Comments on: Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate Edition

By: davehely

davehely — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:52:46 +0000

This is by far the most beautiful car ever built after HOLDENS of course, id love to give one of these a good flogging on the highways

By: 55amg

55amg — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:22:12 +0000

If no additional charge is going to be made for the ultimate edition and its only limited to 40 models, do the buyers have to wrestle to get to buy?

By: The Stig

The Stig — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:20:26 +0000

What are they going to call the next big thing? The “Vanquish S Ultimate R Squared Wear It On Your Sleeve Limited Edition” perhaps.

Still a stunning design no matter what they call it.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:09:38 +0000

Oh and check out this photo gallery:

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/vanquish_s.asp

The interior is VASTLY improved on the Vanquish, the previous interior before this update was really really lagging.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:08:27 +0000

See, the only way you’d think this car has bad performance is if you drove it back to back against something like the 599 GTB Fiorano, or the Murcielago, but if you only drive this, or don’t spend your time driving exotic cars back to back, you won’t really be thinking about how this car isn’t as fast as a rival, or as sporty as a rival, but just how thrilling it is to be driving a car like this.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:23:32 +0000

I was placing them more along the lines of ‘Phil of the Future’ but yea, you are probably right.

By: The540Ninja

The540Ninja — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:03:39 +0000

Well said europerspective. Performance aside, one would purchase this car for it’s elegantly understated look. AM’s have always been great looking cars. They never make it to the top in a Road & Track comparison, but that’s not everything. If you have a car like this, you probably have your Lamborghini in the garage for the track days. But reserve the Vanquish for the ‘Night on the Town’ duty.

By: europerspective

europerspective — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:16:23 +0000

There’s not many buyers of a car in this price bracket who really care about performance or comparisons. Its about how it makes you feel. The Aston is gorgeous, wonderfully put together, beautifully detailed, sounds great and goes farking fast if you need to. It may not “keep up with the big boys in the industry” but I don’t think this car is targeted at Gumballers or barely-post-pubescent traffic light racers, nor can I imagine it turning up at many trackdays. Notice how few buyers feel the need to paint theirs look-at-me-red or did-you-notice-me-yet-yellow and you’ll gain an insight into the difference between the market for an Aston and “the big boys in the industry”.

Norby, don’t lose sleep over it, I don’t think we’ll be facing an epidemic of depressed Ferraris anytime soon.

By: Piablo

Piablo — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:19:13 +0000

LOL! Nice Fatstrat.
Ever get the feeling there’s a big bunch here that still watch Bob the Builder?

By: SRT-4Ken

SRT-4Ken — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:27:13 +0000

——->I’d happily grab a 997 Turbo 6spd. with all options…..blow’em back with my exhaust…….

By: 1966_GTO_

1966_GTO_ — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:39:10 +0000

I love the Vanquish (along with every other AM), and this is the sexiest yet. Sure, if you want better performance, you go buy a Ferrari, but Aston Martin is practically in a category by itself.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:49:21 +0000

Hey anderson, your x-box doesnt count.

By: norby413

norby413 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:29:14 +0000

Anderson,
90% of high performance supercars are wasted on idiots like Paris Hilton who complain about cupholders and how it rides down Rodeo blvd. They could care less about at the limit handling. That’s why it’s getting harder to find manual tranny’s in todays high end cars.
I actually feel sorry for most Ferraris as they spend the majority of their lives parked in front of Latte shops.
Sad, but true.

By: imageWIS

imageWIS — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:43:56 +0000

anderson_b76,

You drive often at 170+ mph on the road? Anyways, a car that can get to 200 mph is hardly falling behind its competition.

Jon.

By: imageWIS

imageWIS — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:42:04 +0000

Why couldn’t they have just sold the car with a damn manual gearbox in the first place? Is it so hard to sell a proper manual nowadays? Especially seeing as how the vanquish was always plagued with gearbox issues since the ‘F1-inspired’ gearbox was a total piece of **** and was always breaking down (don’t even get me started about putting it in reverse! It was more of a chore than a pleasure).

Supercars (save for the Veyron which really needs a computer controlled gearbox at the top-speed end) should all come with manual gearboxes as standard and auto-style gearboxes (F1, DSG, tiptronic, etc…) as options.

Jon.

By: wetstuff

wetstuff — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:06:49 +0000

As a 997 driver, I still admire the style presented here. Somehow, even if I had the $$, I’d still not be a customer. Something wrong… Ford?

By: Piablo

Piablo — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:45:10 +0000

I think the ‘Ayes’ have it!

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:26:02 +0000

You can’t beat Aston Martin for that feeling of pure sexy.

Though I’m the type of guy who would sooner get a cheaper car and go nuts building it up, there’s no way I could ever say anything bad about an Aston. =P

By: norsairius

norsairius — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:58:30 +0000

oh goodness that car is so beautiful…. astons are THE best-looking cars around.

By: 350zfairlady

350zfairlady — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:42:33 +0000

aston martins the sexiest cars around

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:25:22 +0000

this is the 1 2door i would rather have than the zo6, who care about performance in a car that this darn good, this thing is pure elegance on wheels.

By: gitcypher

gitcypher — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:06:10 +0000

Performance? The only reason anyone should drive an Aston Martin is to give the valet your keys, and have the car match your pinstripe suit.
Porsche, Ferrari & Lambo say, “I won the lottery.”
Aston Martin hires a guy off the street to say, “He owns the lottery.”

By: SRT-4Ken

SRT-4Ken — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:02:15 +0000

———>i’ll happily grab a 997 Turbo 6spd. w/ all options…..blow’em off the map……

By: F451

F451 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:51:12 +0000

The level of distinction afforded those who own an Aston Martin is unmatched for the stiff upper lip patron. Walking by one’s Aston in the carriage house is like walking by a piece of kinetic art.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:38:23 +0000

This car is sexy and bad ass. I love Aston’s power, performance, elegance and styling. I’ll take one in any dark color with a tan interior. When you have 200K to spend on a car the decision speaks just as much as the actual car. Sure a Ferrari at the same price will beat you on the strip but the ferrari is not meant to get you there surrounded by the most beautiful ergonomics in the category. The Aston does its job well.

By: SRT-4Ken

SRT-4Ken — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:13:57 +0000

—–>i’ll happily grab a 997 turbo 6spd w/ all options……..

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:37:52 +0000

Damn, that thing is sexy.

It would be nice to see Aston Martin try to lead the way in perfecting a dual-dry-clutch SMT though, instead of moving backwards to a conventional 6-speed.

By: anderson_b76

anderson_b76 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:36:21 +0000

Okay…not ****…bad choice of words, but definately not up to par with the competition in regards to performance.

By: F451

F451 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:35:14 +0000

The ultimate 007 automobile. Too bad Daniel Craig cannot drive stick! I guess that’s why they are using a four-door Jaguar in the next Bond Movie?

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:34:38 +0000

yeah i really love “****” apparently too

By: Piablo

Piablo — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:30:22 +0000

One of my favorite cars just got better. What a beautiful machine.

If this is how “****” performs, sign me up for a pile of “****”. Make my “****” English Green too please. I would be a proud owner of a green pile of “****” with “****ty” performance to die for.

By: Zorlox

Zorlox — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:21:13 +0000

maybe it does perform poorly, but the aston matches a tuxedo way better than the competition. plus it has the extra seating. i just hope they tried to make the fenders flow into the side (door) better so it doesn’t have the hard curve to square transition the previous vanquishes had

By: anderson_b76

anderson_b76 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:07:28 +0000

For all of you who haven’t driven one before and haven’t got a clue about high performance sportscars…this car performs like **** compared to a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche. Yes, I agree it looks great and I am a big fan of the looks of the Aston Martin, but lets be real…why would anyone spend that kind of money on a high performance supercar that can’t keep up with the big boys in the industry???

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:40:15 +0000

It’s a gorgeous car, that’s for sure, and highly underrated/under publicized

By: Brendino

Brendino — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:29:28 +0000

Beauty and impracticality at its absolute most gorgeous.

Love this car.