2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupe Review
Inside, the 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage benefits from the same center console as the DBS, although Aston has unfortunately also carried over that car’s Emotion Control Unit, an awkward chunk of glass and steel that plugs into the dashboard, replacing the traditional key/starter-button setup. A new thirty-gigabyte sat-nav, which replaces the old DVD-based system, completes the round of changes.
On the move, it’s clear that Aston’s engineers have really moved the 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage on. The old car required a heavy right foot to get the best out of it, but thanks to the larger engine capacity, the new model feels a lot more responsive at low revs. Throttle pickup is much sharper, the character of the engine now clearly evident from the bottom of the rev range to the top. And boy does this thing fly. As soon as the active bypass valves in the exhausts open up at 4000 rpm, your ears are filled with a hard-edged V-8 roar, the savage shove in your back continuing right up to the 7000-rpm redline. On a short stretch of derestricted German autobahn, acceleration didn’t seem to diminish until the speedometer indicated 155 miles per hour. Incredibly, despite the increase in power, CO2 emissions are down from 358 grams per kilometer to 328 (360 to 312 g/km for the Sportshift). And while fuel-economy figures have yet to be released for U.S. models, expect an 8.4 percent increase over last year’s car to 16.9 miles per gallon (a 13.3 percent increase to 17.8 mpg for the Sportshift).
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