An Aston Martin Vantage AMR Is On The Way With A Manual Gearbox
We’ve known for a while that Aston Martin is cooking up a manual version of its new Vantage. Senior Aston figures including engineering chief Matt Becker have said as much, but it’s now looking like the arrival of a three-pedal Vantage is imminent.
Aston Martin has Tweeted a teaser for a ‘Vantage AMR’, showing a three-pedal layout. With the clutch highlighted, just in case you didn’t quite catch what the company is getting at.
If the car is to follow the example set by other AMR’d Astons, it’s likely to have a little more power, and possibly a suspension tweak or two. Whether or not a manual non-AMR Vantage will be available, or if it’ll be possible to have an AMR with an auto box, we’re not sure - Aston Martin hasn’t said anything beyond this Tweet.
The standard Vantage is a great sports car, but the ZF eight-speed automatic hooked up to its AMG-sourced V8s is one of its weaker points. A manual version, then, should be fabulous.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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JOJO!!!!!
IS THAT A J O J O R E F E R E N C E ?
N U T T
The only problem is that its not just a 911 rival, but an AMG GT rival too
And since the Vantage is already better than the AMG GT in many ways, Mercedes won’t let Aston use the highest output versions of their V8 :(
But one can hope… Vantage with 600hp and a manual would be one hell of a machine
v600
And that’s why you never use someone else’s engine, kids
Those engines get to high power easily, that is not a problem.
I swear, having a manual will be a selling point in the future.
And we will have to pay extra for it like we used to have to pay extra for autos 20 years ago.
it should be
The 4 liter amg V8 with a manual?
That free revving, turbocharged piece of brilliance with free reign over what it does? Oh god yes
Plus it should make building an amg gtr with a manual easier
I’d still get the DCT. As will many buyers I imagine
Good to have options! I’ve definitely grown to love DCTs
… but I’ll always love my 5-speed manual too haha
… I wish I could afford an Aston…
YES A MANUAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!
Oh my god! Yessssssss
All of a sudden more than 80% of cars will have manual transmission.