The fact that you re-uploaded this because of a 5 second audio glitch, shows just how much you care about the quality of your content, absolutely love your videos and channel Jay and congrats on 100K subs

I test drove this car when it was new, and I thought the V12 Vantage with a manual was one of the most fun cars ever, and wags its tail just the right amount in the turns :)

Fantastic, far less frantic intro followed by an informative and enjoyable video. Thanks for the upload.

Please show more shots of the interior and exterior of the car. Close ups especially. I think you have great insights but I struggle to watch any of the videos to the end as I get bored of the boring rotation of "shot of the bonnet", "shot of random street being driven by", "shot of the exhaust". Please just add more cut scenes of shots of the actual car. I feel like you're selling your videos short by not showing more of the cars - car guys are visual people who want to see the car more than anything else. That being said, please keep making the videos I do enjoy them.

Before clicking this video, I was really nervous about what you were going to say about it - I normally prefer more 'affordable' sportscars than supercars but the V12 Vantage has always been one of those cars that 'spoke' to me the most and wanting to own, ever since Jeremy Clarkson had made that very simple and relatively more serious video about it for TopGear back in 2009. Lamborghini and Ferrari stopped making a v12 car equipped with the manual, making this V12 Vantage one of the last we'll ever see. Thank you for doing this review James. Would be intruiging to find out if you prefer the manual transmission in this V12 Vantage over the 7spd dogleg manual in the V12 Vantage S...

As an owner of one of these, this review is spot on! Great review.

Bought mine in Feb, covered 1000 miles or so - not stalled once in that time, in fact from standstill, i don’t use any throttle at all, just slowly release the clutch and off you go - maybe an issue with the TPS on this car? Agree re wheels, shifter knob, sport mode - get a CCCharger key fob to choose loud exhaust mode without going into sport mode. Disagree re suspension - even with lightweight buckets, i can cover many miles in comfort. Yes its firm, but never harsh. Its all relative i guess, i moved from a lowered 911 on torsion bars so I’m used to a firmer setup. My only complaint is there is little induction noise in the cabin - i was hoping it would be more vocal; exhaust noise is fabulous though, especially with Bamford Rose manifolds and sport cats. Thanks for posting the external videos - makes me appreciate what a great noise it makes, even though you don’t get all that inside.

Coolest outro. I always wait for it. Thanks for another great review of a great car. This one is part of my dream garage along with the 550.

Good to see some great, positive videos again. I had unsubscribed because all the negative content (“why this manufacturer is crap” “why this was a big mistake”. “Why McLaren are a bunch of losers” etc)?was depressing me. I have subscribed again and I hope you can stick (for the most part) to this sort of thing. Cheers 🍻.

Even after a re-upload to fix the glitch I still think you made the right choice.

I love the 80's sound track and theme, keep it up!!!

I love the V12V. The idea of the biggest engine in the smallest car is fabulous and it makes a glorious noise. The interior isn’t the best though and AM steering wheels are hideous. The red car you had your eye on is stunning in that colour.

I have the v12 vantage and I’ll buy a 599 as well both are very classy ! Things I don’t like are the suspensions waay too stiff that I’ve replaced by Fournales air suspensions that offers better grip and confort and the navigation and all the rest of buttons on the dash that gives me the headache!

Great car. The 550 is good too, did 112,000 in mine and never had a problem. Only downside was that in Germany I could never get it much above a genuine 180 mph (reading on my GPS) though (with the speedo reading a highly optimistic 200mph BTW, and trust me I know what a real 200 mph feels like and it was nowhere near it) and I could never figure out why. Maybe my sports exhaust robbed it of top end power, still worth it for the glorious noise!

I think you made the right choice in buying the Ferrari, I see quite a lot of Vantages on the road, mostly V8s, and I've never really thought it that special, but I've always liked the Vanquish, and for far less money a DB9 seems a more practical and elegant car.

Another awesome video, what do you use for exterior audio sounds, when you mount on the car. Sounds so crisp 👌

Great review and way cooler intro

It will still look great 30 years on, stunning lines.

I absolutely love these cars ,my favourite Aston as there is nothing i dislike about this model and yes i owned Ferraris before purchasing one of these.

The Vantage is the best looking car of it's era in my humble opinion- far better than 911, or any Ferrari. Great lines, well proportioned- very beautiful. I'm toying with the idea of selling two classic cars I own to buy a V8 manual. Maintenance costs concern me a little though........

Definitely should have went for one of these. Just my opinion,just sleek and classy !

Just bought a mint, manual,19,000 mile example... What a fabulous car, so much faster than my V8. Suspension is on a different level, carbon ceramic brakes are spectacular and that motor... delicious "Merlin" overtones and bulging torque make it a real hotrod. Happy driver... 😊

Jay, with the words on the thumbnail I couldn't help but be a bit creative. Hope you like it. Cool Britannia! Britannia's coolest trait: With DB Britons never, never, never shall be late!

Great car and probably a future classic ... question is do people think it will start to appreciate in value or keep going down ?

I was confused because the old version is still up and in my watch later playlist so I was seeing double.

Jay, be interested to hear what you make of the Rapide these days. I think it's a beauty and has practicality. But crucially, they're 20k less than a vantage but you get the V12 🙌... for 3 series money! Whats not to love?

I've got my eye on a V12 Vantage manual with carbon seats to replace my 4.3 Vantage. Already got the 20" DB9 GT wheels... 🙂

Re upload - was that the engine sound of a car whizzing past bit whilst you were talking - bit that was the error. Love the Aston

For you the Ferrari is a dream car which you have been dreaming of for years for you the Ferrari was the right choice but for me it would hands down be the aston I'd choose they're just the perfect balance of flashy and classy sports car, they're on of the coolest looking cars in history

Another brilliant review, totally agree with you on the wheels…

But the loud ghost V12 going by while you talked was so fuuny!!!!! :'( Ahahah! :D

Aston Martins have always had my attention, but these manual transmission Astons, they have my interest. They command a level of class and respect that Ferrari and Maserati never mastered.

I have a 2009 DB9 I love it, the sound in my opinion is 2nd to none. But maintenance isn’t cheap it was 3000$ to recently change front brakes at 29,000 KM , and 550.00$ per tire on the rear don’t mind but before you buy 1 maintenance isn’t cheap. Consider 15 liters of synthetic oil Aston Martin recommends Mobil 1 synthetic at 25-30$ per liter 🤔

A trick that other vloggers use with the shots of the cars and scene is to use the slow mo mode on the camera. Or film in the highest frame rate possible then make it slow mo in post production. You will have super smooth shots of the details of the car, at the moment they are a bit shaky. Also, try a few colour filters over the raw footage. It will feel much more premium. Have a look at Cars with Luke.

I am fortunate enough to have driven this masterpiece for a couple of years. All due respect to Jay emm as it is his job to critique. However it is no understatement to say once you have driven the first 50 yards, you do not care about ANYTHING else apart from making that engine roar like a T-Rex at the slightest touch of the throttle, over , and over, and over again. Almost better than sex.

Have to disagree. As the owner of a V12 S Roadster (where you can see out better than the coupe) there is no way I'd go to a V8 Vantage. You simply cannot go backwards as the V12 is epic fast and even when puttering around town it sounds amazing! It is up there with the Ferrari and Aventador sound wise.....sounds better than a Pagani or a Keonigsegg or Bugatti (all three dealerships are about one mile from my home). As for the shift knob, it is odd at first but that's the point--it has super character and when you drive it for a few miles you realize it is part of the theater of the V12.

Go on you for the fix most would have left it in ⭐️👍😎

You seen to have a varied collection of intros to your videos lately

I must have test driven mine around a month after this video (was it hot that year!); £50k... ah if only. :D I'm around 18 months in and I was aiming at a 4.7. I test drove one alongside a 991.1 and an R8 v10 (still on the list) and the Aston was the least capable but the most "special". Revisiting this video, well yes, nothing untrue I guess, but you don't buy these with the intent of pub-talking it up over any other car IMO, That v12 start-up, the shape, the way it devours ground without the engine note changing. It's a truly wonderful thing and the world is so much better for it. I adore it.

I can tell you why they have dropped in price. In this body style Vantage’s final year they brought back the manual transmission. This killed the 2011’s value because you get a new 2017 with a warranty. Early V12 Vantages dropped about 40 percent making it a great buy if you can afford to maintain it. I agree the V8 is a lot of car for the money but a manual V12 makes it 10 times better and I think we will see appreciation again many years from now when the manual is no longer available

The V12 Vantage is the kind of car you buy AFTER getting a Ferrari, or in other words because you already own one. You made the right choice with the Ferrari, it's a more emotive experience both standing still and on the go.

I had one of these for 3 years and I still regret selling it. Black, Carbon Edition, 6 spd, Alcantara interior. Still miss it.

I much preferred this intro too

Didn't they suddenly start dropping in price because Aston released the V12 Vantage S with a manual box, thus meaning that the V12 Vantage was no longer the "range-topping manual"?

It would've been nice to see Aston Martin shoehorn the DBS Superleggera's 5.2 V12 into the current 'AMG generation' Vantage - but Aston Martin is in a really tricky situation right now (financially), and as Andy Palmer is no longer working there, we'll probably expect to see much more cost cutting from A.M. which is a shame, because we know that they can make phenomenal pieces of engineering, such as this timeless V12 Vantage shown here.

A favorite of mine. Last of the cool Manuals. Looks great, Sounds great. A few Imperfections. Love it. Be a toss up between this Or the 550.

Aston Martin: so classy.

Re-upload? Ah, see's glitch issue on last version

Aston martin..beautiful x

Great vid. I ran a V8 Vantage for three years. Lovely car. Dealers shocking, so use a specialist for maint. Ferrari 550 a great choice, still got my F355 after 12 years. Could never sell it. A Ferrari needs the manual open gate in my view, shame they are no more.

Very pretty car still, stunning engine but interior was dated even 10 years ago. I had DB9 with rare manual... loved it. But could not sell it for beans back in 2010 when only 4 years old. 😖 Clutch was hard work with weird bite point but still nicer than the auto system that is “gerky” and slow. Happily stare at one of these all day long however... classic design along lines of later day DB5 . Driving dynamics not as sharp as you’d expect, and correct, the lump of weight in front washes out on tight corners.

My dream car. I hope it keeps on coming down in value enough for me to buy one 😂

I’d prefer the Aston Martin since it has a cool v12

I occasionally stall mine. It tends to happen when I have the music a bit too loud, so that I don't hear that the engine is about to stall.

Aston Martin are bringing back this car!

I cant understand it being 1700kgs for the size of the car

Is this a wet or a dry sump? The video suggests wet, but I always thought it was dry. I could be thinking of the V8 though.

thing is, if you dont want the v12 vantage then why would you pick the v8 vantage over a jag xkr? its the same car but cheaper ,the 5.0 has 500+horsepower so personally id go with that

I love the Aston Martin but the V8 for me and just Throw in a Turbo,and yes I would be lazy and go Auto to helo with the stalling problem the Vantage has.

All cars are subjective, and you got your 550 because you love it, and that’s all that matters. If it were my money, it would have been a V12 Vantage.

Is it a 4 speed manual (as per the gear knob) ?

my dream car😍i need one

Would love a comparison with the Ferrari 550M to answer the fundamental question: is the Ferrari worth a 50k premium over this car?

My favourite AM

My dream car is a manual DBS in black with a red interior, would you get a DBS or a V12 Vantage? They share the engine, transmission, interior, but the DBS has different sterring with a bit of cooler looks (my opinion). Do you agree James?

Nice one.

I've often noticed with JayEmm videos, that he often says some odd nonsense interspersed with some useful observations, and no different in this video. To be fair most of what he says is fine, though as an owner of one I think the suspension is very cleverly done. The one line which really grated on me however was that "Sport mode seems to just ruin the throttle response"... err WHAT!?!? He's right that when in normal mode there is an inch of throttle travel that does almost nothing, its a strange feel in fact, but when you switch it to Sport mode that is gone and the throttle is instantly and dramatically tightened up - and very responsive! The car is WAY better in sport mode, a different beast almost. It also gives you the full torque, which it doesn't in normal. Any real driver who feels the difference will instantly much prefer sport mode. I only ever use normal when I'm cruising gently.

So no one going to mention the engine knocks out the exhaust getting sucked into pistons

Yes, you should have.

Yep, should have been that ltd red AM 🤐

I want one

0:10 10 seconds in and I was 100% fully torqued

Dream car ❤️

I like this guy's content but there's just something about his mannerisms that I really don't get on with. I'm going to keep watching a few more videos though and see if I can adjust to it because the cars themselves look like an interesting lineup.

There's a new one coming soon

Is the Aston Martin 'powershift' the same powershift thing that's in the Ford's?

Ahhh, but my comment on the 1st upload was excellent (I thought) 😬

Aston sounds MUCH better than the Ferrari. Nowhere near as special though, the Ferrari was the right choice (although as a Brit is hurts me a little to say that).

i think this would be my pick for "the greatest car ever" over the 455

Luscious

They were 50k?!?! What? Like 70k minimum now :(

Well with my suit on on a date I’m. There !! “Well hello princess “ it’s a movie scene in Motion total romance xx

Did you press the sport button? Alters the throttle response 🤦🏻‍♂️

You're videos have massively improved (they weren't rubbish before, mind you). And the Aston gear knob looks like a d*ldo.

Price could have dropped because you had the V12S manual in the mix. Remember only 1200 V12’s were made in its run, including the 101 roadsters made. Have 3 vantages: V12 Roadster, GT8 and V12SM

I think I prefer the v8

your ears hear joy.. not a turbo AMG.. its meant to sound natural..

1700kg?? That is more than my dad's huge saab 9-5 Aero Estate

yes, yes you should have ..........

Really do not agree with your review, there’s a big difference with the v8. The sports mode you describe as “ruining the throttle response” transforms the car. The shift knob I actually enjoy.

£75K+ now

Why is it that as soon as someone with a British accent says anything about cars I'm compelled to listen I swear top gear had brainwashed me

Never sure I’ve disagreed more with one of your reviews. The sport button makes this car. You complained about throttle response but the sport button makes it instant crazy power! Jeremy Clarkson was much more correct in that this is close to automotive perfection we won’t see ever again. V12 front engine power attached to a manual gearbox and analog steering fee with stylistic perfection.

Should of got this instead of the Ferrari

No sir you bought the right car! 👍

Complaining that you cant see the bonnet enough to place the car is hilarious. When have you ever wanted to see the end of the bonnet when approaching a corner.

Slow down your releases. KZfaq 101, consistency and timing, not too much all at once. How are supposed to keep up?

Did you know he had a Ferrari 550

they are not as reliable as a Ford Mondeo

Gg