...And Happy Holidays from Aston Martin, Too!

What are you hoping for this holiday season? Some Nürburgring lap passes?  A Garrett GT3076R?  A leather-wrapped 3 spoke Momo, some Sparco seats, and 5-point Sabelt harnesses?  Hey, I'm hoping for a MicroSD card for my Android, some floor mats for my Accord, and the ability to spend some time with my family without bickering or bustling.

What I'd really love is an Aston Martin V12 Vantage.  The smaller-chassis Vantage normally comes with a puny Jag-derived V8, but for the limited production V12 model, Aston's artists shoehorn in a massive 6.0L 48v V12 under the hood with barely enough room for a dipstick.  Rutledge Wood from Top Gear USA (by far my favorite character on the show - Rutledge is the man) drove one and was quite smitten.

And while I'm sure Aston Martin would love to give us all a V12 Vantage this holiday season, at $180,000+ USD a pop, I doubt they can afford to.  Hey, they're not TVR - they gotta keep the lights on, eh?  Still, as a merry Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa-Festivus present for all it's fans, Aston gave us this video of it's V12 Vantage road car and DBR1-2 LMP LeMans race car on a rain-slicked road together, a cacaphony of 24 hand-built cylinders wailing in sync - to point out that even it's race cars have bloodlines derived from it's road cars.  Which is neat - the DBR1-2's motor is actually a derivative of a street motor.  You hear that, Audi and Peugeot?  We'll be impressed when you sell us a 607 with a twin-turbo diesel V12, Peugeot.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qe-wE0ZsTY

God, the sound is incredible.  So hey, thanks for the Christmas present, Aston.  It'll do.  And to all our readers - regular posting will continue the day after Christmas, most likely.  Thanks for sticking around, commenting, reading, and being part of the CarThrottle experience.