26 September 2014
The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster is the drop-top version of the British manufacturer's best and most desirable model. But can it compare favourably to the brilliantly resolved Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet? Steve Sutcliffe finds out.
Join the debate
Add your comment
Half the price
Porsche and the UK motoring press, what is going on?
As for PDK I remain totally unconvinced. It has introduced 'built in obsolescence' into cars which is great for manufacturers, not for buyers. No doubt the next generation of PDK will be a big improvement but it is mis-leading to continually proclaim the current system as the finished article. The 991 GT3 system was much better than the Cayman's but it was very far from the perfect paddleshift, contrary to what you read in car mags, the current PDK boxes will be laughed at in 5 years time. Which is just how Porsche like it.
As for the Aston being 'mauled' dynamically I think we can file that under 'most gross and unwarranted exaggeration of the decade'.
Another really good video by