V12 Vantage & DBS Volante ...

V12 Vantage & DBS Volante ...

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steve_amv8

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1,887 posts

211 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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I posted these in the supercar thread in GS but realise that this might be a better place ....

.... took the car in for it's service and they have these two ,just recently delivered.

The V12 Vantage is a showroom car whilst the DBS Volante is due out to the customer next week.

Apologies for the photo quality - I only had the little compact camera with me as the sight of these two came as a bit of a surprise!

Had a good nose around the V12 Vantage, include under the bonnet which is a work of art! Awesome sound when you start her up too. This colour works best in the sun and also disguises the unattractive carbon bonnet vents, which the more typical pale blue doesn't. Personally, I prefer this colour.





... and the DBS Volante which looked the dog's bks smile



nickco201

136 posts

188 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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VERY nice! are they both casino royale ?

V8LM

5,174 posts

210 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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steve_amv8 said:
and the DBS Volante which looked the dog's bks smile
Exactly. Why would anyone want to buy the 'top-of-the-range' DBS, as opposed to a 60k cheaper DB9, and have one with the roof off? A load of bks indeed.

steve_amv8

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1,887 posts

211 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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nickco201 said:
VERY nice! are they both casino royale ?
DBS is.

The V12V is a new colour, whose name I can't remember!

I actually like the look of the DBS Volante but at £187k ....eek

One thing I don't like is the dials they have used. They have dropped the "ali look" of the regular cars and have all black with just a silver ring around the edge of the dial. Cheap looking IMHO.

XXXAngelXXX

1,711 posts

229 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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frownfrownfrown The DBS Volante looks REALLY good on that pic - way better than on the official pictures........ thanks for sharing !

polar8

520 posts

203 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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steve_amv8 said:
nickco201 said:
VERY nice! are they both casino royale ?
DBS is.

The V12V is a new colour, whose name I can't remember!

I actually like the look of the DBS Volante but at £187k ....eek

One thing I don't like is the dials they have used. They have dropped the "ali look" of the regular cars and have all black with just a silver ring around the edge of the dial. Cheap looking IMHO.
Agree with Angel -- the DBS soft top looks fantastic - so much better than press pics. mmmm wished I hadn't seen that. The DBS colour looks like Quantum Silver and the V12 looks Casino IMO

steve_amv8

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1,887 posts

211 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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I think the photos might be a little be deceptive colourwise.

The V12 Vantage doesn't include Casino Royale in the colour options - I think this car may be in Quantum Silver.

The DBS Volante colour is Casino Royale, although it was very dull at the time of the photo and the lights from the showroom might have affected the picture.

One thing I didn't realise is V12 Vantage won't be sold in the US due to certain features not meeting their regulations ...

XXXAngelXXX

1,711 posts

229 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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polar8 said:
mmmm wished I hadn't seen that.
+1frownfrown

AMD1

342 posts

187 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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..and with the roof down!



I don't think either car is Quantum Silver as that colour is dark grey, darker than Metorite Silver.



Edited by AMD1 on Sunday 26th July 17:42


Edited by AMD1 on Sunday 26th July 17:54

clorenzen

3,684 posts

236 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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The V12 Vantage colour is Hammerhead silver which is a special V12 Vantage colour.

steve_amv8

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1,887 posts

211 months

Sunday 26th July 2009
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clorenzen said:
The V12 Vantage colour is Hammerhead silver which is a special V12 Vantage colour.
That was it! I was trying to remember and couldn't find Hammerhead when I used Google.

cardigankid

8,849 posts

213 months

Monday 27th July 2009
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V12V very nice but that DBS Volante looks absolutely superb.

sadlerj

854 posts

285 months

Monday 27th July 2009
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Was Droooollling over them both at Goodwood FoS the other weekend. IMO the V12V looked better than the DBS Vol side by side, the DBS looked a bit fussy, the V12V looked pumped and ready for action. (Jury is still out on the wheels tho). Still cannot justify £90K over my Vantage for one tho...just seems daft...just wish I had a bottomless pit of cash to dig into for car purchasing...

cardigankid

8,849 posts

213 months

Tuesday 28th July 2009
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See the Top Gear magazine test of the DBS Volante this month. Sums it up quite well I think.

Pugsey

5,813 posts

215 months

Tuesday 28th July 2009
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cardigankid said:
See the Top Gear magazine test of the DBS Volante this month. Sums it up quite well I think.
"Top Gear mag" and "Sums it up quite well"..................does not compute.

nzaston

21 posts

208 months

Wednesday 12th August 2009
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Thanks for sharing the photos, I like the V12 Vantage, but the DBS Volante is a biest. I love the DBS Volante so much, especially in Casino Royale !!! smile

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtDzHThcKAI

Edited by nzaston on Wednesday 12th August 21:56

nzaston

21 posts

208 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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Steve, do you have a high resolution photo of the DBS Volante, ideally 2560x1600? I would like to have this one as my desktop wallpaper. smile