[DeTomaso] NPC: Dan Neil review of the Aston Martin DB11 Volante
Jeff Detrich
jjdetrich at gmail.com
Sun Apr 29 16:28:42 EDT 2018
Wow, Julian,
Great review!
You should let Chuck distribute them for you, like he does for Dan Neil.
Jeff
6559
On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Of course what girl doesn't drool over a great package out of
> England........
>
> But alas in reality, like my aging the DB11 seems a tad overweight and
> can't match the performance of it's more youthful competition, yet it
> does have a semblance of that teenager remaining seemingly trying to
> break out from the middle aged body where the heart and mind isn't
> quite ready to accept the body's groans and complaints. But as I sit
> and imagine the more youthful vision escaping from within much like one
> of those morphing CGI commercials it is that of a slightly smaller more
> nimble and quicker Brit, it is that of a Jaguar F Type!
>
> The wise man would take a highly optioned F Type at half the price,
> still get the girl and keep a bloated wallet to accessorize that middle
> aged spread.
> Julian
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
> Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 7:23 PM
> To: 'List DeTomaso Forum'
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC: Dan Neil review of the Aston Martin DB11
> Volante
>
> It is a quiet evening for those of us not in Vegas, so now for
> something
> completely different, but it is about cars and he does write well..
> NPC: "Aston Martin
> DB11
> Volante: A Beautiful Beast" by Dan Neil
>
> 28 April Wall Street Journal excerpts:
> "I too am deeply skeptical of the so-called luxury lifestyle but, like
> Seneca, I do not consider it beneath me. So I was pleased to be
> received at
> Aston Martin's headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, and handed the
> key-fob
> to a new DB11 Volante ($233,071, as tested), the drop-top version of
> the
> company's grand touring scimitar.
> Readers sometimes express common-sense exasperation at a six-figure
> price
> tag. "It's just a car!" goes this refrain, "It gets you from A to B."
> I
> agree, especially when it comes to exotic cars whose performance is
> utterly
> inaccessible on the street. In these cases dollars are inches in a sad
> game
> of "mine's bigger."
> But truly beautiful street-legal cars are rare. As evidence I give you
> the
> Aston's competitive set, including the Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet,
> Ferrari
> California T, Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet and Bentley Continental GT
> Speed.
> These are all highly accomplished, desirable automobiles, and I reckon
> each
> would be a step quicker than the Aston as getaway car in any
> theoretical
> heist of the Crown Jewels.
> But parked next to the Aston, they look like Soviet farm equipment.
> You
> want to impress friends and neighbors? Beauty is performance you can
> use.
> Not wanting to collect cycling pensioners in the car's catfish grille,
> I
> drove pretty responsibly withal. The Volante's driving character is
> much
> the same as the coupe: big and broad-as in broadsword-authoritative,
> effortless, unstressed, even a bit lazy at low speed, like Achilles in
> his
> tent. Around town the exhaust note is a thick drumming like an old
> boat.
> But the sound hardens and sharpens with rpm to a bright, full-throated
> wail.
> The DB11 is a stunner, a slayer, an aluminized drop of British
> masculinity.
> Making it into a convertible didn't hurt the looks one little bit. But
> driving the Volante in the open air is not for the shy, because rest
> assured, everybody is looking."
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
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Wow, Julian,
Great review!
You should let Chuck distribute them for you, like he does forA Dan
Neil.
Jeff
6559
On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Julian Kift
<[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
A A Of course what girl doesn't drool over a great package out of
A A England........
A A But alas in reality, like my aging the DB11 seems a tad
overweight and
A A can't match the performance of it's more youthful competition,
yet it
A A does have a semblance of that teenager remaining seemingly
trying to
A A break out from the middle aged body where the heart and mind
isn't
A A quite ready to accept the body's groans and complaints. But as
I sit
A A and imagine the more youthful vision escaping from within much
like one
A A of those morphing CGI commercials it is that of a slightly
smaller more
A A nimble and quicker Brit, it is that of a Jaguar F Type!
A A The wise man would take a highly optioned F Type at half the
price,
A A still get the girl and keep a bloated wallet to accessorize
that middle
A A aged spread.
A A Julian
A A A ____________________________________________________________
______
A A From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
behalf of
A A Charles Engles <[3]cengles at cox.net>
A A Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 7:23 PM
A A To: 'List DeTomaso Forum'
A A Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC: Dan Neil review of the Aston Martin
DB11
A A Volante
A A It is a quiet evening for those of us not in Vegas, so now for
A A something
A A completely different, but it is about cars and he does write
well..
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
A A A NPC:A A "Aston Martin
A A DB11
A A Volante: A Beautiful Beast"A by Dan Neil
A A 28 April Wall Street Journal excerpts:
A A "I too am deeply skeptical of the so-called luxury lifestyle but,
like
A A Seneca, I do not consider it beneath me.A So I was pleased to be
A A received at
A A Aston Martin's headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, and handed
the
A A key-fob
A A to a new DB11 Volante ($233,071, as tested), the drop-top version
of
A A the
A A company's grand touring scimitar.
A A Readers sometimes express common-sense exasperation at a
six-figure
A A price
A A tag.A "It's just a car!" goes this refrain, "It gets you from A
to B."
A A I
A A agree, especially when it comes to exotic cars whose performance
is
A A utterly
A A inaccessible on the street.A In these cases dollars are inches in
a sad
A A game
A A of "mine's bigger."
A A But truly beautiful street-legal cars are rare.A As evidence I
give you
A A the
A A Aston's competitive set, including the Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet,
A A Ferrari
A A California T, Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet and Bentley Continental
GT
A A Speed.
A A These are all highly accomplished, desirable automobiles, and I
reckon
A A each
A A would be a step quicker than the Aston as getaway car in any
A A theoretical
A A heist of the Crown Jewels.
A A But parked next to the Aston, they look like Soviet farm
equipment.
A A You
A A want to impress friends and neighbors?A Beauty is performance you
can
A A use.
A A Not wanting to collect cycling pensioners in the car's catfish
grille,
A A I
A A drove pretty responsibly withal.A The Volante's driving character
is
A A much
A A the same as the coupe:A big and broad-as in
broadsword-authoritative,
A A effortless, unstressed, even a bit lazy at low speed, like
Achilles in
A A his
A A tent.A Around town the exhaust note is a thick drumming like an
old
A A boat.
A A But the sound hardens and sharpens with rpm to a bright,
full-throated
A A wail.
A A The DB11 is a stunner, a slayer, an aluminized drop of British
A A masculinity.
A A Making it into a convertible didn't hurt the looks one little
bit.A But
A A driving the Volante in the open air is not for the shy, because
rest
A A assured, everybody is looking."
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Warmest regards,
Chuck Engles
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