[DeTomaso] NPC: Dan Neil on the Aston Martin Vantage V8 Roadster freshly divorced

Charles Engles cengles at cox.net
Sun Dec 20 08:49:19 EST 2015


Dear Forum,


                     This excerpt is from the Wall Street Journal, Dec
19th's Automotive column by Dan Neil regarding the  new Aston Martin Vantage
V8 Roadster.   Excellent prose.  Excellent points.  Recommended.


                    "There are no secrets here: The V8 Vantage still looks,
sounds and feels so good that numerical comparisons get to be beside the
point.  Rarely when a car's styling has been called timeless has a company
ever put it to the test like this Aston.  But there it sits: fine balance
and harmonious silhouette, hyper-clean surfacing, dramatic windshield and
youthful, that is to say, compact proportions."



                 " Roadster versions like our test car give up the couple's
noble roofline in favor of a canvas top, which stows itself under the
tonneau incorporating, upholstered buttresses.  The top-down silhouette is
simple, frank seduction.  Nothing says "freshly divorced" quite so well."


                 ( discussion and description of the "company's Ami II
infotainment and climate controls ).."The ironic thing about the V8 Vantage
is that, by virtue of its lack of technical evolution, it only seems to be
growing in sports car authenticity.  There's no small displacement,
pip-squeaking turbo under this hood.  Instead, there is the sonorous 4.7
liter, naturally aspirated V-8 engine (430 hp, 361 lb-ft of torque)  hooked
to the most scant and scandalous exhaust pipes legally possible.  This thing
sounds like a mink machine gun."


                 "Yes, you may order the paddle-shifted automatic
transmission, and most do.  However, for the unrepentant, Aston Martin
thoughtfully still offers a six-speed, rear mid-mounted transmission.  And
it's only with six-speed that you can evoke all from the Aston's
petro-powered melodeon, from the tympanic idle to the wild happiness at
7,000 rpm.  God, this thing make a nice sound." 


                I think that succinctly and colorfully describes the
attraction of classic sports cars.


                                            Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles




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   Dear Forum,

                        This excerpt is from the Wall Street Journal, Dec
   19^th's Automotive column by Dan Neil regarding the  new Aston Martin
   Vantage V8 Roadster.   Excellent prose.  Excellent points.
   Recommended.

                       "There are no secrets here: The V8 Vantage still
   looks, sounds and feels so good that numerical comparisons get to be
   beside the point.  Rarely when a car's styling has been called timeless
   has a company ever put it to the test like this Aston.  But there it
   sits: fine balance and harmonious silhouette, hyper-clean surfacing,
   dramatic windshield and youthful, that is to say, compact proportions."

                    " Roadster versions like our test car give up the
   couple's noble roofline in favor of a canvas top, which stows itself
   under the tonneau incorporating, upholstered buttresses.  The top-down
   silhouette is simple, frank seduction.  Nothing says "freshly divorced"
   quite so well."

                    ( discussion and description of the "company's Ami II
   infotainment and climate controls )......"The ironic thing about the V8
   Vantage is that, by virtue of its lack of technical evolution, it only
   seems to be growing in sports car authenticity.  There's no small
   displacement, pip-squeaking turbo under this hood.  Instead, there is
   the sonorous 4.7 liter, naturally aspirated V-8 engine (430 hp, 361
   lb-ft of torque)  hooked to the most scant and scandalous exhaust pipes
   legally possible.  This thing sounds like a mink machine gun."

                    "Yes, you may order the paddle-shifted automatic
   transmission, and most do.  However, for the unrepentant, Aston Martin
   thoughtfully still offers a six-speed, rear mid-mounted transmission.
   And it's only with six-speed that you can evoke all from the Aston's
   petro-powered melodeon, from the tympanic idle to the wild happiness at
   7,000 rpm.  God, this thing make a nice sound."

                   I think that succinctly and colorfully describes the
   attraction of classic sports cars.

                                               Warmest regards,  Chuck
   Engles


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