Saturday, July 6, 2024

Aston Martin Vantage (2025MY Minor Change)

Currently in its second generation, the Aston Martin Vantage received a big minor change for the 2025 model year and this will be the most powerful Vantage in existence.

2025 Aston Martin Vantage
2025 Aston Martin Vantage

The new Aston Martin Vantage is a total prizefighter. I'm not being hyperbolic, it's just the truth. Priced at 165,000 Pounds with no end in sight for added costs, the Vantage is the most powerful iteration in the car's history. I can't help but feel sorry for those envious souls who end up with an old pre-facelifted model.

2025 Aston Martin Vantage
2025 Aston Martin Vantage

2025 Aston Martin Vantage
2025 Aston Martin Vantage interior

Beginning with the exterior, the new Vantage retains the sidelines and the rear from the previous model but on the front, it sports a DB12-styled nose. Although flashy compared to the pre-facelifted model, the new face makes a huge statement for the Vantage. The interior is all-new and it came from its DB12 big brother as well. It even packs new sports seats for your driving pleasure. If Fernando Alonso approves this new version, so do you.

The 4.0L V8 BiTurbo engine sourced from Mercedes-AMG has been given a massive power bump. It now produces 656bhp. Mated to an 8-speed AT, it does 0-60mph in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 205mph. Finally, a V8-powered Vantage that smashes the 200mph barrier. Not bad for a GT car with Supercar performance.

Aside from the heavily improved performance that made the new Vantage a must-drive for the privileged, the chassis saw a major improvement with the added bracing, the adaptive Bilstein DTX dampers, a centralized advanced vehicle dynamics control system, and an eight-stage TCS. With improved dynamics, it's becoming a proper track weapon that is still usable on public roads.

With its heavily improved performance, DB12-inspired design and interior, and improved dynamics, the Vantage's big minor change is a work of art that is too awesome to be ignored. If some idiots lend you the keys to the old Aston Martin V12 Vantage or the old Vantage AMR, tell them to go eff themselves. This is the Vantage to go for. Nothing more, nothing less. This is the car the Forza people should take note. Trust me. This is the best Vantage ever made and I would have one over the Porsche 911 or the Ferrari Roma.

Photo: Aston Martin

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