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Originally posted by Slylee please tell me you were kidding. lol

well i am hoping its true

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Originally posted by Siang Ball + Home = Now

Okay Siang... you're cool (y)...

The Aston Martin Vanquish is not designed to be super fast in the sense of acceleration. It is a Grand Tourer car...that is, its is perfectly capable of silly speeds (circa 200mph) but at the same time, will do it with a a lot of luxury and refinement. Remember that it is a fucking heavy, at around 1700+ KG! It is more than capable of having a faster 0-60, but this car is not all about that.

The M5 is like the vanquish, but on a lesser scale. It is a quality saloon car, but with a kickass engine to kick it up the road.

Speedwise, there are plenty of cars that will outperform this vanquisg, for a smaller price. But you need to appreciate the niche of which each and every car belongs.

FFS, there was an article in CAR magazine in the UK with the most specialised Mitsubishi EVO VIII against a PAgani Zonda. This car is a factory car, with lots of tuning done to the engine (HKS conrods, internals etc) and has approx 420 BHP. It does the 0-60 and 0-100 faster than the Zonda and handles better too. With results like this, you can see idiot kids on the supercar.net forums go

"OMFGz0r!!! Mitsubishi pwns Zonda!!!!"

Yet i'm pretty sure that, given the choice, they would take the Zonda. The niche that the Zonda occupies could never be shared with the Evo, even with those performance figures.

The Vanquish S will cost around 160,000 GBP, approximately the same price as a Murcielago. It will appeal to those who want a luxurious car that has a lot of performance, yet can be comfortably driven around town. Aston's, it could be argued, are regarded as more classy as the italian bred supercars, with a more cultured heritage and feel about them.

So for all the people arguing in this thread, admire the Aston for what it is. It may not be the fastest car you can get for the money. It might not be, in your opinion, be the best car you can get for your money. But remember, an Aston Martin, is still an Aston Martin, and to hear or see that name, should cause you to respect it.

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Originally posted by nialsjd if it ain't Type R, it ain't Type Good

you sir, are a fucking idiot

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i'm sorry but when it comes to sexy luxury sports cars the Maserati Coupe GT wins

you should be sorry, because that car doesnt even hold a candle to the Vanquish

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Originally posted by Siang you should be sorry, because that car doesnt even hold a candle to the Vanquish

you should be sorry, because you are a complete tard

hate to piss in your cheerios bud, but the Maserati just doesnt hold a candle to the Vanquish. Face it, Honda Prelude Tailights, too short a wheelbase, and oversided fenderwells dont make for a very appealing car.

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Originally posted by Siang hate to piss in your cheerios bud, but the Maserati just doesnt hold a candle to the Vanquish. Face it, Honda Prelude Tailights, too short a wheelbase, and oversided fenderwells dont make for a very appealing car.

well "bud" i'd like to live in your world where the back of a car that looks like a ripoff of a bmw m5 that was attached to the front half of a maserati cambriocorsa with a couple of silver streeks (which do not make it go faster, by the way) combined with the fact that both cars 0-62 is only seperated by 0.1 despite the fact that this yet-to-be-completely-tested Vanquish has a 12 cylinder engine compared to the coupe's 8

that car whilst it is nice, is a blatant ripoff of other good cars on the market and a bigger engine.

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Originally posted by dj_mdma Aston's, it could be argued, are regarded as more classy as the italian bred supercars, with a more cultured heritage and feel about them.

Though I love Italian cars, I tend to agree with this, British cars just have that je ne sais quoi that makes them have a classier feel towards them.

One of the reasons that I'd love to own one someday, and old Jag or something like that. That would be awesome. Don't think they're that expensive either.

But well, that's far from reality at the moment, but I still have my trustworthy bike

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