Andy Palmer might've saved his job, if he's phoned Revenant - new Vantage front end

[rossyl]

Apologies for adding to the Aston chat, but it is pretty rare that aftermarket bodywork is more reserved and actually looks significantly more refined than the original.

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-aston/revenant-transforms-am-vantage-with-new-nose/42566

No idea on costs, but if Revenant are sensible, they could sell these like hot-cakes to current owners/new buyers.

The OEM nose I've always thought was horrendous.

 

[CatmanV2]

Oh no. Not at all, sorry!

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[Felonious Crud]

Yeah, that's better.

But the interior is still ugly Merc mash-up. Whilst the car drives well, it felt a bit synthetic to me, artificially twitchy and with synthesised pops and bangs and grunts for the exhaust.

I'll keep my 'old school' V12S, the last of the NA stupidomachines.

 

[rossyl]

It's got SYNTHESISED pops and bangs? That's absurd.

Why do they do this, and how do they do this. I read that some play exhaust noises through speakers, that's just pathetic.

(I'd definitely rather your V12)

The new Vantage was such a ball's up. They went from one of the most beautifully classic looking cars, to something resembling a bottom-feeder from the outside with an interior not befitting a luxury machine.

 

[Devonboy]

Yea that’s better for me...

 

[Sam McGoo]

It's a bit better without the massive mouth, but for me the problem isn't the nose, its the small headlights. It looks like a slimy, untrustworthy beady eyed peedo.

 

[safrane]

Prefer the previous version.

 

[Felonious Crud]

It's got SYNTHESISED pops and bangs? That's absurd.

Why do they do this, and how do they do this. I read that some play exhaust noises through speakers, that's just pathetic.

(I'd definitely rather your V12)

The new Vantage was such a ball's up. They went from one of the most beautifully classic looking cars, to something resembling a bottom-feeder from the outside with an interior not befitting a luxury machine.

Sorry, i worded that badly. I'm sure the pops and bangs are authentic, but they feel feigned.

 

[rossyl]

Well, sorry, I'm sure the pops and bangs are authentic, but they feel feigned.

Fair enough. Was the F Type where they actually played noises in the cabin?

What's the world coming to!

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[Felonious Crud]

Fair enough. Was the F Type where they actually played noises in the cabin?

What's the world coming to!

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Some Audis and Bimmers play it through the speakers, I think. Awful! Imagine opening the window and the volume goes down.

 

[safrane]

Had a Kia Stinger on rent last year... had an active exhaust speaker under the drivers seat!

 

[Andyk]

I like that .....Very elegant. But then also I wasn't also offended by the original.....I think the new roadster addressed the issues of the first grill and works very well indeed.

 

[Andyk]

Fair enough. Was the F Type where they actually played noises in the cabin?

What's the world coming to!

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No don't believe the F Type was one of those that played the noise in the cabin. Just did a search and nothing came up and to be honest if you have heard the V6 and V8 from outside there is no need to do that. BMW i8 was one that did.

 

[Goodfella]

looks lovely to me as well.

 

[Needamaser]

Some Audis and Bimmers play it through the speakers, I think. Awful! Imagine opening the window and the volume goes down.

Had a Golf diesel a couple of years ago where exhaust noise was played in sport mode.

 

[Felonious Crud]

No don't believe the F Type was one of those that played the noise in the cabin. Just did a search and nothing came up and to be honest if you have heard the V6 and V8 from outside there is no need to do that. BMW i8 was one that did.

Yeah, agreed Andy, the F-type V6 and V8 sound perfectly fine with artificial augmentation.

To be honest, the new vantage sounds ok as well, but it's a muted turboed noise with pops and bangs that must have taken some serious effort to create. Bloody good for a non-N/A engine, but even my wife, who has no interest in cars, preferred the sound of my V12. And to give her aural tastes some credit, she preferred the GTS over that.

 

[Oneball]

Sorry, i worded that badly. I'm sure the pops and bangs are authentic, but they feel feigned.

They will have set the fuelling up specifically to sound like a 10 year old Uno Turbo that’s been Halforded, it’s the fashion. I think I’m becoming a curmudgeon, every time an AMG or 135i or Focus RS farts it’s way around town I think ******. I’ve not heard one of the latest turbo Ferraris but I bet it’s kitted up from the TurboTecnics catalogue too.