MOTOR Magazine Australia

02 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE MANUAL

Rating 4.5

ENGINE 3982cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin-turbo

POWER 375kW @ 6000rpm

TORQUE 625Nm @ 2000-5000rpm

0-100KM/H 4.0sec (claimed)

WEIGHT 1620kg

 PRICE $300,000 (est)

LIKE: Extra involvement of a manual; more usable performance; weight reduction

DISLIKE: Dogleg shift from first to second; poor-surface ride and composure

, reasonably discrete patch of empty space towards the front of the Aston Martin Vantage’s transmission tunnel that at its media reveal

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