This past Saturday I had a photo shoot with a commercial photographer who wanted to build up his automotive photography portfolio. The shots came out great. This one is my favorite.

He was using a Phase One iQ3 100 megapixel medium format digital camera. I had to crop this photo and scale it waaay down to be able to post it on social media. The images were super high resolution and the files were over 60MB in size.



Here is the full shot (scaled down). Even though I cropped it there was enough information on the image that the cropped was still pretty high resolution that I can't print at 10" x 8" at 300dpi. I was totally geeking out over the camera!

 

I don't like the new Vantage, but damned if your car doesn't look great. Consistently great photos of this machine on the board! Keep 'em coming.

 

Stunning.....absolutely stunning!!!!!

Jim

 

Thanks guys. One of my big regrets was not taking enough pictures of my previous Vantage (2008 Vantage Roadster). So now I take pictures whenever I get a chance and I almost always say yes when a photographer asks me if they can do a shoot with my car.

 

Hey @programmatore sweet car man! Did your car come with quad tips from factory?

 

@TheDream829 , yes, it came with the factory quad exhaust tips. I was lucky with the timing and the Sports Exhaust (quad tips) option came out as I was spec'ing my Vantage. The option wasn't even on the online configurator yet but my sales advisor added it to my build sheet.

I did end up replacing the factory quad tips with larger quad tips from Velocity AP. The factory quad tips were not as bad as the factory dual tips (standard exhaust, not sports) but they still looked too small in relation to the aggressive rear design of the Vantage.

Here are comparison pics of the factory quad tips and the larger quad tips from VelocityAP:

 

That's a huge difference. I'm actually cross shopping an AMG GT, 992 C2S, and a Vantage right now. I've decided on the Vantage after seeing your car. It looks like all the affordable ones are the early models without the quad exhaust tips though. If I was to guess I bet Aston Martin would probably charge at least 5 grand for a diffuser that fits the quad tips.

 

I think you're better off finding a car with the Sports Exhaust option. Otherwise you'd have to spend $$$$ for the OEM retrofit which includes:
- Sport Exhaust muffer that has quad exhaust tips (you'd have to replace the standard muffler)
- Different rear valence with larger openings for the quad tips
- Labor
- Plus the VelocityAP larger quad tips if you want ($895 for polished steel or $1,095 for satin black ceramic)

VelocityAP also has their own valvetronic sports exhaust for the Vantage. You might be able to save a few $$ (and shed a few pounds of weight) if you go that route. Then you can add their larger exhaust tips and the OEM valence.

Check out this thread for more info: https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...velopment.html

Good luck with your hunt!

 

Thanks for the reply! I'm reading through that thread right now. It seems they offer a dual to quad kit!

 

Another pic from the photo shoot with Urban Style Studios this past weekend. I need to try light painting for myself!

 

 

Beautiful day for a drive took er out on red rock road that I enjoy which ends at the California border, stopped to take a leak and what do ya know, 33,333 miles

 

VS Forged wheels finally arrived!!! Ordered beginning of January. Thanks Covid. New tires as well. Pick the car up Monday, they're installing the lowering springs tomorrow.

 

New shoes and laces!
Ordered in January right as Covid19 hit Italy. Just got them about 10 days ago. Missing one cap. VS Forged VS-08 Brushed Bronze. Light up in the sun.

What a difference lowering springs make.

 

I really like the bronze with black - my previous V12S I bronzed the gril: