Comments on: 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Road Test

By: Automoblog.net

Automoblog.net — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:27:00 +0000

I reviewed one of these late last year, and absolutely fell in love. The 2008 V8 Vantage was a bit underpowered, so the HP bump to 420 was more than welcome. Here’s my review if you’re interested:

http://www.automoblog.net/2008/12/23/2009-aston-martin-v8-vantage-review/

I drove the same model as you, with the paddles. I liked them quite a bit with this car, since they didn’t do everything for you like a lot of the auto-manual systems. They start off in manual mode, which is how it should be. I never used full-auto on this.

I also never turned on the stereo, like you said in the article. The engine sounds so ridiculously good, you’ll never get tired of it. I really, really liked this car. Check out my review if you want to hear some more of my thoughts on it, I don’t want this comment to drag on.

By: Justin - YGG

Justin - YGG — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:20:53 +0000

Such a sweet frekain car!

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:07:03 +0000

Amazing vehicle! Thanks for your thoughts. In the supercar category I have three favorite vehicles; Aston Martin (any one of them), a Bentley Continental GT, or the Spyker C8 Aileron.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:23:48 +0000

this thing is beautiful. one of my contacts at affluence.org plans on getting one asap… can’t wait to take it for a spin!

By: Brian DR1665

Brian DR1665 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:41:53 +0000

I hate you.

HATE HATE HATE.

If, whilst walking down some unnamed, sandy shoreline, I stumbled upon a magic lantern, the genie inside offering me but one wish, it would be to own an Aston Martin. Vantage, DB7, DBS – It doesn’t matter. They’re all stunning.

Likewise, if, by some brilliant twist of fate, I won the lottery and suddenly found myself with more zeros in my bank account than I knew what to do with, my first stop after depositing the ridiculously over-sized check at the first bank I came across, would be the Aston Martin dealership.

Bang and Olufson be damned. When an Aston Martin rolls up to a stop light next to me in my “vintage” Mitsubishi (which I truly adore), my radio goes silent. Not out of school boy curiosity, as is the case when faced with any of the newer Maseratis, but out of respect and sheer awe.

Some would say there is no sound sweeter than a Ford V8 barking and growling through a set of Flowmasters. Others might claim the siren song of a Ferrari to be the pinnacle of automotive audibles, but they would be wrong. The mellow, yet authoritative note of the Aston Martin is all at once a symphony of power and refined style that stirs the emotions. It’s divine.

Perhaps my first words were a bit harsh. Hope you don’t take them the wrong way. You’re a fortunate bloke, putting such a vehicle through its paces in the line of duty. Surely you can appreciate that I am as green as your Vantage at the moment.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go watch the first ten minutes of “Quantum of Solace” again…