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Even before Ford sold Aston Martin to David Richards and company, there was no doubt this British brand was heading in a bright new direction — the V8 Vantage was living proof, because it's the lightest and smallest Aston in years, two parameters of sports-car design that usually lead to high performance and big thrills on the road. To that end, Aston added a 380-bhp V-8 to the recipe, pretty much ensuring the car's success.
The Vantage surely displays the finest British tradition. In case you're not familiar with British traditions, that's another way of saying the Vantage is quirky. Things like the counterclockwise-rotating tachometer needle (while the speedo moves clockwise), the power seat controls located near the driver's right leg and the odd-to-operate parking brake seem to be done in a way just to be different. And the Vantage gets away with it...
– Mike Monticello, Road & Track
-- Photos by Jeff Allen for Road & Track
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