Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Manual - One Take
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S is proper manly exotic car stuff. Small body, huge engine, manual gearbox with a funky pattern, and everything else is a distant second place. Nevertheless, we've got a soft spot for this ode to the old school.
I really appreciate Aston Marin's huge balls to just give the finger to the rest of the other company's and make a true sports car. Only if I could afford one :(
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You mean government. They do it for their fans. The taxes must be unbelievable
Amen brother
Kokop
Manual transmissions are the best for the experience. At the end of the day stats and figures are all dick measuring what really matters is how much fun you have and how satisfying it is to drive the car. The car does lack colour though but that's personal preferences, I like colourful interiors.
You're a great car testdriver...with plenty of automotive and driving knowledge, not like those fools....Bravo MAN!!!
Matt, TG said it gears ago, and I think it still holds true today... This is one of the last true driver's supercars. It still has some electronic aids, but not so much that an average joe can push it's limits. It's the last of a dying breed. Hope they keep making it, as it's a glorious example of old meets modern!
Does the interior of this car remind anyone else of an NES? Very retro colour scheme in this car, I kinda like it
Absolutely, I'm glad I'm not the only person that was catching that vibe from the various light grays and black with the orange.
There is a subtlety and classiness to Astons that Lambos and Ferraris don’t quite have (orange stripes on this one notwithstanding). Lambos are for “hey, look at me” and Ferraris are for “I an successful and I want everyone to know”. Astons are James Bond sophisticated.
This is perfect. It doesn't get much more perfect than this.
440 ft/lbs at the crank with 7 gears, the wheel torque must be pretty crazy.
One improvement for sure would've been to design the dash to better avoid the windscreen reflection.
That interior fabric is tremendous!
Nice point on the analog vs digital gauges, Matt. I think my F10 550i nails it perfectly - real analog needles set within a computerized cluster that can change color, etc
"that level of low-tech forever" ...great words. Astons are timeless
The Vantage V12 S, "kind of like a manatee"
-The Smoking Tire
beautiful car!! beautiful roads! thanks Matt
Absolutely love the manual gear box. Them flappy pedals would be a reason for me not to buy a car that i liked otherwise.. Gorgeous car this Aston.
And it did the whole one take without breaking down. Wow
My gosh it sounds amazing!!
I feel like I would get super confused by the dog-leg 1st gear, but then would probably get used to it, then would get back in my car and keep putting it in 2nd to start out. I bet the car has plenty of torque that it could start out in 2nd gear without much issue.
What a beauty.
Tip of the hat to Aston.
Holy Sknike's, I'm a huge Aston fan, an I lust over the V12 Vantage S manual already...but with that interior colour? F me, only thing that would make it perfect as my dream car is maybe a matte green "lipstick" on the grill. (Aston fans know what I'm talking about. lol).
Gimmeee nooowww
The light strips on he leather dash reflect onto the windshield which is distracting. I would go dark on that color selection. This car in French blue would be my choice.
lovely..so lovely
I'm interested in that 928 in the background. ;)
He did a review already it's up on this channel
Review one one of the Underground Racing twin turbo Gallardo, they look terrifying
my head hits the roof...err, you're wearing a hat man
I agree. He complains about the headroom several times but doesn't have enough sense to lose the hat. Must really love that $10 hat to bash a $200k car instead of just taking it off.
it only adds 1/4" though. I agree that taking the hat off would help his situation, but he is a car reviewer. I'm 3-4" taller than him, so him noting when he doesn't fit well in a car is very helpful to me.
I also want the option to wear a helmet in my car.
Matt why do you put the camera in the vehicles now? That dash glare is uber annoying! :/
People preferred it that way when i did it for a rain shoot, so we stuck with it
Key to the dogleg , use 2nd as a first
This car has loots of torque
What you loose in first you'll get back in second ....
Very nice!
Great video, love the car! I'll get the scale model :p
Looks like Ford Focus from the outside, but has good mechanics
Ooh...... An Aston Martin with orange lipstick.
exterior styling needs a major update....Ferrari and Lamborghini look much better for the money
Different philosophy in styling
Aston Martins are supposed to be elegant. Ferrari and Lambos are supposed to be in your face. Aston Martin = a car a brittish lord would drive. F&L are cars that people drive that want to be seen.
they have different design language as the cars are used for different things.
Current Ferrari and Lamborghini styling will look dated in 10-20 years, this is a timeless look that has already been around for 10 years in the base Vantage.
***** Someone who gets it
fuck yeah backspin!
turn up your volume, 2:45 your welcome
when is Subro's STI going to be released on the channel?
To idiots who say "overpriced and underpowered" "aston martins look the same", just keep in mind that *this car is pretty much the last ever production car to have a naturally aspirated V12 mated to a 3 pedal manual. Lambo stopped with their manual LP670 SV and Ferrari stopped with their ultra rare manual 599 ages ago. Just let that sink in for a minute. Let alone how beautiful this 2005 design looks. This car deserves the hype.*
I love how this is the most un-GTR car, and I am japanese.
I like how it forces you to control so much more than any other modern day supercar. Whether that be re-learning to use the dog leg tranny, heal-&-toe etc. I wish the world still had plenty more naturally aspirated engines mated to manual gearbox + RWD...
Agreed, this probably will also be one of the last cars ever to have hydraulic pwr steering too
All Astons look the same because they pretty much perfected their design. I forget what design principles they use specifically but Matt mentioned it on an episode of the podcast. There is actual math and engineering behind the design that they can't change it much from car to car, but I'm not complaining because they're beautiful.
+UnlinealHand rule of thirds. The entire lineup fits into the rule of thirds regarding proportion.
There's probably some Golden Ratio/Golden Section stuff in there, too.
European, two doors, V12, AND manual? Irresistible!
Zack Lewine needs DCT and all wheel drive and supercharger
American engines rev a lot slower and lower than European engines, but American engines are a lot more torquey
The dog leg first comes from racing back in the 50's and 60's. Because you never use first in racing, so the car is quicker by changing the shift pattern.
Does it have an unlimited bumper-to-bumper warranty though?
BUMPPEERRRRRR
TO BUMPPEEERR
WARRANTY
lolol literally just watched that before this video.
link???
Terrible colour choices, but this car is amazing. Something dreams are made of. We are all going to miss that N/A engine note in a few years. Nice analogue car built purely for the love of driving, and damn the stat warriors in the journos and on the internet...which mean little anyway when you are behind the wheel. Odd having the racing transmission pattern in a car that probably will see few track days, but it I guess it adds to the nature of the car. Aston, you are awesome as it seems you build cars for your customers, not just to make money...let's just hope you can keep the magic going in the future.
The orange highlights are hideous.
the orange highlights would look a lot better on a black car, but then people would be saying they copied porche
+whelk "hideous"? lol. I think it looks great.
yes, press car are often a bit crass as far as colour combos, I have seen some interesting things from bentley.
This is such a good comment. Pleased to see people still thinking like this about cars.
Oooohhhh the noiseeee ❤️❤️❤️
I still don't get why Aston Martin ever took away the manual option for this car. When it first came out, they came with manuals. There's one on Autotrader right now. 2012 V12 Vantage, 6 speed manual, 4,200 miles on it. Asking price is $122,900 ($100,000 less than the new ones)
That's the one to have.
Agreed.
because noone buys them new sadly, sales for automatic are just that much better
Damn 100k loss on 4200miles.
I'm shocked to find myself wanting that interior!
Hey Matt, really appreciate the extended video. I actually like the different take to this video, regarding commuting through the streets to get into the proper canyon roads. If it's at all possible to do some more videos like this, that'd be awesome. Thanks for providing amazing free content every week! :)
Never thought I'd live to see the day where someone actually requests traffic haha.
Aha it's not just the traffic, but also how the car drives on more of a day to day basis. Being at uni, it's not like I could afford any of these, but I enjoy seeing how they'd be to live with!
I second that notion!
Aston Martin makes beautiful cars with extremely high prices and horrible depreciation/resale value.
Their only strength is the James Bond advertising.
You buy your cars for resale?
+Bittertokken better to have assets than liabilities
Why would a v12 vantage manual depreciate bad?
I do , as so many people , resale comes into the equation for a person that likes a new car every 5 or so years. With resale in mind upon purchase, sometimes you can drive a car for 5 years, sell it, meanwhile you just owned a nice car for next too nothing .
Research their common problems. They suffer from the same issues as all other British engineered cars. Parts are ridiculously expensive, very expensive to maintain long term.
In general I don't like Aston Martins but this body style is easily one of the best looking cars ever made.
Was expecting Dom Mazzetti in passenger seat.
Was thinking same thing
YOU WANNA DANCE WITH DOM IS THAT IT
That person doesn't exist. His name is mike
Matt should drive my turbocharged '93 Thunderbird SC w/ manual (yes, turbocharged, not supercharged.)
If you're in LA or can come here I'm down
I raced one of these a few years ago (Turbo 3.8 Thunderbird) at the track.
Super coupe?
Great comment about this proper interior vs a silly display.
I wish more companies would take note and at least offer manual versions. Even if they need to be custom ordered. I would pay extra for a manual supercar. Or with at least a sequential gear box and clutch.
That's all you need in a car. A big fat V12 in the front and a manual gearbox, frankly, the fact that people keep trying to make anything other than manual V12's is embarrassing and futile, you don't get anything better than a manual V12.
No no no, it's a Jaaaaaaaag. lol
Caugh** Hypercars
And don't forget RWD!
+PrankTube stay out of grown folks conversation with that automatic hypercar nonsense
+PrankTube stay out of grown folks conversation with that automatic hypercar nonsense
Another insomniac night, about to fall asleep and Matt uploads s video...
Hmmmmm this or a GT8 give me about a year I still wouldn't have an answer
What's a GT8?
+district5rookie An Aston Martin
this dont like the aero kit as much. personally. I think the gt8 is great looking
V12 tho
+district5rookie it's V8 Vantage with an insane body & a noise that can start earthquakes
I would love to see a 2016 Viper ACR one take at some point
3600 IS heavy, and I'm always whining about how heavy cars are, but that seems svelte for a V12 Aston. It's also lighter than a lot of modern stuff.
7:00 and that's what I love about my Spyker. You actually have to "drive" the car. No power anything, no computers. Anyway...good video, I've been wondering about this V12 Vantage manual...I think I'd rather find a pre-loved DBS with 3 pedals or a Viper ACR (both are half the money of this bad boy).
Matt on the seats "I feel like they're sort of over-stuffed in the middle." No Matt, you're over-stuffed in the middle.
Fat joke. Original.
I'm sorry Matt, I'm a douche and I feel bad. I love your content, thank you for making it.
+Jacksirrom
That was pretty good, Matt's just over sensitive
I live a few miles from the old Aston factory in Newport Pagnell, UK and am often passed by that glorious sound lol
First of all, great review! Really love the fact that AM are offering this. A very important car for real car nuts! The GT8 is amazing, but theres something mystical and truly amazing about that 5.9l V12!
What do you mean you lost all kinds of money on it? Bad resale?
Matt, 09-10 DBS Manual and 11-3 Vantage v12 are about the same price now. Which one would you choose and why?
The Vantage is more of a sports car. Lighter, nimbler...
The auto is pretty bad though...it is a very personal choice depending on what you look for in a car.
Try to scoop a manual DBS
Manual DBS for sure, looks better and more comfortable
Most Nimble V12 ever Built ??? Mclaren F1 ,,,,, Ferrari F50
Meant to say front engine V12
Saluted.
+TheSmokingTire not the f12 Berlinetta? as much as it wants to kill you when you drive it haha. I would definitely put it up there with the best front engine large displacement v12
what about the f 12?
v12 on a dailyyyy baby please
Man, that long uninterrupted hill climb starting at 14:08, tho!! Scenery, car, clouds, sound... I'm jealous. Thats the type of clean run that makes it all worth it.
Badass that it comes in manual...being in complete control of 12 cylinders must be special
I know it's not the best thing to do to the transmission but doesn't that engine have enough torque to start moving in 2nd?
Honestly that's what I would do unless I'm on a hill or something, diesel trucks do it
The orange on that is hideous..
That car sounds so damn good.
I really do love the timelessness of this car. The effort you need to put in to drive it properly, the interior feel, clunky(ish) suspension and other flaws aside, i think this car has a specialness that doesnt really come with most modern cars. It may not be the fastest, but I think to me what the car is makes up for that.
maybe not in that colour scheme though ;)
These long winding road reviews are nice but I'd like to see how it handles in urban traffic, driveways, and pot holes.
vdelrio999 check out the Harry Metcalfe DB11 video. He drove the car into London demonstrating its city handling, auto start-stop, transmission handling in auto, and parking.
I like the color combo outside of the car, but not feeling the interior. This car looks dated already. Looks like those seats would stain very easily. I am sure the materials are beautiful and feel great, and it is sculpted nice. Just not feeling the light grey and orange color combo personally. Black and orange would have been better imo.
has to be one of the most beautiful cars made.
"This is probably the most nimble V12 powered car ever built" I'm going to go ahead and say that (having never driven any of these cars mind you) the Mclaren F1 and LaFerrari are undoubtedly more nimble than this given that they weigh ~1200 and ~650 pounds less respectively and are rear mid engine meaning a more rearward weight distribution.
flacjacket except those cars are street legal race cars and cost 6 times more than the Aston and have almost no trunk
When is JayztwoCents 'Nizzy' going to be on the channel?
Already 1 dislike .... why
Someone can't handle luxury. Probably a Prius driver.
Probably your momma
Dislike bots. Google it.
Why do people care so much about likes and dislikes. views are what get you paid
"timeless" is the word you're looking for, Matt. And I agree, great car.
Am I a knucklehead, or are 7 speeds for a manual transmission too many? I love manuals!
It’s a lot, but the very least the 7th gear (perhaps also the 6th gear) is just for an overdrive, which allows the other 6 gears to be a closer ratio.
@@Ren_1090 I hear you, however, I fear that the driver would easily get confused as to which gear is selecting.
Matt are we ever gonna see your vanquish on a one take? you need to bring it to cali already
Here's a really simple way to get your head around the gearbox: Just think of it as a perfectly normal gearbox where the first gear stopped working so now you have to start in second until you get the car to the shop.
Sort of, but the different detents kind of make it feel a lot different.
This Vantage moves! I was very impressed very stunning car
I can imagine an Aston engineer watching this and going "Did he just compare our car to a bloody manatee?"
it is perfect cos it has a soul. it is not a cyborg that drives itself, shift itself. it will kill you if you mess up :D
Hmm...not sure how willing to give you another car to review Aston Martin will be after you likened the sound of their glorious v12 to a manatee/sea cow lmfao.
Matt, this is completely random, but I think that I just got off a plane with you! I was in row 27 wearing a white BMW CCA t shirt. I thought that it might have been you, but didn't think that I would run into anyone semi-recognizable until I saw clutch and gas tattooed on your leg! By the time I realized it, you were out of the terminal! What I would have said, had I met you, is that I enjoy your channel and have a love for cars just like you!
That's hilarious. Definitely me. My girlfriend caught you checking me out lol. Shoulda said hi!
+TheSmokingTire Most certainly should have! I knew you looked familiar, but I wasn't sure. What are you driving next?
Jesus even with that massive v12 it looks like that things lugging all that weight. Sounds like such a heavy rev.
Why the hell do you need a 7th gear on that shit
Isn't 6th gear like breaking the law at those speeds?
It's for closer gear ratios to stay in the powerband more between each gear without compromising overall speed by adding an extra gear.
I know I can go on google and look this up , but is Aston Martin associated with jaguar
They were both owned by ford for a time, but neither is now.
That car, those road. I'd be in heaven!
Your comment about the analog gauges, controls and manual gearbox along with refined interior is so true! In x amout of time it will still feel right and proper unlike the now hi-tec electronics that will feel old in 5 years.
I rode in a 570. I was blown away with how that car soaks up the bumps. BUT I get the feeling this car will be worth more in the long run. So Matt. Turbo S, 570S, or this car?
I always wondered, such an open roads, and you can NOT overtake! I really don't understand this
I'm going to miss the Vantage when they replace it. It's a dinosaur by now, but it's one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
A picture of this car should be filed next to the word timeless in the dictionary.
Very few UK cars are bought with auto gearboxes. Manuals are not hard to drive.
_'Grey day...not unlike what it would be like to drive in the U.K...'_
What?! You cheeky bast...(looks outside)...oh yeah, it's true. Grey AF here at the moment... :/
Even though astons may not be the fastest they're definitely one of the most beautiful :)
hhhhnnnnnnggggghhhhhhh.
Definitely a Day 1 car when I when the next 400M Powerball.
My gripe with glass displays, (i fly both steam gauge and glass cockpits), is that glass displays fade over time, they are useless when a little bit of glare hits them, they compromise your night vision, they look so bland and tasteless when the vehicle is turned off, touch controls are fucking useless during a bumpy road or turbulence, and you should not be navigating an endless library of menus while operating a moving vehicle. They also just have no character. There’s no craftsmanship aspect to them. They also tend to suffer from information overload, and displaying information digitally is more difficult for the human brain to interpret than a gauge needle. For example, a rising needle gives you trend data, whereas a digital number changing rapidly does not.
You also don’t have a proper gauge auto-dim itself off like an entire glass display will do with all your instruments on it, and then be unable to fix it (because the brightness controls are hidden in menus you can no longer see) while you are low to the ground, in the clouds, at night.
How do you not get confused with driving so many cars. I have 2, a g37 sedan and a 9th gen civic si. They are as opposite as you could get. one is auto quiet and with a hydraulic power steering, and the other is manual with electric power steering and loud. I get confused as hell just trying to fuel them up.
NA V12, dog leg manual and hydraulic steering. That's a car. Like he said anyone can hop in a Ferrari and click the paddle into first and go. Not that it would be a cake walk to control that but I would be way more intimidated to take say this Aston or a viper out on the road.
no food or drinks in that car lol
I’m gonna buy a 2016/17 V12 Vantage S w/ a dogleg 7spd manual, preferably one in Canada (1/24), or if I have to, import one from the US (1/100), in 3-5 years*. Comment on this post in 3-5 years! Lmao.
*as long as hyper Environmental SJW’s don’t completely destroy the gas car industry and/or governments don’t ban the use of gas cars on the public road.
Hey Matt, I have an odd ball for you, that I think you might be interested in. Hold on to your seat... an all electric AC powered 1992 foxbody. Yes I just said that! My own personal project car, equivalent in power with a 2015 Camaro ss (my friends whom of which I raced) it is a car you might wanna take a spin in. Let me know!