Vanquish Zagato handling ?
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Hi can any one give first hand comments on the handling of the Vanquish Zagato roadster (not speedster) in direct comparison to the Vantage v12s roadster sports shift?
I have test driven the vanquish S roadster compared to the vantage back to back and found the vantage more planted, which I preferred. There is talk about the handling being tweaked on the Zagato stiffer? Yet Evo star ratting is 4 for the zag. But both the vantage and vanquish are 4.5 *
Any feedback on this is appreciated thanks and best regards.
I have test driven the vanquish S roadster compared to the vantage back to back and found the vantage more planted, which I preferred. There is talk about the handling being tweaked on the Zagato stiffer? Yet Evo star ratting is 4 for the zag. But both the vantage and vanquish are 4.5 *
Any feedback on this is appreciated thanks and best regards.
Vanquish generally is a big GT car - and although the Zagato touch adds styling - I can't imagine they turned the car into a track focussed monster. The V12 Vantage was always more a sports car and more firm. I have the original 6Spd V12 and it's firm but not uncomfortable. The last Vanquish I tried that wasn't a Zag, was a pretty soft in comparison. I would argue its probably down to what you're looking for from a car.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Chris.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Chris.
In the “old days” Zagato would make cars lighter and more suitable for racing for example by using different materials (or thinner materials).
But the Vanquish is already carbon fibre bodied so I don’t think there’s any weight saving with the Zagato Volante. That being the case is he surprised if they had much by way of suspension tweaks; I’d expect it to drive pretty much like the non-Zagato version.
This is purely a personal opinion but - for my money- the Vanquish Zagato Volante is by by far the least successful of the 4 Vanquish Zagato conversions. It’s just not “different enough”, partly a function of not being able to do something with the roof.
But the Vanquish is already carbon fibre bodied so I don’t think there’s any weight saving with the Zagato Volante. That being the case is he surprised if they had much by way of suspension tweaks; I’d expect it to drive pretty much like the non-Zagato version.
This is purely a personal opinion but - for my money- the Vanquish Zagato Volante is by by far the least successful of the 4 Vanquish Zagato conversions. It’s just not “different enough”, partly a function of not being able to do something with the roof.
I think you are comparing apples and pears. As mentioned above the Vanquish was always a GT whereas the Vantage was meant to be a bit more sports like.
I was told by AM that there was a different suspension setting compared to the std Vanquish - Can't comment accurately if that is true though.
FWIW this is what was on the data sheet for the VZSB
Suspension:
• Front independent double wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers
• Rear independent double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers
• Retuned Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with normal, sport and track modes
• Wheels and Tyres: 20” New Multi-spoke satin black diamond turned alloy wheels
• Front 9J x 20” Pirelli P-Zero 255/35 ZR20
• Rear 11.5J x 20” Pirelli P-Zero 305/30 ZR20
I was told by AM that there was a different suspension setting compared to the std Vanquish - Can't comment accurately if that is true though.
FWIW this is what was on the data sheet for the VZSB
Suspension:
• Front independent double wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers
• Rear independent double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers
• Retuned Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with normal, sport and track modes
• Wheels and Tyres: 20” New Multi-spoke satin black diamond turned alloy wheels
• Front 9J x 20” Pirelli P-Zero 255/35 ZR20
• Rear 11.5J x 20” Pirelli P-Zero 305/30 ZR20
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