AMR Accessories

[AdamV12V]

The new AMR Accessories Range has been officially released today - "For those looking for the ultimate finishing touch, the AMR Accessories range has been designed to unlock another level of sporting prowess for both V8 and V12 derivatives."

Comprising:

• AMR Performance Clutch (V8/V8S)
• AMR Titanium Exhaust (V8/V8S/V12/V12S)
• AMR Performance Pack (V12S)
• AMR Aero Kit (V8/V8S/V12/V12S)
• AMR Wheels (V8/V8S/V12/V12S) - in Satin Black or Silver
• AMR Lightweight Mesh Grille
• AMR Race Suit
• AMR Race Helmet
• AMR Track Cam
• AMR Luggage
• AMR Car Cover
• AMR Key Pouch

Many of the pictures can be downloaded in Hi-Res on the following Media Pack page Handy link here : https://media.astonmartin.com/vantage-amr-the-firs...

A few of the new pics:

AMR Titanium Exhaust


AMR Wheels


AMR Aero Kit (see pic above of the wheels for the CF side sills)




AMR Lightweight Grille



The Aero Kit is the one that's really grabbing my interest!

Edited by AdamV12V on Saturday 24th June 13:07

[telum01]

They've just taken existing racing parts and put them under a new sub-brand. It's great that they're giving more options, but I was hoping for more substance. I was already trying to offer some of this but hey, makes things much easier now!

I've had the carbon side sills on for a while now, and have the mesh grille on now as well. Happy to answer questions if anyone has any.

A couple key notes:
The side sills are heavier than the standard ones because they're very thick carbon fiber. They're also very strong. Only the clear coat got scuffed when I went into the tire wall.
The mesh grille is much lighter than standard, including the V12VS carbon grille (which isn't actually all that light). It takes away the 3D depth effect that you get from the 6- and 8-bar grilles, so if you wanted to keep that, the mesh is flatter and much racier.

[divetheworld]

Over priced, under imaginative tat.
The only useful items have been available for years by good aftermarket indies. Even then, the aftermarket stuff is still better.

God, that aero is hideous. Canards??? FFS. If I wanted a car designed by a chav with a Carnoisseur catalogue then I'd have bought an Evo or Scooby.

Oh, and here. Save yourself a couple of grand on your AMR GoPro.
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/cameras/a...

Edited by divetheworld on Wednesday 14th June 07:51

[jonby]

divetheworld said:

Over priced, under imaginative tat.
The only useful items have been available for years by good aftermarket indies. Even then, the aftermarket stuff is still better.

God, that aero is hideous. Canards??? FFS. If I wanted a car designed by a chav with a Carnoisseur catalogue then I'd have bought an Evo or Scooby.

It's definitely a mixed bag

The v8 clutch is the subject of discussion already on another thread- the site has a little more info
The mesh grille for V8 is a nice, relatively inexpensive touch (c £400 inc VAT from memory)

The titanium exhaust is great and whilst a lot of money (just under £11k plus fitting), by way of contrast, the Quicksilver titanium backbox is £9,300 and is back box only rather than full system. Also the Aston system is valved, the Quicksilver one is not. Difficult to justify the price ? Yes but for a titanium system, compared to the other AMR items, not priced too badly
Along with the wheels (£6k including vat for a set), they are the two most appealing options to my eyes. The wheels are about 1kg per wheel heavier than the lightweight option wheel but to give some context, I'm fairly sure the lightweight wheels as a standalone item from a dealer have an RRP of more than 6k per set

The race suit & helmet have a huge premium over the same items without Aston branding so a very limited market. I don't recognise that particular camera but have to assume again it's an off the shelf item with a big premium for an AMR badge - none of those items would interest me and suspect they will be very low sellers but who knows.

The car cover, luggage and key fob are of zero interest to non AMR car owners, but if you have an AMR car and want say luggage or a cover, for a tiny premium, you have full matching items because they tie in with the colour schemes so well. To anyone else, they make no sense. For an AMR owner, it's quite nice you don't have to pay a full Q premium for matching items as they are being done off the shelf, however the luggage set is 3 piece which is odd - standard is 4 piece and the particular configuration of 3 pieces being offered wouldn't fit in a vantage boot !

I'm not a fan of the aero but that's purely personal taste. It's £13k incl VAT plus fitting from memory, the splitter is the same profile as the standard one but protrudes more which would scare me silly on speed bumps (standard splitter is hard enough to protect !), the dive planes are more suited to a wide bodied racer like GT8 or 12 IMO as arguably is the whole pack. Quite like the side sills - as things stand today, you have to buy the full pack, you can't buy the items individually. Plus the post above points out they add weight !

EDIT: see you have just added a link to the camera in your post - ties in with my speculation above !

Edited by jonby on Wednesday 14th June 08:02

[HBradley]

divetheworld said:

Over priced, under imaginative tat.
The only useful items have been available for years by good aftermarket indies. Even then, the aftermarket stuff is still better.

God, that aero is hideous. Canards??? FFS. If I wanted a car designed by a chav with a Carnoisseur catalogue then I'd have bought an Evo or Scooby.

Oh, and here. Save yourself a couple of grand on your AMR GoPro.
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/cameras/a...

Edited by divetheworld on Wednesday 14th June 07:51

+1!!! £180 for a key pouch in a fancy box when the normal one is overpriced at £95!!

[jonby]

HBradley said:

£180 for a key pouch in a fancy box when the normal one is overpriced at £95!!

Standard price for fob with matching box in one of 5 colours has been £150 for some while. The premium of £30 to have it in colours to match you AMR car is in relative terms, the least overpriced AMR item in £s and %age terms ! Going down a Q route would cost more. But again, it's only geared towards owners of AMR cars in those themes.

[HBradley]

jonby said:

Standard price for fob with matching box in one of 5 colours has been £150 for some while. The premium of £30 to have it in colours to match you AMR car is in relative terms, the least overpriced AMR item in £s and %age terms ! Going down a Q route would cost more. But again, it's only geared towards owners of AMR cars in those themes.

Quite right! Clearly this is very small beer compared to the other items, I suppose I have a beef with the cost of the box!

[AdamV12V]

divetheworld said:

Over priced, under imaginative tat.
The only useful items have been available for years by good aftermarket indies. Even then, the aftermarket stuff is still better.

That's very much your personal opinion. Aftermarket is just that, aftermarket - these items are all OEM, and for many of us that makes a world of difference. My personal opinion, but for with a like for like part I wouldn't consider putting them on my car, but I would the OEM parts.

Each to their own, but for OEM only people, there is now a serious option available! If you are a non-OEM person then no harm done anyway.

divetheworld said:

God, that aero is hideous. Canards??? FFS. If I wanted a car designed by a chav with a Carnoisseur catalogue then I'd have bought an Evo or Scooby.

Again personal opinion, I really quite like it and it appears to be the exact same Aero as fitted to the AMR Vantage GT4 race cars if I am not mistaken. I agree it would not work on a lot of cars however, so it needs the right colour combo and spec already.

For instance I think it would look amazing on Northernmedia's Gulf decaled Flugplatz V12VS, and I think it would also look amazing on a bonkers Kermit Green V12VS - if only I knew somebody with one of those huh!

My only concern is that the rear wing is quite conservative compared to the GT8 and GT12 wings, but I will wait until I have seen one in the flesh before making my mind up either way.

divetheworld said:

Oh, and here. Save yourself a couple of grand on your AMR GoPro.
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/cameras/a...

Ok well this one is hard to argue against - it does indeed seem like a very expensive option compared to a GoPro. Not that I would need or want either, but the GoPro has to be the logical choice here unless funds are unlimited.

Edited by AdamV12V on Wednesday 14th June 09:04

Edited by AdamV12V on Wednesday 14th June 09:06

[divetheworld]

You guessed I was referring to the clutch, and I agree with you. I would choose the Aston part simply to maintain a warranty without a pissing contest if anything went wrong. It is a shame that it's only available now, the original single plate clutch is flawed to the point of bordering on the unacceptable.
Of course V12 owners don't really have to worry about this!

You're right about the look being personal opinion. Mine is quite clear
I do wonder if those canards would contravene the Construction and Use Regs.

[wtdoom]

My wheels !
Happy days

[Neil1300r]

AMR Race Helmet - £3k !!!!!



That's some serious markup for a paint job. it's not even carbon

[jonby]

Neil1300r said:

AMR Race Helmet - £3k !!!!!



That's some serious markup for a paint job. it's not even carbon

From memory when I checked, that's a helmet that is the best part of 1.5k without graphics

A designer would charge a minimum of 1k to design and paint that design in high quality - believe it or not, that's one of the amr items they are not taking the mick with the mark up

[Neil1300r]

jonby said:

Neil1300r said:

AMR Race Helmet - £3k !!!!!



That's some serious markup for a paint job. it's not even carbon

From memory when I checked, that's a helmet that is the best part of 1.5k without graphics

A designer would charge a minimum of 1k to design and paint that design in high quality - believe it or not, that's one of the amr items they are not taking the mick with the mark up

He's only going to design it once!
£1.5k for a helmet? What's it made of unobtainium? My full carbon helmet was <£500

[jonby]

Neil1300r said:

jonby said:

Neil1300r said:

AMR Race Helmet - £3k !!!!!



That's some serious markup for a paint job. it's not even carbon

From memory when I checked, that's a helmet that is the best part of 1.5k without graphics

A designer would charge a minimum of 1k to design and paint that design in high quality - believe it or not, that's one of the amr items they are not taking the mick with the mark up

He's only going to design it once!
£1.5k for a helmet? What's it made of unobtainium? My full carbon helmet was <£500

It's an arai and it's basically their top of the range helmet, offered in carbon or plastic, eligible for pretty much any motorsport event

It's ott for the purpose but it is one of if not the best helmet you can buy aside from its sister version in carbon

I've got the full model details at home somewhere- will post when I'm back

[Jon39]

jonby said:

It's an arai and it's basically their top of the range helmet, offered in carbon or plastic, eligible for pretty much any motorsport event

It's ott for the purpose but it is one of if not the best helmet you can buy aside from its sister version in carbon

I've got the full model details at home somewhere- will post when I'm back

I think for motorsport now, even club level hillclimbs, helmets must be dated and so after the expiry have to be replaced.
Therefore, there might be some continued repeat helmet business for AML.

You would think that anyone buying an Aston Martin helmet, would also want an Aston Martin HANS device to go with the helmet.
I don't see that on the list though. It might be quite a good earner, because they are expensive even before any addition of an AMR brand premium.

Perhaps a package, AMR WEC type rear wing; AMR Helmet; AMR HANS Device.
The Helmet and HANS could be placed conspicuously on the rear parcel shelf, when parked at the pub. -
I hear you say, "We used to enjoy being understated".

Edited by Jon39 on Wednesday 14th June 18:35

[V8 Vantage GT]

AdamV12V said:

• AMR Titanium Exhaust (V8/V8S/V12/V12S)

AMR Titanium Exhaust

Does anyone know if this is the same titanium exhaust (cats and muffler) as on the the GT8?

[V8Chris]

http://www.astonmartin.com/en/accessories/amr/amr-... - I shall wear this to my local nightclub on Saturday and I am sure sex will follow

[Hunter T]

I dont get it at all, unless your actually racing the car and this stuff has some practical use. Totally ruins the lines of a beautiful car.

[V8 Vantage GT]

Hunter T said:

I dont get it at all, unless your actually racing the car and this stuff has some practical use. Totally ruins the lines of a beautiful car.

How would the titanium exhaust ruin thr lines of the car? I'm just hoping it has the sound of the GT8 and since its OEM it will have the fuse 15 controlled valve.. I not the least interested in the aero kit with rear wing.

[Hunter T]

V8 Vantage GT said:

How would the titanium exhaust ruin thr lines of the car? I'm just hoping it has the sound of the GT8 and since its OEM it will have the fuse 15 controlled valve.. I not the least interested in the aero kit with rear wing.

I did say practical use. I just dont think all the visual add ons add anything, looks like the car has been on a drive through in halfords