2019 Aston Martin Vantage

2019 Aston Martin Vantage - Second Take

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Two months ago, Aston Martin sent us a new Vantage, and it didn’t exactly go well. The car was an early pre-production build, and exhibited some electrical gremlins, poor body fitment, and an overly stiff ride. Turns out the electrical issues and poor ride may have been linked, as Aston Martin says the vehicle’s check engine light was causing the adaptive shocks to not work properly. They asked if they could send us another car, so here we are again, having another go with the car. The 2019 Vantage features an AMG-sourced 4.0L Twin-Turbo V8, ZF Eight-Speed Transaxle, and tight, yet aggressive proportions. It is the most spacious and practical Vantage ever, with the largest trunk. It is certainly the fastest Vantage ever too, but at what cost?
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@modelcitizen1977 5 жыл бұрын

That back end is incredible.

@vika0194 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Elias don’t know. It looks sad. Like a bad copy of the F-type

@brentm.8140 5 жыл бұрын

Rear end is phenomenal, front end is absolute garbage. How the hell could designers at AM give that car a Miata front end?

@PorscheGTRSWeissach 5 жыл бұрын

The whole car looks amazing... except the tiny stock exhaust tips! That would be my first mod! ;-)

@ovasov Жыл бұрын

@@brentm.8140 looks nothing like miata, are you dumb

@mycorvettelife 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, that road looks incredible!

@WelcomeToTheMadness 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know they value the presentation of their vehicle/brand. Still a beautiful looking car as always.

@JayMaverick 5 жыл бұрын

Front looks like a stretched Honda S2000 with a comically huge intake grill.

@vika0194 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome To The Madness the front looks extremely weird. No other car has the grille as the lowest point

@Fee.1 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome To The Madness glad to know they didn’t hand pick a car that fixed his issues either 😂

@VantageNoir 5 жыл бұрын

The styling has definitely gone downhill in the Mercedes-era Aston Martins.

@bmcginnis6543 5 жыл бұрын

I disagree. Did you see the last video of this car that he uploaded? If they care about presentation, that car never should have given to anyone, let alone reviewers.

@bigpapadrew 5 жыл бұрын

it must feel great to get to the stage when a company like aston martin values your opinion so much that they facilitate another drive for you. more power to you matt!

@UnlinealHand 5 жыл бұрын

"I can't tell if it's yellow or green." It's the same color as a tennis ball, obviously.

@computiNATEor 5 жыл бұрын

Matt is color blind.

@vika0194 5 жыл бұрын

UnlinealHand and a tennis balls color is?

@jpdrummer86 5 жыл бұрын

neither, it's highlighter yellow

@UnlinealHand 5 жыл бұрын

@@vika0194 The regulation colors of tennis balls are white or optic yellow.

@xetexuk12 5 жыл бұрын

Of course it's green, sheeesh!!!

@dericanslum1696 5 жыл бұрын

...jeez...some of those skid marks were a bad time for somebody...

@DJzSith 5 жыл бұрын

4:08 & 4:13 SENT IT!

@sko11ie 5 жыл бұрын

Glad someone else noticed that...

@kkostec 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, some people were enjoying that road, until they weren't.

@eyeyron5007 5 жыл бұрын

Deric' Anslum I noticed several. Those guys forgot about suspension and brake mods

@TheDidiwolf34 5 жыл бұрын

More like driver mod

@placeholdername3206 5 жыл бұрын

You guys complaining about the noise clearly has no idea what these monsters sounds like in real life. If this thing flew past you on the freeway youd just about cream your pants, trust me. Camera mics just doesn't pick it up, you have to be there and hear it yourself.

@kemaldzinic-meyer9647 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ, that speaker reflection on the windscreen, drove me mad

@YasumotoUS 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Tried to focus past it, but it was tough.

@okmujm 5 жыл бұрын

The first pull on the window is to let one raise it the height they want to. If one wants to raise it all the way up, then simply double click it for it to go to the top.

@steveskipper6473 5 жыл бұрын

LOL at those skid marks @ 4:08

@Traxi0n 5 жыл бұрын

😂 rip that person

@sebastianspalding5016 5 жыл бұрын

clearly burnouts not skids!!

@evanenglish6735 5 жыл бұрын

Year Zero is a great fucking album, NIN is the best

@Kipodkid 5 жыл бұрын

Rip

@jomaha9227 5 жыл бұрын

What a polarizing car. People seem to either love or hate the styling. Same with the engine, the comments are all over the place. It's interesting when cars evoke such strong emotional responses on either side of the spectrum. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, but it reminds me of a piece of controversial artwork or movie. The creator of that art wanted to evoke emotion, and for some people they have love and others hate, and that's how this is for the new Aston. It's nice to see Aston pushing some boundaries.

@PorscheGTRSWeissach 5 жыл бұрын

JoMaHa That's an interesting comment! Right, this car is polarizing! Looks amazing, designwise and having this fantastic bright colour... but having the "wrong" heart! A huge part of Aston Martin for me allways was Styling and Sound! Now, there's an AMG engine inside... Never been a fan of the sound from AMG engines and to me, this is a bit of a letdown... Soo,there's only Design left...

@waking00one 5 жыл бұрын

Car people are just spectacularly full of shit. I should know, I am too. But we're all frankly idiots bitching about utter nonsense half the time. As for the sound, people are judging engine sounds from videos which is just ridiculous. You are lacking a lot of the feel of the engine from a video, always, due to the loss of the mic first, then compression etc.

@Billybob5766 5 жыл бұрын

That road looks like an amazing drive.

@markchip1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you took this second car from Aston and this review certainly seems more representative of what I had been expecting.

@WelcomeToTheMadness 5 жыл бұрын

This car still sounds so PHENOMENAL!

@willywillywillywillywilly 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome To The Madness sounds kind of grindy to me.

@timthaler8879 5 жыл бұрын

Does anybody of you guys own that car? Let me guess - no. So shut up. Imhave it since end of October after several 911 and it is a fantastic car.

@JF-ns5zs 5 жыл бұрын

Tim Thaler lmao because you don’t own the car means you can’t have an opinion?

@raupenimmersatt6906 5 жыл бұрын

You managed to be a prick and brag... Nice one

@VoIPPortland 5 жыл бұрын

F-type R/SVR is superior. This is a very nice, more luxurious car. Negative is there are no Aston dealers in many large cities. None in PDX here. JLR dealers everywhere. Overall, F-type SVR would be a better choice.

@seinsmeld13 5 жыл бұрын

That is not cold. Where I live it is currently -13C together with 1/3rd metre of snow on the ground. Therefore my GT4 continues to rest in the garage until late March.

@xetexuk12 5 жыл бұрын

I remember attending the unveiling of this AM model over here in UK, still stunning and still very beautiful, that back end, ooooh!!!

@DriversSide 5 жыл бұрын

That exhaust/engine sound is insane!

@phoenix-mods 5 жыл бұрын

Nice car, great second take... and what a stunning road! Maybe after finishing LA Canyons... I might need to have a go at making this road :)

@hugoscho 5 жыл бұрын

this road looks amazing

@Labergemusic 5 жыл бұрын

Seriously that is the best bright green coloured car I have ever seen. It fits it perfectly and compliments the rims.

@TheTallAbacus 5 жыл бұрын

Looking fit Matt! Keep up the good work man.

@D3AThCAl2DS 5 жыл бұрын

That is a fine road

@ghepardogts 5 жыл бұрын

Came here to hear about the Aston, couldn't take my eyes off the beautiful road and landscape! Awesome awesome road.

@Eric_Broome 5 жыл бұрын

I wish people were more hyped on these things I absolutely love the look of these cars!

@marc07112 5 жыл бұрын

Best looking car I've ever seen in my life

@courtneymcgowan9561 5 жыл бұрын

An expensive British GT car has electrical issues?? Weird. Never has happened before...

@Aron-ru5zk 4 жыл бұрын

Courtney McGowan all the electronics and power train are German though...

@dragospahontu 4 жыл бұрын

@@Aron-ru5zk true

@philipwalters1379 2 жыл бұрын

I've had 3 Ftypes including SVR, 1 XKR, EPACE 240, 1 AM DB11 and now the new AM Vantage. 10 years = no electrical issues. I've just got rid of Taycan 4S which had many electrical issues and software issues with a mass shortage of qualified EV mechanics (check out Taycan Forum). Aston are in relative terms a small manufacturer and to a large degree they use third party mechanical parts and rely on exclusivity, bespoke design and craftsmanship. I can guarantee that you'll have more admirers driving an iconic brand such as AM than you ever will in in Porsche 911 which is its direct competition.

@slaWterCH 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know that this road is open again. Maybe time for another trip to Cali for a test run 😄

@danielhan3098 5 жыл бұрын

You are much better at the one takes. Zach just sounds like he is reading off a paper of what he is saying in the car. Keep up the good work Matt

@nissanskylinen20 5 жыл бұрын

That's an amazing road and scenery!

@FrldyZX87 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, nice road! Some pretty tight corners in there.

@letsoverthink2548 5 жыл бұрын

The car sounds like Otis Jenkins. I'm glad that Aston Martin, not only watches this show, but take great interest in how their brand is presented, and actually fixes the issues that are pointed out but experts like Matt

@bugsy791 5 жыл бұрын

wow!! the scenery is spectacular

@monolith2001 5 жыл бұрын

Man that road is amazing!!!

@eleones 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Great car. For the camera lens glare and reflections, I highly recommend using a polarizing lens filter to help mitigate that problem.

@stevedwong1346 5 жыл бұрын

You are in a Vibrant, Flourished Green. Thanks for the review, I figured that the other 1 was an Proto type spec. Cheer's from East-Van B.C., Canada

@93455Driver 5 жыл бұрын

Electronic teething issues should be fixable - surprising issues considering how much is borrowed from Merc. These exhausts are glorious sounding. Glad the panel gaps are fixed, providing a press car with panel gaps was not good.

@thewatchguyinc.7429 Жыл бұрын

This car is incredible !!! I think your being over critical regarding this amazing machine. I drove this car many times and i did own a 911.992 S. I would pick this one over the 911 in a heart beat. My personal opinion

@2811JPR 5 жыл бұрын

Missed these videos with you Matt!

@1michaelricci 4 жыл бұрын

It would be fantastic to see Matt review the manual Vantage. May be the last of its kind available with 3 pedals and I am interested in an upgrade to my manual F-Type S.

@itmustbelove08 5 жыл бұрын

Well Matt has to respect that. I saw his first review and he did say that maybe his version was a preproduction but I give Aston Martin props for sending him another to at least confirm if he still had the same issues. And I do agree with Matt from the last video. While I love Aston and desire their previous and current cars, however sometimes I think they initially leave out the factory a little half-baked too. I didn’t really see a good shot of the enlarged pipes.

@iliovecaRS 5 жыл бұрын

That diffuser 🤩🤩

@quantum_entangled_tardigrade 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome road!

@scottieray 5 жыл бұрын

Finally found a road that is similar to what we have here in the Ozarks of Arkansas.

@righteous1672 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful road to drive on.

@ruedigsta1522 5 жыл бұрын

Cool how the intakes going to the turbos goes inside the engine. Mikes it look N/A

@michaelhintz6187 5 жыл бұрын

It seems like the car was built for that road. Sweet!

@jareknowak8712 5 жыл бұрын

Hoorayyy for the new road!

@one2tumble 5 жыл бұрын

That dash cam looks like it's from a video game. Looks insanely fast

@JTube571 5 жыл бұрын

Upper half of the 39? I'm not from that area, but I was doing some research a month or two ago for an event I am planning for a car club and wanted to do the 39 to 2 loop and found out that the top section of 39 has been closed since the late 70's. I assume he started at the gate where it's closed...

@senshibat8920 5 жыл бұрын

excellent as a connoisseur of fine Astons and you being an owner you hold the standard bar higher and it should meet them with a certain chill and relaxing familiarity.

@aftastosk6016 5 жыл бұрын

It would be the same result as comparing an Audi S3 vs an Skoda Octavia RS because essentially this is what the new vantage really is.

@Fee.1 5 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous road

@Basement_Operator 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite thing to wake up to

@brandonkirk5357 5 жыл бұрын

nice to see most of the problems rectified since its truly an amazing brand... another great car review! btw am I the only one triggered by his satin sunglasses?! 3:07 Yikes :P

@The6483 5 жыл бұрын

From the skid marks, it looks like a lot of other folks don't know the road either, lol

@brrrrr9999 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, long time lurker, first time subscriber here. Do you have any polarizing filters on your front-facing camera? It might help cut down the glare from the dash if you don't already have one installed. Either way, awesome videos.

@muhann4d 5 жыл бұрын

I’m glad that I am still able to post comments. 🌚 Good [second] review as always, TST!

@AndyJayLark 5 жыл бұрын

killer paint job.

@VEDEMRACING99 5 жыл бұрын

My dream car! 😎

@mje19D 5 жыл бұрын

Damn that car is amazing.

@ikigai47 5 жыл бұрын

4:08 Nice skidmarks. You should have looked for the body, someone went over the cliff. And what a road. Straight from a video game

@c2mojo 5 жыл бұрын

Okay - I have to drive on that road

@thomrichards5186 5 жыл бұрын

great looking mazda

@PaulRicardF3 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome machine...

@ramindaaluwihare3971 Жыл бұрын

Matt how does this car compare to the 718 Spyder? I have a Spyder considering the Vantage V8. It’s an either or situation, so it’s got to count. Appreciate you and great vid.

@wtfchazpwnt 5 жыл бұрын

Soooo glad to see it wasn't "Zack" driving the car and doing commentary

@Jasongy827 5 жыл бұрын

Love Alfa Romero, and Aston Martin.

@PipeOPhile 5 жыл бұрын

I want to see the Vantage vs an equivalent AMG GT

@PutSomeDsonThatBlink 5 жыл бұрын

I always wondered if this was maybe the case with the Giulia Quadrifolio you drove. You said the brakes were horrendous in traffic but no one else has reported this

@bbpleg 5 жыл бұрын

What’s with all new cars making a fart sound between shifts? Is it to keep the turbos spooled or is it supposed to sound good?

@sfc415rider 5 жыл бұрын

Love your shades Matt, what is it?

@georgedube7989 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know how you drive like that while talking and spouting off specs...skills.👍

@SuperHoneyOil 5 жыл бұрын

This engine sounds good from inside the car, but bad from outside. Weird.

@Dance1617 5 жыл бұрын

Synthetic noise fed into the cabin through the speakers. A lot of manafacturers are doing it and honestly I like it. I like have the exhaust sound on throttle and absolutely NO sound off throttle, when I'm cruising, listening to a podcast or talking to my friends. Exhaust drone is fucking annoying as shit.

@rjayzonfeet 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds actually better from the interior than from exterior.

@nknasi 5 жыл бұрын

that phlegm color reminds me that the first generation Dodge Neon came in a similar color

@jpslaym0936 4 жыл бұрын

I just came from the 2007 Aston V8 Vantage and it it sounds far better and have to say its a better looking car. That was a sub $40k car used so hard to get excited about the Vantage especially with the sound of that motor

@YasumotoUS 5 жыл бұрын

Always love the scenery and topography of the mountain / canyon roads, but that speaker reflection in the windshield... is that visible to the driver? If so, yuck. The induction noises from the AMG power plant were wonderful.

@bendonahue 5 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for the third car

@youguy3957 5 жыл бұрын

Has he started using the new Gopro? Video stabilization is quite nice

@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow 5 жыл бұрын

Blows my mind that they can't get basic things right.

@peanuts2105 5 жыл бұрын

Mate, it's a small company with somewhat limited resources but they do have some of the world's greatest engineers. It is an epic car

@dragospahontu 4 жыл бұрын

@@peanuts2105 yup you don't buy an Aston or jag because they are better than a 911 you buy them because they have a soul

@ethanstorm1735 3 жыл бұрын

its British. they don't like electronics.

@MBisFrenchy 5 жыл бұрын

So quality is still a problem. Give it 3-4 years for them to work out the kinks then maybe consider it. These cars for journalists are usually thoroughly checked and someone was aware of the originals panel gaps and issues.

@jonhaze7537 5 жыл бұрын

buy an Audi

@tma78 2 жыл бұрын

4:07 the series of tyre marks from locked brakes :P

@Alek88vez 5 жыл бұрын

I bike on this road all the time , perfect for any road vehicle

@brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap 5 жыл бұрын

HOLY FUCK does that think look gorgeous! Minus those two stubs on both sides of the rear license plate.

@williamgeorge4939 5 жыл бұрын

damn what a road

@Fluterra 5 жыл бұрын

It does look good! (Not this fluorescent yellow of course)

@sebastianeschenbach9659 5 жыл бұрын

People here in europe going: ‚Stelvio, stelvio, stelvio!!‘ HAVE you seen the road he just drove ?! Damn !!

@Drewhasit 5 жыл бұрын

There is almost always a rice party at the end of 39

@shunsato6621 5 жыл бұрын

Please be careful and take care around wild fire area

@MatrixDiscovery 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck servicing that engine. Look it how deep inside it is in the engine bay with the cross member covering it.

@lancelance9314 5 жыл бұрын

You take it to Aston to service is silly, it's an exotic.

@abualzuaree 5 жыл бұрын

Matt when's the last time you ran into a cop during one of these video shoots? Lol

@ayanami808 5 жыл бұрын

So many donut tracks on the road. Nice!

@joecatetal3889 5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a road more predisposed to a rock slide kudos to matt to block that all out and just go for it

@jesus_built_my_hotrod 5 жыл бұрын

*Looks through reflection of speaker grille*

@manygaga1 5 жыл бұрын

for some it's not enough to have an income of the commercials by youtube, they even need to make even more promotion themselves. Very nice car indeed.

@yes3125 5 жыл бұрын

Woah, they made a new RX-7!

@storck08 5 жыл бұрын

I like Astons, but I'd take 911 GT3 over this.

@Wouter-van-der-Molen 5 жыл бұрын

I'd take a P1 over this.... come on dude GT3 is a different car.

@papa_pt 5 жыл бұрын

^so dumb

@TheLentastic 5 жыл бұрын

@@Wouter-van-der-Molen At the same price!

@Wouter-van-der-Molen 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheLentastic same price different car, some Ferrari's and Bentleys are the same price.... but clearly both absolute different attitude towards "mobility" ;)

@TheLentastic 5 жыл бұрын

@@Wouter-van-der-Molen I´d say the GT3 and this Aston have a similar attitude towards mobility at the same price. Only the 911 GTS or Turbo would be even more similar.