I have driven these roads and they are really so amazing... the Vanquish is definitely at home.... you guys you selected some scenic roads for sure. nice video!
I just have to say, that the thing you did with the sound is just fantastic, every supercar video should have long parts just with the engine sound, like this one
What a fantastic way to start my Saturday morning. Mind you I would have rather actually have an Aston to tear the canyons with but this brought me great satisfaction until that day. Whoever created this video deserves a raise or at least the ability to assert his/her creative influence on more videos in the future.
I gotta say man, Aston Martin V12's are my favorite. Lamborghini and Ferrari V12's sound great too but theres something about the Aston V12 that gets me way more excited. Sick video, more like this please!
what a beauty of video footage! Tnx for this eleven minutes of engine revs and no talk! Speec is usless with a car like that btw, its an Aston Martin - Period. Well done, well done!
I have driven this road and the video does not really show how narrow it is or just how much elevation change there is. That was moving at a really good clip.
Don't worry, just because it a standard transmission isn't on the options list doesn't mean they won't do it for you. They did retrofits in the last Vanquish. Aston is a very accommodating company if you have the money.
you can have a manual in it, its not a "standart feature" but aston will do pretty much anything you want to the car. They can give a brand new manual gearbox even to the old Vanquish, which they regularily do. The only limitation of what you can adjust or change on your Aston is your pocket.
BRAVO! Excellent filming and audio! This is the best example ever of "car porn". No talking, no BS, just that sweet ass exhaust! A very nice change of pace from the usual boring narrative about facts you can read anywhere. I"m going to record that beast of an exhaust sound and replay it in my Subaru everywhere I go! (Until my wife makes me quit)
Mine was also a convertible too so that could have a massive advantage when listening to that beatiful noise coming out those quad tips :) black on black/white black top ;)
I live in Ohio too, but I'm in more of the southern part so I live by some really nice country roads. Not to mention I get to drive them in my moms RX-8, not an Aston but still fun.
i have the privilege of living near these roads, and i have to say, it seemed like you held back a bit for the cameras. anyways, great video, and thanks for showing off the beauty southern ohio has to offer.
Was this the v-8 it didn't sound like the v-12 I had mine was 2 years older... But it could very well be the mixture of outside wind noise and interior sound deadening ....but at certain points it does sound like the 12 get it up to 3750 and slowly accelerate to redline ahhh the sweet sweet sound !!!!
Great sound! When the average car is electric in the future(which Im fine with) I hope that some supercars and sports cars continue to use gas so that we can always hear the exhaust and engine music
makes me miss upstate western ny; those country roads between buffalo and roachester from the ny/pa border on the south up to lake ontario on the north. great empty roads.
Interesting how the classic, European car's exhaust note is gone. In it's place is the same burble and pop of old American Muscle Cars. Except for a few remaining exotics, I miss those days.
i think a R8 would be more fun too. aston call the vanquish a grand tourer because they can't compete with the other in the horsepower game. this car should have at least 600hp. you know i'm right
It kind of is. Although it's been updated over the years and thoroughly modernized, this engine's basic architecture (and displacement) dates back to 2003 when Ford owned Aston Martin. A the time, the most efficient way to develop a 'new' V12 for the FH platform was to join a pair of Ford Duratec V6 engines via a common crankshaft. If you look into it, you'll see that the Duratec V6 was rated at 225 HP and this engine, in its first version (without variable valve timing and updated fuel delivery system that was added later) was rated at 450 HP (exactly twice the power of the Duratec). Even to this day, the engine is still assembled in Ford's plant in Cologne, Germany. I used to own a DB9 (which uses the same engine) and the pistons were the same ones that you'd find in a Ford F150 pickup.
you don't get the point of this car! The point is a grand tourer. It isn't meant to be a hardcore sportscar like the R8! The R8 is about getting to you'r destination fast. The Astons are so you arrive in style! This car is to go to some mountain roads and enjoy the view when you get there.
The automatic absolutely kills this video, which I think has a place as a supplement to another review. Just put it in tiptronic mode. The surging/downshifting at odd times really sucks.
9:18 Grandma Faye's haha last time I was down in Hocking Hills i saw a honda Oddessy slammed on 18x9.5" volks there, I think he was trying this stuff out with a carseat in the back! haha
