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Old 12-04-2013, 07:56 AM
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Motor Trend video review of the V12 Vantage S
Enjoy another "Ignition" episode...

 
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The brief article in this month's Motor Trend magazine is even more brutal regarding the clunky gearbox.
 
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It's really a shame that the transmission isn't better. Sounds like a fantastic car otherwise. Alas, the transmission is the car's Achilles heel.
 
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Great find on the video. Guess us V12V "non-S" owners can have a smirk with our dying-breed manual transmissions.
 
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It does sound great though!
 
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The extra power in a V12V would be nice!
 
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