New Vantage
- Thread starter Young_Warrior
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Yeah, and besides, it looks more like a DB7 anyway.live4speedNope, it's quite easy to identify. It's a good job humour is legal or I'd have you shot for that.
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But faced with the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage, I say this: It niether has the looks of the old one, nor the power of the old one. That being said, I bet the new one can turn left and right, which is something the old one was rather...poor at.
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Onikaze
Aston Martin should be flattered, the little styling details set them apart, but in proportion, shape, and general design, it is obvious where the Jags styling cues were cribbed from.
So obvious that the Jag was actually designed by the same designer.
With a sheet of tracing paper.
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I hear the Aston is really underpowered to the 911 and, overall, its performance was a major letdown! Even the GranSport can beat it. Not to mention this car cost $40k more than a 911 
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Yeah but you're a Brit, I've never heard you say anything bad about a British car... 
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Bench racing for ya:
0-60...
Aston: 4.7s
Porsche: 3.9s
Braking, 60-0...
Aston 107ft
Porsche 108ft
Skidpad:
Aston .96g
Porsche .98g
Weight
Aston 3460lb
Porshe 3300lb
Road and Track: "The 911 Carrera S is the value here. Although less exclusive, the 911 saves its owner $20,000. It's smaller, lighter, and less powerful, but performance-wise it trumps the English V8."
0-60...
Aston: 4.7s
Porsche: 3.9s
Braking, 60-0...
Aston 107ft
Porsche 108ft
Skidpad:
Aston .96g
Porsche .98g
Weight
Aston 3460lb
Porshe 3300lb
Road and Track: "The 911 Carrera S is the value here. Although less exclusive, the 911 saves its owner $20,000. It's smaller, lighter, and less powerful, but performance-wise it trumps the English V8."
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Omnis
Young_Warrior
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Most aston owners buy it for the looks the badge. I dont think they will care too much that a cheaper car like the 911 can beat it around a track.
None would race the aston because its too beautiful and people would be scared to wreck it. WOULD BUY THIS ASTON AND THEN BUY LIKE A CATERHAM OR EVO AS MY TRACK CAR.
None would race the aston because its too beautiful and people would be scared to wreck it. WOULD BUY THIS ASTON AND THEN BUY LIKE A CATERHAM OR EVO AS MY TRACK CAR.
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Well in that case, I would rather have the DB9 then. The V8 Vantage tries to be a focused sports car, but comes up short. It's got bits of luxury, but not the full set like you would find in the DB9. So it's either the DB9 for the grand tourer or the Carrera S for the track performance.
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Famine
A 2 second difference on a 14 mile track is literally nothing. 0.4% of the lap time! That just shows that the cars are similar, but by no means is one better than the other. I'd say the same thing of the 997 was in front, BTW.
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- JDA1982
Maybe, but it certainly proves that what you read here was bollocks.
iceburns288I hear the Aston is really underpowered to the 911 and, overall, its performance was a major letdown! Even the GranSport can beat it. Not to mention this car cost $40k more than a 911
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iceburns288
Absolutely. Whereas everything else in this thread says that one is clearly better than the other. Which isn't the case.
The driver, before anyone mentions it, was the same guy who got the 7'36 in the Carrera GT.
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Famine
