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Spied again: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster

09/15/2006, 12:18 PM

By admin

These certainly aren’t the first undisguised photos of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster, but they are some of the clearest. Spotted in transit somewhere in the United States, spy photographers snapped three photos of the new grand tourer, which isn’t due for its official unveiling until the December Los Angeles Motor Show. [Front View | Side View | Rear View].

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09/15, 12:26 PM

posted by:

British_Rover

Topless sex on wheels.

09/15, 12:36 PM

posted by:

YourNameHere

B-E-A-UTIFUL! i LOVE the turnsignals on the insides of the lights…very nice. i guess there are ppl that get a pay check from Ford that know how to make a good looking car. They need ot hire the deisgn dpt away fom A/M before they sell it.

09/15, 12:46 PM

posted by:

doublearon21

even more beautiful than the SL.

09/15, 12:55 PM

posted by:

Dr*Manhattan

The designers have attained perfection. I thought they had with the Vanquish when it was released, but this is it.

Perfect.

09/15, 1:06 PM

posted by:

Renton

Good looking car. I heard one of the coupes in Toronto last month. Very nice.

I think I would still rather have the slower, uglier Maserati Spyder.

09/15, 1:13 PM

posted by:

A4

screw the spyder this thing is god

09/15, 1:17 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

This car has a “Viperish” look to it, IMO.

09/15, 1:20 PM

posted by:

buenos

I’m now taking bids on some internal organs in order to afford one. Anyone need a kidney? Pancreas?

09/15, 1:30 PM

posted by:

Renton

A4 — if it was god, it would have a Ferrari engine.

09/15, 2:08 PM

posted by:

Patrick

OH YES! This one is GORGEOUS!

09/15, 3:47 PM

posted by:

1952 MG TD

I see LLN changed the description from ’supercar’ to ‘grand tourer’… heh.

09/15, 4:17 PM

posted by:

Dav is Dead

amazing car, just drove my fathers in Switzerland. wow. if the coupe is that fun, think about how good the convertible will be.

09/15, 6:47 PM

posted by:

Toy Yoda

No doubt the car is beautiful, but if I had the money I wouldn’t buy it. The reason? Well, the rear view mirror is embedded into the convertible roof. I’ve owned convertibles before, and having a window embedded like that whether it is plastic or glass means it won’t last very long. I like to keep the cars that I have and keep them in mint condition.

This is why I prefer BMW’s solution to the problem with the 6er, and one of the many reasons why I choose it over the Aston Martin. If AM addresses this issue, I might consider getting an AM too, but a DBSR9. :)

09/15, 11:01 PM

posted by:

3aboud

A PIECE OF ART……

09/16, 12:14 PM

posted by:

Asher

Toy Yoda, that seems weak – the main reason you buy a BMW instead of the Aston is because the glass or plastic in the rear convert window??? I agree plastic is preferred but how can a buying decision truly come down to that 1 obscure feature?? The fact is that Aston ownership is simply more expensive and less reliable than BMW and if you want the more exclusive vehicle, in this case, it will cost you more to own and maintain…but dont let that window decide for you…

09/16, 2:22 PM

posted by:

Toy Yoda

Admittedly, it is weak, and it’s probably a throw back when convertible tops were not made as well as today, but when you keep a convertible top for more than 15 years, you’ll know what I’m talking about. I have a couple of Mercedes SL from the 80’s: 380, and a 560. Beautiful cars, but the rear plastic windows look like crap. And the stitching around them are frayed and soon they’ll have holes. I’m gonna have to get the entire roof replaced, but the weakness in convertible roofs in my experience has been the embedded windows.

Now, maybe the it doesn’t matter with an Aston Martin, and if I take better care of my cars it won’t ever come to that. But to take better car of these cars would mean to not drive them. And, I’m not about to do that. :)

09/16, 2:25 PM

posted by:

Toy Yoda

Oh yeah, I’d think most Americans would never think about these things, because most car nuts never really keep their cars for mor than 5 years, yet alone 15 years before trading it in and driving around in the next cool thing.

 
 
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