Ilpav
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They will certainly have to revive the cool wall for the DBS.
Anyway the V8 Vantage is a lot more than just a shortened DB9 with a Jaguar engine. The chassis was extensively reengineered and is actually signicficantly stiffer than the DB9, despite being lighter. The engine is also significantly changed, only the cylinder block remains. The looks, well it looks similar to a DB9 but it represents a different Aston mood, being much more taunt and angry, yet still sophisiticated.
Yes, that's a big deal. Ask any automotive engineer about this. The chassis is very important to get right. Stiffening up the chassis makes huge differences to the way a car behaves on the limit. And it is more than a shortened DB9. All of the road tests I have seen confirms that the V8 Vantage has a significantly different character in the way it drives; it's much more of a sportscar, whereas a DB9 is a GT.It's still just a shortened DB9. How can it be more taunt and angry when its just a couple of inches shorter? I don't get it. Yes, it has a stiffer chassis but is that such a big deal?
Never change a winning design too much. Why change such a beauty...? Anyway I find it strange that this complaint about a lack different designs comes from someone who usually advocates Audis...People here on the forums says that cars are boring because they look exactly the same as the old model, but it's the same thing with Aston. Design something new - crying out loud!
Well I would be bloody amazed if they do not!!!!DBS! Woohoo! 8) I can't wait to find out if they like it...
Is the new M3 going to be on this season of Top Gear at all?
They will certainly have to revive the cool wall for the DBS.
I hope it's not a repost.There was the familiar smell of old motor oil backstage at filming this week, and for once it wasn't coming from James.
See, next year sees the 40th anniversary of the formation of British Leyland, a milestone that Jeremy, James and Richard thought should be celebrated appropriately. Reasonably, the producers disagreed, saying that everything BL ever produced was a bunch of rusty, patchy rubbish.
To prove them wrong, our intrepid presenters headed out with ?1,200 of their own cash to buy a car to prove that some good did come out of British Leyland.
Unfortunately, they returned with a Rover SD1, a Triumph Dolomite Sprint and an Austin Princess. And a lingering smell of rust and oil.
This week's Big Feature sees them thrash the Seventies not-quite-icons to well beyond an inch of their lives... and get very, very wet in the process.
But it's not just old bangers on the show this week. Jeremy arm-wrestled James Bond himself to get the keys to the new Aston Martin DBS, a car that might just be better than the Vanquish and the DB9. Together. Find out how the gorgeous, carbon fibre-clad supercar takes to our test track in the hands of Double-O-Stig.
And this week's star in a Reasonably Priced Car is comedy legend Jennifer Saunders, who proved absolutely fabulous behind the wheel of our Chevy Lacetti.
So make sure you don't miss the show this Sunday at 8pm on BBC Two - and keep checking back to TopGear.com for outtakes and more behind-the-scenes action throughout the week.