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Cazalea shares his driving impressions of the new Aston Martin Vantage, offering a candid comparison to his Lotus and a Jaguar F-Type SVR. His detailed account, complete with personal observations and photos, provides valuable insights into the car's performance, design, and overall driving experience. This review helps enthusiasts understand the Vantage's character beyond typical press releases.
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AMG powerplant make AM more excitingly powerful. The challenge is in keeping AM signature refined rawness on top of AMG growl.
I don't recall either of us touching it - but it was a congested picture with just an orange triangle where the car was located - so maybe zoomed out too much. My hands & eyes were full with lots of other things, such as where is that suspension calibration button? And 4 police cars taking an interest in us over a 15-minute drive... Look of a cop anxious to give a speeding ticket (much like a hungry shark)! MIke
I certainly enjoyed reading it despite lacking the usual down-to-the detail descriptions of driving dynamics. You got straight down to the gist of it . No beating around the bush, just like the Vantage itself . Out of personal interest, how did you like Hornburg AM? Always wondered what they were like and haven't had the chance to drop by myself thus far. Cheers, Filip
Build quality and long term reliability is what I would question. Moreover, even if you could negotiate a decent discount, re-sale value would sink faster than a lead weight. Too funny that the local cops took an interest. Regards, Rocky
One of my friends I spoke to this week was looking at leasing a Vantage. I'll direct him to your review Cheers, Anthony
There you go - a bit more blow-by-blow of how it went. This car is certainly about driving but in addition it is about NOISE and the fact that the engine does all sorts of race-car-stuff without you having to do it yourself, such as the downshifting, blipping, burping, snarling, growling. Very much like this car, which I have to say I liked a tiny bit better, the Jaguar F-Type SVR, which is $30k cheaper and has 70 more horses, similar size and weight: I tested the Jag in Newport Beach, which is
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