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New "special Astons" to be featured in Geneva
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/19/a...neva-official/

Courtesy of Autoblog. The comments amused me.
 
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The comments are funny and many are true, sadly. I'm all for making cars more racey but the lipstick look is just ugly.
 
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I can't believe they are still stuck at 430 hp. At least make it an N450
 
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Originally Posted by 007 Vantage
I can't believe they are still stuck at 430 hp. At least make it an N450
And the Vantage S already has 430 hp...

On a side note, I like the idea of a Carbon White and Carbon Black for the DB9.
 
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The comments are funny and many are true, sadly. I'm all for making cars more racey but the lipstick look is just ugly.
Agreed.
 
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Wow. That is some nasty stuff.

It's really sad. Ugly paint jobs and marginal technological advancement. They should just abandon this whole lipstick marketing ploy. I am not sure it's working.
 
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I think the title should be

"NOT SO NEW special Astons to be featured in Geneva"

The N430 is just an S with awful graphics options
 
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Wow. That is some nasty stuff.

It's really sad. Ugly paint jobs and marginal technological advancement. They should just abandon this whole lipstick marketing ploy. I am not sure it's working.
There is ZERO technology advance here! All the "advancements" are either std or options on an S and have been for the last 2 years
I wish some one would drag Bez away from the parts bins and off for some better inspiration elsewhere

The lipstick thing is an well overworked aspect of a few racing paint schemes AMR have used (IIRC started on the DBR9's)
 
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My 2005 car is lighter and faster 0-60 then the N430. Rolling road session planned.
 
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Seems like a real large leap backwards..just my 2cents

either way..not coming to N.A
 
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Adding lipstick and graphics and calling it special does not make it so. The real problem is everyone sees this but Aston. Is there no R & D of any kind?
 
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Adding lipstick and graphics and calling it special does not make it so. The real problem is everyone sees this but Aston. Is there no R & D of any kind?
The lipstick idea, is Aston's idea of doing a tribute to there VH race winning cars..Not the first time Aston has done this, think they did this tribute thing with the V12V while back, was not a bad idea for a collector..but for the V8VS..wait sorry new N430??...Not the greatest idea I agree..but someone in Gaydon thinks it's awesome...

 
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Originally Posted by 007 Vantage
I can't believe they are still stuck at 430 hp. At least make it an N450
Simply modifying the exhaust with proper headers, higher flow cats and a lighter titanium exhaust would have bumped the horsepower 10% to 473 right Stuart?
 
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..or just buy a base model and work with Stuart to twin charge it with the extra money you saved...Hmmm now I'm thinking I should buy a TIG..wonder how much that could run me for just doing exhaust tubing??
 
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Originally Posted by AXARUNNER
Simply modifying the exhaust with proper headers, higher flow cats and a lighter titanium exhaust would have bumped the horsepower 10% to 473 right Stuart?
Something in that neighbourhood, yes. Not really an option that is available to Aston though for a variety of reasons.
 
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