Much better than the mesh

 

IMO - a tremendous improvement.

chr

 

The DB10 is just generally better looking than the Vantage.

 

They should have given James the keys to the Wolf and released the 10 as the new V8V instead!

 

Ok, somewhat better - however, as long as the uppermost part of the grille does not extend above the front edge, it will always look odd.

Thomas

 

It's still ugly. It's a dumb smile with bad plastic surgery.

They were much better off following the front lines from the previous generation of cars.

 

I wholeheartedly disagree. And not because I think the new Vantage is good looking, but because the DB10 is hideous.

 

I think it should look like this:

 

That's a good look too!

 

I had a chance to see the DB10 next to the previous Vantage and thought the previous Vantage looked in some ways busier (more seams) but better - but the 20" wheels fill the wheel wells much better than the previous models which does make a difference (and why I added wheel spacers to my V12S). Still the new interior is a mess compared to the older ones. With newer cars coming out with incredible displays and cool designs at much lower prices (C*, most Mercedes, Porsche Tacan, etc.) Aston has to do something and fast.

 

I did kinda like the DB10 gauges...

 

Why didn't Aston maintain the counter clockwise tach on the DB11? I assume the new Vantage is the same in that regard?

 

I think Andy Palmer wanted to put his signature on the line - it's no mistake that the DB11 launch addition black roof had a Nissan Maxima look which I thought took away from the elegance and cheapened the car. When my local dealer came back from a Vantage preview they told me I would not like what I was going to see, that the car was more like the Vulcan than the DB10. Edsel wanted to put his signature on the Ford brand - look how well that ended out. The really cool stuff of the most successful era - the DB9 and Vantage should have carried forward - the clean lines, and elegance - both inside and out - the DB11 does better, the Vantage - yuk.

 

I like the mesh much better. The horizontal bars don't do it for me.