Should a 7 year old be in charge of the Sport button?

[nickv8]

Not sure who is the biggest child in the household, but when I take my 7 year-old for a spin (at his request, naturally... good boy!), he's the one who has to press the Sport button on a well-sighted 60mph long straight. I make sure it's dropped down to 2nd and we're at 20-30mph. When he hits the button, we're off! He naturally thinks that the button is directly linked to the throttle cable.

Makes him really smile like crazy and we don't even have to risk a license as it's the noise getting to 60 that's enough. That's what I really love about the Vantage. You don't have to do crazy to get goose bumps.

Just me, or is this the best use of the button?

[Simon T]

Why would you ever drive with the sport button not pushed ?

[nickv8]

Simon T said:

Why would you ever drive with the sport button not pushed ?

Struggling...

In all seriousness, I don't ever notice that much difference. The noise difference isn't great enough (hence why I'm considering a V12VS exhaust) and throttle a little sharper and more artificial. In all, so far it's mainly for my son

[AdamV12V]

martindesu said:

What's the v12vs exhaust? Different backbox?

http://www.astonmartin.com/cars/the-vantage-range/... - scroll down and click on "4. Exhaust"

quote:

"Sounds Incredible

Every Aston Martin sounds unique, V12 Vantage S introduces a new voice to the choir. Using the same reduced size and lightweight muffler as Vanquish & One-77 our engineers set out to create the perfect sound for our most aggressive car. A ‘savage rasp’ is the result of high-frequency tones matched with a powerful rumble, but progression is linear as balanced cross pipework mixes exhaust from each bank. Clear growth at high-revs rewards you for pushing V12 Vantage S to the limit."

[james-witton]

There is a thread on here somewhere about putting stickers on the buttons that say Missiles or Ejector Seat.
You should think about them. I have a feeling your boy may just love them (especially if they peel off!)

[nickv8]

james-witton said:

There is a thread on here somewhere about putting stickers on the buttons that say Missiles or Ejector Seat.
You should think about them. I have a feeling your boy may just love them (especially if they peel off!)

LOL! That just sounds so kitsch and yet I know that he would love it. He only now needs to see a single Aston-infested James Bond film to know WHY he'd want to press a button that would shoot himself out of the roof...