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Gotta say, it's one hell of a car. But 165k GBP (235k USD) is a tall order!

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

I know it's very boy racer, but I love that rear wing on the car.

 

Thanks too bad none are coming our way

 

Part of me wants to know if Aston will sell me that exhaust... and if so, how much?

 

Supposedly that exhaust is pre-production and likely to change. But there are plenty that are close to it, and some that are also titanium. I'm pretty sure the GT8 production exhaust can be acquired once available, though.

 

A hell of a car indeed, but 165k GBP is just the base price and it is almost impossible to spec one anywhere close to that. To achieve the 100kg weight saving quoted and all the aero body parts shown, all of which are optional extras, the actual UK price of a car is more like 200k-210k GBP (285k-300k USD). I believe the price in Euros for European cars is even higher than a direct exchange rate would apply for some reason too! So for the reason of the price alone I decided not to put a deposit down when directly approached by my dealer pre-launch back in March.


I have to say that despite the price, on watching the video I did still feel a little regret at turning one down!

 

A standard GT with basic mods will be faster in a straight line. For hat price and they don't even offer CCB brakes is nuts. They should have thrown them in for free

It's cool, but not worth the price, even from a collector stand point. A Vantage V12S would murder it dynamically and those are $140-150 on eBay all day long

 

So what?
If $/bhp (or some other metric) were the only rationale for buying a car, we'd all be driving Mustang GT 350s (or some other neo-classic revival muscle beast).

Seems AM had no problem making the value proposition to all of the people necessary. Don't want one? Not a problem.

I worry much more about the Vanquish. A genuinely brilliant car which seems to languish at its hoped for price and is about to be shamed out of the show room by the DB11. Aston certainly misses the mark at times, but this limited Vantage run seems to have scratched the right itches.

I'm happy to know how much exercise the engineers at Gaydon get with all of the limited edition runs they produce. It just makes them better at wringing more power and goodness out of the next one.

GO ASTON, GO!!!!

 

It has a lovely noise!

Value for money/$ per bhp isn't the ONLY rationale for buying a car, Ibis, but I agree with other posters that it's hard to ignore the crazy price of this thing.

007, I have a V12VS and in fairness, I am not sure it would "murder" this car dynamically. In fact, I suspect the GT8 would handle corners a bit better, with its lower mass and better balance.

 

I thought about the same thing too until I went on the factory tour in May and saw a good amount of Vanquish on the assembly line. The all looked to be spec so that's good news. Although at list price I might spring for a F12.

In terms of GT8, the ones I saw were gorgeous, although a good amount of them did not have the aero pack. Less weight is always better than more hp, My scud has less hp than a v12vs but at around 3000lbs is a blast to drive.

 

Yes! People thought I was crazy when I put my V8V on a diet, but once they drive it... it's a completely different animal

 

Price point on this car makes no sense. It looks terrific (except for the rear wing imho) but the engine should have been the v12 making 600 bhp.
That might not have the same front to rear balance, but I would not care. I believe you buy this car for the statement it makes, and in order to make that statement it needs more than 430 bhp
My 2 cents

 

The V12 version of this car is the GT12.

This is the V8 version, which has 440 hp and ~200 lbs less weight (depending on configuration) compared to a standard V8V/V8VS.

 

Thanks for sharing. This is an attractive package - I would agree that the sound is top notch