Hmm.

 

A big fat zero.

 

Well said Norman.

 

I spoke with my dealer about when they planned production, and he heard later part of 2015. I love the front, side, the back, not sure, yet.

 

Perfect shots for comparison, K-F!

 

http://www.carscoops.com/2014/12/ast...-rebodied.html

 

Figured that'd be the case. Thanks for the link!

 

Not a fan of the db10 either. I'm actually quite disappointed if it's a true glimpse of things to come. I do believe that our generation of Aston Martin's will be the last great era of well proportioned and timelessly designed cars.

 

too funny and I have to agree.

 

I'm like Karl. First thing I did was pull up an image of an F-type.

Hey Aston design team, way to fail!

Oh, and cutting an Aston shaped hole in a slab of front bumper doesn't make it look like an Aston front end.

Since when do good looking, memorable Aston Martin's have an effectively horizontal character line wrapping around the front end like (as someone else said) a boat?

This is the first peek at next gen Vantage possibility which I've been eagerly awaiting for years. And now I'm really sad. Where exactly is the One-77 in there? Any Vanquish, any at all? WTF?

Yes, the '04 Vantage reveal set the bar high, very high. The current DB and Vanquish are at least carrying that mantle. This thing is a sad little, 3rd year design student effort. Nothing about that car makes me want it.

What is wrong in the design studio?

 

All automotive design centers worldwide are wrestling with the same challenge, how to accommodate an European pedestrian impact regulation while continuing to offer an attractive front of vehicle appearance. Higher hoods are the result of choice today.

Remember the 5mph bumper standard of the mid 1970s? Took a while, years in fact and several design iterations, but the appearance problem was effectively resolved.

This new problem will be solved as well.

 

The One-77 influence can be seen in the side windows. The way they kick up at a significant angle starting at the end of the door with a long incline (vs a gentle slope with an abrupt, short incline starting further back) is directly from the One-77. Yes, it's the same on the DB10 as it is on the F-Type, but the One-77 came out first so I'd bet both the DB10 and F-Type take that styling cue from the One-77.

 

Just think how much it would cost if they didn't get 10 free cars. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/f...er-trains.html

 

Juuuuuusssssttttt barely. And seriously, is there some other, perhaps significant link? How about the stance, the chunky form language, the huuuuaaaaaggeee hole in the side and it's violent strake? Now look at the F and 10, same vent, damn near same language with a slight dialect change.

The One-77 looks wide and brutal, fierce. Borrowing a slight lift line on a part of one piece (ok two) of glass doesn't constitute "influence". No, to say that the One-77 provided anything like "influence" is just too much of a stretch for me.

I think this looks less powerful, less special, less exotic than any Aston I can think of. Perhaps, and I'm really hoping this is true, just perhaps it has more presence in person. I mean, it won't make the grill become any less terrible, but maybe the form feels better.

Fortunately, no on has remembered how I fawned over the first pics of the F-type when it was revealed. My sentiment was "hey Aston, why isn't this the new Vantage." Oh how fickle and hypocritical I can be.

 

I think I have noticed something that has hasn’t beenmentioned yet about the DB10. I think its amphibious.

There are no shut lines on the front bonnet (allowingsmoother flow of water over the bonnet perhaps) and the light cluster positionseems to be very low down the bonnet front (important for visibility purposesin deeper water).

Furthermore the rear diffuser extends very high up the rearbumper which could suggest some form of water propulsion in that area.

Its been a very long time since a Bond car has gone underwater.Last time it was the Lotus Espirit being driven by Roger Moore. Goingunderwater would be a change from the usual guns, bombs and crashes that accompanymost Bond car scenes.