New Aston V12 Vantage Sounds Nasty. And Not in a Good Way. I Think.

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  • Redshift Redshift on Feb 05, 2009

    As it's the same engine from the DBS, it stands to reason it will sound largely like a DBS, doesn't it? (Yes, some minor differences in exhaust tuning are possible.) Youtube is chock-full of Aston DBS videos that all sound fabulous under load.

  • Dolo54 Dolo54 on Feb 05, 2009

    The v8 sounds amazing on the road. I heard one just a couple days ago accelerating hard from a light. I imagine this is just a case of bad recording. The sound is clipping, that is, going past the max level and cracking.

  • Red60r Red60r on Feb 05, 2009

    Did they shut it down so quick because it was out of petrol? Driving a V12 DB7 Volante was the only time I can recall actually being able to see a fuel gauge needle swing toward "E". Scary.

  • Vetteman Vetteman on Feb 05, 2009

    Are you nut's That thing sounds nasty in a really really good way. Most V12's don't have a snarl like that. That is one bad MOFO . I would give my left you know what for that car. Simply Irresitable as the song goes .

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