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I completely agree...

 

The Aston Martin brand has been one that's only been riding on three things; 1, the car looks beautiful and sophisticated and yet not quite as bold and loud like a Lamborghini or Ferrari; 2, the car has the most amazing sound, it sounds better than anything else on the market; 3, the affiliation that it's James Bond's car (most don't know Ian Fleming in his novels wrote that Bond drove a Bentley but the movie Goldfinger popularized the Aston Martin). 

Technical engine and transmission voodoo is dated at Aston Martin.  They have engines that guzzle gas and have lower performance, they have antiquated transmission technology, they even have outdated crash safety standards!  But at the end of the day, the antiquated cars are still highly desirable for their antiquated character.  In a world where there is electric steering, only automatic transmissions, and power everything...  That antiquated Aston Martin may be just exactly what the doctor ordered... 

The best thing that could've happened to Aston Martin was to be bought by Mercedes-Benz and for it to get the AMG powertrains.  But...  We shall see if that happens anytime soon...

Nevertheless, that Vantage GT, does look appetizing!  I'd definitely want to see it, feel it, and even drive it! 

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Car Poetry. Aston Martin, beautiful cars, seductive sounds, and subject of poetry.

 
By: patrick_y : June 23rd, 2015-14:16
Poetry. It's a classical communication medium, and it's able to inflect a great number of emotions in just a few words. Aston Martin, the car brand that is known for making some of the most stylish cars in existence and the best sounding cars in existence... 

Nice use of colors

 
By: AnthonyTsai : June 23rd, 2015-20:57
Definitely not for the conservative! Cheers, Anthony

I really like the colors!

 
By: patrick_y : June 24th, 2015-10:20
The green with the yellow lipstick looks great in my eyes. Yes, they call it "lipstick" I didn't make that up on my own. And did you see the price? This is the most reasonably priced Aston Martin too! Even the Bang & Olufsen sound system is edged in t... 

I totally agree, have been using the Sports mode lately, the sound...

 
By: Clueless_Collector : June 23rd, 2015-21:59
so addictive, I was told by Aston Martin people that the Rapide is in fact one of their best, if not the best handling car in their lineup :)) Just put on new sets of rubber and had the servicing done, ready to roll. Thanks for sharing this nice video, Pa... 

Enjoy it!

 
By: patrick_y : June 24th, 2015-10:24
Enjoy it! Drive it every day! If I had a car like that... I think I'd have to be kept away from it. If I had a car like a Rapide, I'd even get a second job as an UBER driver just to have an excuse to drive it around. It'd be a losing money proposition and... 

I love the brand and regret some issues they'll be facing

 
By: Mark in Paris : June 24th, 2015-08:50
Thanks for the beautiful video Patrick. The design and the motor's sound of Aston Martin cars are one of the best out there. In the mean time, they've encountered a lack of developpement and they have out of age engines (consumption from the early 2000's)... 

I completely agree...

 
By: patrick_y : June 24th, 2015-11:27
The Aston Martin brand has been one that's only been riding on three things; 1, the car looks beautiful and sophisticated and yet not quite as bold and loud like a Lamborghini or Ferrari; 2, the car has the most amazing sound, it sounds better than anythi... 

Really?

 
By: Mark in Paris : June 24th, 2015-14:34
I didn't know about the Bentley/AM thing in I. Flemmings books... The look of these AM are incredible, fro the AM V8 to the DBS etc... Time will tell indeed. Cheers, Mark

James Bond cars...

 
By: patrick_y : June 26th, 2015-11:56
The books have listed a few of Bentley cars over the years. And they've been involved in chases with other cars as well in the novels. Almost ironically, I don't recall a single Aston Martin ever being mentioned in the books. Ian Fleming himself was perso... 

"Rubber and steel fingerprints clawing at the asphalt"

 
By: cazalea : July 1st, 2015-08:33
I've gotta get out for a hard drive today! Thanks for the fantasy. Mike

Hard drive or hard-drive?

 
By: patrick_y : July 1st, 2015-16:09
Are you going out to buy yourself a new computer hard-drive? Or are you going for a hard drive as in spirited drive? Or are you going for a hard drive to get yourself a new computer hard-drive? Joking aside, the sound of the Aston Martin vehicles is truly...