Bruce

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ON THE WAY TO THE SUN Who thinks of Aston Martin, James has bond in the sense. The driving service weapon of the British canvas hero is already old hat. The newest temptation of the sports car professionals from the English Gaydon is called V8 Vantage Roadster. Exclusive meeting with a fascinating Cabrio under the sun of California That one must make oneself on the way to the American west coast, in order to meet a hochkarätigen English sports car, the job brings in such a way with itself. There are worse fates. In addition the reasons are obvious: Almost chronically good weather and the end of the monthly lot beginning fishing rod it car show, on which the newest Aston Martin creation of the public is introduced, to have the V8 Vantage Roadster to Los Angeles lured - and us also. An interesting part of the world. In the radio - which is called private Lokalsender „Bee Käi Dabbelju Nine Five Äff Ämm “or so similarly - a hyper+ventilating speaker announces that Mister President just set Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to the air, which democrats will probably conquer Lower House and the senate, but in California everything becomes good, because Arnold Schwarzenegger governor remains. Calmed down we switch the radio off. In the beautiful South Laguna, where the Schwarzenegger country sinks in the Pacific, a larger troop of tiefgebräunter Jogger beside the open V8 Vantage post referred, which is placed starting from May next yearly of the well-known Coupé version to side. The Fitness young are impressed heavy, scan the thoroughly trained body of the Roadsters with the eyes and praise the proportions of the aluminum skin brought in form masterfully. In principle the knackige basic form of the Vantage is not new. A seriesnear prototype of the Coupés stood already in January 2003 on Detroit engine show. Besides the Porsche 911-Konkurrent is for one year on the road. However only the Cabrio makes the unhindered view possible in the inside. The Design arrives, and the public nods appreciative. Very European work the Aston, it be said. There is which to. One does not have the Overkill of the SEMA Tuningmesse in read Vegas to have experienced, on per square meters of the more radial compressors, 30 tariff large wheels and chromium-plated Sidepipes is stacked than somewhere otherwise on ground connection, in order to recognize the refinement of the elegant Englishman. With the long hood, that in relation for seating position high Bordwand and the extremely scarce body overhang in the back works the sportsman like the speak-literal thunder wedge. The enormous front wheel housings seem to merge at their top margin with the hood - only one handbroadly aluminum sheet metal separates the surcharge-requiring 19-Zoll-Räder from the flat roof of the engine room. 18 tariff large aluminum wheels with tires of the dimension 235/45 ZR 18 is used in series. In front at least. In the back it becomes in each case more thickly: 275/40 ZR 18 reads the measure of the things. To the European character also the complete absence of put on spoiler work or a halfstrongly working exhaust system from the Brachial shelf contributes. The Vantage breathes out completely civilian by two final pipes out-peeping from the tail apron. With all British Noblesse should nobody believe that the small Aston Martin Cabriolet - in the price list 457 HP strong and 157000 euro expensive DB9 Volante lurks further above - Kaffeehaus bestuhlten to the Dahinkullern on Flaniermeilen is built. In the center console the wake-up key for that prangt accurately 4282 cubic centimeters large eight-cylinder, which carries Kraft of 385 horses in itself. Smooth 7000 crankshaft revolutions are necessary, in order to leave it from the ouple to. That in Cologne by hand built the aggregate is conceived as Flanierantrieb neither acoustically nor regarding its achievement development, its kehliges and the promised road performances prove trumpets.





The famous quartet question about the Sprint of zero on 100 km/h does not answer the Vantage Roadster evenly easy with 1710 kilograms unloaded weight with 5.0 seconds. Who connects the precisely led six-course transmission through industriously, can count both on speed 280 and on a generously measured detention - at least in California. As is the case for the Coupé also the driving rank of the Roadsters is implemented in the Transaxle building method in such a way specified, with which the transmission is flanged directly to the rear axle. The trick permits an almost neutral weight distribution between front and rear axle. The designers proved style security also in technical cool, but much arranged responding interior, which deflected with the first photo model completely with dark red leather. An attractive and most sensitive color: A trace too knallig nuanciert, and the purpurne splendour would already remind of Etablissements, in which the bottle is not to be had Pils under ten euro. The creative ones in the work Gaydon anyhow met the clay/tone perfectly, which in extremely flat working stretching over the interior fully automatic and material-cover yourself regains.






The instruments - the pointers of speedometer and tachometer move by the way moving in opposite directions - rest in a plentifully measured aluminum panel. „Mad safe deposit optics “, determines one the sandpiper enjoying with the eyes still, at whose wrist a larger post precious metal in the sun sparkles. An aura of infinite purchasing power surrounds the Sunnyboy, which comes also directly to the thing: „Which are to cost the Convertible? “The price of the Cabrios is still open, because in England they count over there still. Approximately 120000 euro will already be it. In the comparison to the James bond Mobil Aston Martin DBS planned in small series with its well 250000 euro almost a Klacks - for Sunny anyhow.



I'll be uploading more pictures to the picture section from the test too

Mirage77

Thanks, it's very very sexy.

ree

What a car!!! Looks hot... I don't know which Aston Martin is more beautiful - DB9 Volante or V8 Vantage Roadster?

Bruce

Good question, i personally think the V8 Vantage is the more beautiful vehicle, perhaps because it's smaller. Both are gorgeous though!


P.S. - Thanks guys

ree

Women will love the V8 Vantage Roadster!! It has the same proportion like the SLK and Z3!

Nevertheless I love it, too!!!

Bruce

Women will probably love it And like you, i do too!

I really love that colour combo, that would probably be my choice, however white with that interior would also be amazing in my opinion.

ree

I hope, that Aston Martin will update their configurator soon!!!

Bruce

You said it!

Mirage77

I prefer the Volante but the V8 is nothing short of spectacular as well.

Centurion

That is one very hot roadster. The perportions are perfect. Aston Martin has design such a beautiful and flawless looking car.