Tråd: Første kørsel anmeldelse: Aston Martin Vantage V12 Roadster

Stormen V12 motor er en fryd, men føjer lidt til en bil, der er så godt i standard V8 formUnusually for en Aston, især en med en 12-cylindret motor, V12 Roadster føles det ankom til kontoret lidt under wiren. Mest sandsynlige, det er fordi det blev afsløret i sommer på omkring samme tid som den nye overvinde, og har derfor forblev i sin skygge. Ikke desto mindre, theres ingen tvivl om det fortjener i hvert fald så meget opmærksomhed som sin storebror. Kombinere Vantages droptop pragt med producenter flagskib 510bhp 6. 0-liters motor er som at sætte brandy på den hjemmelavede Christmas pudding. Og derefter belysning det med en autogen fakkel. Som det har allerede gjorde sin debut i coupe, er ikke for meget tovtrækkeri forpligtet til at klemme fire flere cylindre i Roadster. Aston har nydesignet bageste boot låget for at reducere lift og nytænkes den lavere front luftindtag, men ellers er det meget det samme som dens V8 søskende. Med andre ord, er det en meget smuk bil. Underneath, får chassiset en tweak at beskæftige sig med de større generatordele. En ny bageste foråret design er blevet indarbejdet sammen med en modificeret spjæld opsætning af hensyn til at udnytte V12 Vantages frygtindgydende lineær hastighed. Andre mest meningsfyldte tilføjelse er at prisseddel: modellen starter på 150.000. Thats en sund fem-cifrede beløb mere end 430bhp S version af V8.

Storming V12 engine is a delight, but adds little to a car that is so good in standard V8 formUnusually for an Aston, especially one with a 12-cylinder engine, the V12 Roadster feels like it arrived in the office a little under the wire. Most likely this is because it was revealed in the summer at about the same time as the new Vanquish, and has consequently remained in its shadow. Nevertheless, theres no doubt it deserves at least as much attention as its bigger brother. Combining the Vantages droptop magnificence with the manufacturers flagship 510bhp 6. 0-litre motor is like putting brandy on the homemade Christmas pudding. And then lighting it with an oxyacetylene torch. As it has already made its debut in the coupe, not too much wrangling is required to squeeze four more cylinders into the Roadster. Aston has redesigned the rear boot lid to reduce lift and rethought the lower front air intake, but otherwise it is much the same as its V8 sibling. In other words, this is an extremely handsome car. Underneath, the chassis does get a tweak to deal with the bigger powerplant. A new rear spring design has been incorporated alongside a modified damper setup in the interests of exploiting the V12 Vantages fearsome straight-line speed. The other most meaningful addition is to the price tag: the model starts at 150,000. Thats a healthy five-figure sum more than the 430bhp S version of the V8.