Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition
NOPE, I’M NOT SOLD ON THE WING. Or the wheel design, and neither the mix of gloss carbon, satin paint and matt stripes, or those modish diamondcut wheels. Oops, did I say that out loud? Sorry. Unintentional. These things are entirely subjective, of course. You may feel differently, and you’re entirely free to do so. But ‘F1 Edition’ – really? The obvious conclusion is that this is a special edition timed to coincide with Seb and Lance’s weekend wheels turning green. As manufacturers struggle to shift expensive new high-performance cars, every opportunity has to be capitalised upon to shift more metal.
Actually, while your cynicism might point you in that direction, the above really is not the case; I can only encourage you to read on, because this is one special edition that definitely needs to be glowing angrily on your radar.
The F1 Edition has its basis in the work Aston Martin has undertaken to create the 2021 Safety and Medical cars for F1. The latter is a conscientiously developed DBX, the former a Vantage with both higher performance and endurance for what is a very demanding role once you get into the nitty gritty of the mission
