Here is my new toy: V12 Vantage, meteorite silver, 6000km, 2010 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice!! I'm not usually a huge fan of Aston Martin, but I do admit to a soft spot for the V12 Vantage. Hope you enjoy it. All the best, Andrew.
Lovely ride, very much so! Congratz' on the acquisition... Perhaps a DB-S of sorts, left in the dryer too long!
+1! I'm not a fan of the hood vents but in that color they blend in nicely. Second on my list after a FCar, probably an AM. Then I can be a double naught, err nut spy..."The name is Nut, 4re Nut; my alias is Nut, AM Nut." For those that don't get the "double naught spy" reference: http://www.tv.com/the-beverly-hillbillies/double-naught-jethro/episode/49412/summary.html
Like you I'm not a huge fan ot the hood, but with this color it is ok ;-) I first bought a Ferrari F355, which I'm modifying to Challenge specs and even better. So now I have a Fcar for tack and an AM for the weekend ;-) And yes it is two different worlds, but I like both!
Are the vents in the hood purely a style thing or do they have a technical function? All the best, Andrew.
Space is very tight and the vents help with heat extraction. http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/2011-aston-martin-v12-vantage-first-drive-review-road-test/
That's exactly what I see when I stop: you can see the heat coming out from the vents. When you compare the size of the V8 with the V12, it is like a sort of wizardly trick from Aston Martin how they managed to put this beast inside! These vents are more than necessarily!!
Welcome to the club. After owning a V-8 Vantage, several 911s and 2 F430s I can say my V-12 Vantage is the finest automobile I have ever owned.
There are some pictures in this thread: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=140570311#post140570311
