drier option?

[shadytree]

jeremyc said:

So its not too difficult to spec a £90K AMV8. jeremyc said: : What colour are the brake calipers as standard? Black [quote=jeremyc]: And more importantly: what did you go for colour & options wise? How exciting.

I went for :

Paint: Onxy Black
Trim : Obisdian Black
Alcantara Headlining colour: Tailor's Grey
Interior stitching : coarse Red
Carpet Colour : Obsidian Black
Facia : Anthracite
Brake Calipers : Red

So basically black, black with red stitching and red calipers.
Pretty much all the bells and whistles as well (except the first aid kit )

[shadytree]

rich1231 said:

Colours available? Hifi upgrade spec? Hair drier option?

I took a pic of the colour chart, i will post it in a mo.

Sorry Rich no Hair Dryer option

[jeremyc]

shadytree said:

I went for : Paint: Onxy Black Trim : Obisdian Black Alcantara Headlining colour: Tailor's Grey Interior stitching : coarse Red Carpet Colour : Obsidian Black Facia : Anthracite Brake Calipers : Red So basically black, black with red stitching and red calipers. Pretty much all the bells and whistles as well (except the first aid kit )

Superb choice - sounds lovely . Black/black is the only colour of Aston to be seen in.

So, when is delivery? And can I be first in line for a ride?

[shadytree]

jeremyc said:

So, when is delivery? And can I be first in line for a ride?

They recon mine (hopefully) should be end of October.
Second in-line J , the hairdresser asked the other day.

[seasider]

rich1231 said:

Colours available??

Lets pray they dont allow any shades of PINK

rich1231 said:

Hair drier option?

Hope you had a good day Stu will call you soon...

[Twin Turbo]

Top colour-combo Mr Shadytree.

Righto, can I be third in line for a ride?

PS - I can't really see anyone "poverty" speccing one....most of those options really should be standard.

I'm assuming Autocar will have an article next week on the V8 as this weeks says issue states they'll be driving 2 new Astons (surely the other will be the DB9 Volante).

Shady - I take it there's still no official word on a GT/S/Vantage (Vantage Vantage?) version?

[shadytree]

Twin Turbo said:

Top colour-combo Mr Shadytree. Shady - I take it there's still no official word on a GT/S/Vantage (Vantage Vantage?) version?

No word yet on a 'S' a 'VV', but interestingly I noted on the Glue bonding robot machine thingamy a dial marked for the V8 Volante. I asked, and they recon that should be a year or so behind this.

[Twin Turbo]

I hope they keep the "speedster" humps (as seen very briefly on the "Ultimate history of AM" DVD).

[wedge girl]

As everyone else seems to have beaten me to Blagging the first ride, may I be the first to unashamedly drool over what looks like being a glorious car

[rich1231]

cheers for the pics... Im assuming there are a few special colurs they wont produce?

[shadytree]

rich1231 said:

cheers for the pics... Im assuming there are a few special colurs they wont produce?

P I N K !!

[Twin Turbo]

I'm suprised Oyster silver isn't a standard colour - it's one of my favs on the DB9.

*Thread divert!* - Wedgegirl...do you still have the 350i? I used to have one but it broke my heart as it was sooooooooooooo unreliable. Mine was was just like the one in your profile picture (minus spoiler and with OZ five spokes). Still, it was one of the FINEST sounding cars on the planet. My misus reckoned the whole house shook when I started it up in the garage

[wedge girl]

Twin Turbo said:

*Thread divert!* - Wedgegirl...do you still have the 350i?

Yes, it's been a very reliable car right up until this year, needed some chassis/gear box repairs. Will be getting a brand new chassis later this year, along with an ECU upgrade.

Now that's enough of lowering the tone, I was enjoying this fine thread

[rich1231]

shadytree said:

rich1231 said: cheers for the pics... Im assuming there are a few special colurs they wont produce? P I N K !!

no I want a gold car like one of the prototypes!!!!!

[shadytree]

rich1231 said:

no I want a gold car like one of the prototypes!!!!!

I asked , will cost you an extra bag of sand.

[anonymous-user]

I read on the AMOC site that:

1. You have to spec the 19" alloys as the 18" ones did not pass the pre production tests!

2. You have to spec full leather as the fabric did not pass fire testing!

3. The hifi is from Alpine not Linn.

[fq400]

Very upset about the hifi - only 700W?! Did you guys read the Top Gear magazine with the AMV8 on the cover - the one which came in 4 different colours "collectors issue" etc. Anyways the woman who designed the AMV8 wrote several pages explaining how this car will be the first proper Aston made for the new age and for the modern person - in particular the hifi always used to suck in previous Astons and so she specifically put in a 2000W Linn hifi. I was very happy about that - the "Alpine Premium Sound System" in my DB7 VV is absolutely useless - some halfords 6x9s would sound better I assure you!

Great choice of colours for your V8 - bet you can't wait to drive it