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Aside from the wheels and the color, that car is hot! Will it really have a 600 hp V12? That seems like it'd be a bad marketing idea for Aston. I'd say with about 450 hp, and a track-tuned suspension, it ought to blow the doors off the GT3RS and maybe even the Gallardo SL. If it really did have 600 hp, it'd rain fire on the F430 Scuderia but I just can't see Aston really making a V12 powered Vantage. It'd just pull too many sales from the DB9 and DBS.
Still, it's a gorgeous car and I hope they build something like it, although they already built the Vantage N400 homologation special, but that's more of a race car than the GT3RS/Gallardo SL/ Scuderia will ever be.
Still, it's a gorgeous car and I hope they build something like it, although they already built the Vantage N400 homologation special, but that's more of a race car than the GT3RS/Gallardo SL/ Scuderia will ever be.
600hp claim came from Mr. Bez himself. What a beast this thing is going to be.
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wheels and wing would look better on my old school Accord.
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I actually like the wheels...The wing is retractable so no need to get all worked up over that. Assuming they put the Vantage on a weight saving diet with all that carbon fibre, one would expect it'll be able to post a better 0-60 time than 4 seconds, no?
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uhhh...guys, GT3 is in BIG trouble here...if aston really does this, and does it well, A LOT of companies are going to have some pretty heavy breathing problems for a bit...this is really a curve-ball from left field!!!!!!
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I agree. As much as think that the DBS should have had a more powerfull engine, I like seeing Aston come around. I would rather live in a world with Aston Martin doing financially well, than without.
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^^Amen...
And btw, for those scud fans...sorry, no excuses for this one...if AM does this like its looking like they will, there wont be too much competition on the basis of speed...some of the agility is yet to be determined...but with 600 hp and weighing anything around 32-3400 lbs...this thing will set some records...
And btw, for those scud fans...sorry, no excuses for this one...if AM does this like its looking like they will, there wont be too much competition on the basis of speed...some of the agility is yet to be determined...but with 600 hp and weighing anything around 32-3400 lbs...this thing will set some records...
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the cheesy wheels and wing don't help either.
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I HIGHLY doubt it will be over the price of a DBS...this is still a vantage...it may be 200k...but thats not far enough to NOT be considered a rival...this will be a bargain scuderia...with more than enough to surpass it.
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that's a direct quote from the article. time will tell if it rings true. in any event, 200K is still 2X the price of a GT3. price wise this thing would be in the GT2 league, not GT3.
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Well see about the pricing, but Im talking about the performance "car" from each company really...I did say gt3, but that more entails the rs and the gt2 to follow...This car will be able to outperform them all if aston does this right. Im not saying gt3 owners based on price will lose sleep...but porsche, as a company, as well as ferrari and other high end performance companies may have a new benchmark...and under 400k...thats something thats bothersome for most of those companies...plus, this could provide interesting in motorsports if they make a vantage to replace the db9...but I doubt that for other reasons...