Aston Martin Volumes and Future direction of the Vantage

Aston Martin Volumes and Future direction of the Vantage

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djo

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36 posts

221 months

Monday 11th September 2006
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I know this topic has been discussed before, however this information was too good not to share. It came from two independent workers at the Gaydon facility whom I met at a wedding fair yesterday.

Manufacturing output for all AM facilities for the last 12 months 6,900 units (appx 250 Vanquish, and even split between the DB9 coupe and volante and AMV8

Still no confirmation of a supercharged Vantage, however they have been testing with a V12 shoehorned in the Vantage. I these guys are to be believed, this will be released next year.

Personally I cannot see it myself, as the DB9 and Vantage would compete with eachother, however a V12 would be nice in that car and would certainly resolve the power issue

:J:

2,593 posts

232 months

Monday 11th September 2006
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2 guys that work there, both saying there is a V12 would be enough for me

No confirmation of a supercharged AMV8 is probably because, IIRC, it was never mentioned by A.M. in the first place.

Edited by :J: on Monday 11th September 16:32

sadlerj

855 posts

291 months

Monday 11th September 2006
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V12 narrr!....that would kill the 50:50 weight distribution, thus spoil the feel of the car..what a smoothe V12 get a '9, want a V8 racer get a Vantage....

v8vantage

191 posts

241 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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The very first V8 Vantage, the concept car shown at Detroit had a V12 under the bonnet. AM never mentioned it at the time and kept it very quiet. It fits without any trouble, potential bhp in the 500 range and you have the Vantage S.

Roo

XXXAngelXXX

1,713 posts

235 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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according to my AM dealer the Vantage S will have a V8 Bi-Turbo engine.....

DJC

23,563 posts

243 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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Aston really produced 6900 vehicles last yr?

:J:

2,593 posts

232 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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XXXAngelXXX said:
according to my AM dealer the Vantage S will have a V8 Bi-Turbo engine.....


rofl rofl

Get a new dealer

williamp

19,564 posts

280 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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sadlerj said:
V12 narrr!....that would kill the 50:50 weight distribution, thus spoil the feel of the car..what a smoothe V12 get a '9, want a V8 racer get a Vantage....


dont worry about the weight. In keeping with Astons proud tradition, any performance enhancement (called Vantage) will also come with a large weight penalty, to ensure the weight distrobution is the same!

XXXAngelXXX

1,713 posts

235 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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:J: said:
XXXAngelXXX said:
according to my AM dealer the Vantage S will have a V8 Bi-Turbo engine.....


rofl rofl

Get a new dealer


argue NO smokin he is a nice guy

v12Aston

193 posts

242 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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"A nice guy" who talks a very large amount of.......


Twin Turbo? Does he think that Audi will purchase AM and use the old RS6 lump in the Vantage.

:J:

2,593 posts

232 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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XXXAngelXXX said:
:J: said:
XXXAngelXXX said:
according to my AM dealer the Vantage S will have a V8 Bi-Turbo engine.....


rofl rofl

Get a new dealer


argue NO smokin he is a nice guy


Nice guy, no clue rofl

craigw

12,248 posts

289 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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its true they have been testing a vantage with a v12 engine in it.

:J:

2,593 posts

232 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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craigw said:
its true they have been testing a vantage with a v12 engine in it.


We were talking about this one :

"according to my AM dealer the Vantage S will have a V8 Bi-Turbo engine....."

craigw

12,248 posts

289 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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yep, wasnt replying to you J, just a general comment.

XXXAngelXXX

1,713 posts

235 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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laughlaughlaugh we understand each other

PS: wtf do ppl always taking things so fu***** serious....

Edited by XXXAngelXXX on Tuesday 12th September 16:07

FourWheelDrift

89,644 posts

291 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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So a V12 Vantage along with the current V12 DB9 and the V12 Vanquish. Looking at the prices why would anyone buy the Vanquish if they do that? Unless they're going to stop making it.

:J:

2,593 posts

232 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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craigw said:
yep, wasnt replying to you J, just a general comment.


Sorry Craig, I was just following the thread at "I am at work and my boss is coming" speed

Reason for buying the Vanquish over the others.................it is the daddy

Feels sooooo good in an unquantifiable(sp?) way

:J:

2,593 posts

232 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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XXXAngelXXX said:
laughlaughlaugh we understand each other

PS: wtf do ppl always taking things so fu***** serious....

Edited by XXXAngelXXX on Tuesday 12th September 16:07


Head to the AMOC forum if you want serious

mikial

1,913 posts

269 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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MY dealer (with nobs on) (and before you forget , Charlie Skelton was the main man who supplied EVO with their long term test car) pause for breath, said they had a link with Rolls Royce who had fitted a V16 ( the V22 wouldn`t fit without bogey wheels ) Merlin supercharged but would have meant going back to worm and peg steering and the mpg was unacceptable too , so there ....

williamp

19,564 posts

280 months

Tuesday 12th September 2006
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mikial said:
MY dealer (with nobs on) (and before you forget , Charlie Skelton was the main man who supplied EVO with their long term test car) pause for breath, said they had a link with Rolls Royce who had fitted a V16 ( the V22 wouldn`t fit without bogey wheels ) Merlin supercharged but would have meant going back to worm and peg steering and the mpg was unacceptable too , so there ....


Not quite true: My mate, who knows the bloke down the pub WHO CLEANS THE DEALER CARS- (so if anyone, he should know) said its a V16, called the Vantage-Vantage, and avilable in Volante form (Vantage-Vantage Volante). The V16 will actually be 2 V8 engines, joined together (because the v12, apparently is 2 Mondeo V6 engines joined at the hip...).

The "S" version will have 6 wheels, for extra traction. Designed by the bloke who designed the still-born 6 wheeled Noble M14.5

(Or maybe, we should stop listening to hearsay and wait!)