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| nightwind 12-14-2007 |
This car in my opinion, would be nearly perfect. While it might lose out a little in terms of dynamics, now that the engine is heavier, the fact that the perfect weight distribution remains show that thats not a worry. Also, Aston finally does a proper engine with 600hp from its 6.0L engine. Its previous 450hp and 510hp effors in the DB9 and DBS were frankly pathetic compared to Ferrari's 599 engine (611hp, 448 lb-ft), but now they are pretty much neck-to-neck. However, it's still not perfect, as the interior is too spartan and too racer-boy. An Aston has to be classy inside, and outside, while still going at break-neck speeds. I want the interior of the DB9 in there, aluminium and leather. Not silly carbon fibre and alcantara thats frankly hideous. I know it will be heavier, but I don't care. How much extra would it weigh? 20kg? Well, I think its worth it. |
| What's the point? |
| bruxell 12-13-2007 |
Why does Aston-Martin need this car? It�s already got a perfectly serviceable super-GT in the form of the DBS, and the V8 Vantage ably fulfills the role of small, (relatively) nimble sportster. The DB9 may not be much good for anything other than looking at, but this V12 vantage doesn�t stand to be either. Is it me or has Aston fallen into the trap of playing the �permutation game?� TVR did it for its last few years, and Lotus have been spinning off variants of the Elise for a while, and now Aston have figured out that one easily reconfigurable chassis can be made to serve many cars� but that doesn�t mean it should. This car does away with what I thought was supposed to be the point of the Aston chassis, its front-mid-ship engine position, and I can�t believe that isn�t going to have a somewhat dramatic effect on the handling. Handling was the strong suit of the Vantage chassis within the Aston range, so to me this car seems bound to be a step backward dynamically speaking. I just hope Aston-Martin doesn�t build it. |
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