Ok, so got a chance to spend close to 45 minutes with a new Vantage today, by myself, salesperson stayed in the showroon.
Nice sunny day, drove in a variety of traffic conditions. This is an impressive car, no doubt.
Things I liked:
* Great shifter, and fairly communicative clutch.
* Very good steering feel, better than the GS (which can be somewhat ambiguous at times).
* A tighter and sportier ride than I expected.
* The sound is incredible, something happens at ~4k that is really satisying.
* The looks - this thing is just gorgeous from the outside.
* Interior is very nice but lacks the edge of the Maser for some reason.
Things that weren't great:
* Lack of torque at the low end. Reminds me of the GS before the ECU mod. Just takes away from the experience. This was my only real gripe.
* While the seats are great I wasn't all that comfortable by the end of the ride. 99% chance that this would go away with more time to tweak the seat position - pedal position seemed fine although its cramped down there.
* Couldn't find a way to moderate the wind inside the cabin over 50... I know it sounds trivial but I like to ride with at least the driver's window down, and I just couldn't find a way to balance it out. The Maser is great in this respect.
Anyway, driving it was a real treat, I really liked the car - so I ordered one, still deciding on colors and options.
I know it won't be here for quite a few months, but when it does it will be difficult to decide whether to keep the GS or not. Although I thought they were redundant at first, they are a very different driving experience (not sure why). I want them both!
It'll be good if I can pull that off (garaging issues,but maybe I can solve that).
Thought I'd share.
Nice sunny day, drove in a variety of traffic conditions. This is an impressive car, no doubt.
Things I liked:
* Great shifter, and fairly communicative clutch.
* Very good steering feel, better than the GS (which can be somewhat ambiguous at times).
* A tighter and sportier ride than I expected.
* The sound is incredible, something happens at ~4k that is really satisying.
* The looks - this thing is just gorgeous from the outside.
* Interior is very nice but lacks the edge of the Maser for some reason.
Things that weren't great:
* Lack of torque at the low end. Reminds me of the GS before the ECU mod. Just takes away from the experience. This was my only real gripe.
* While the seats are great I wasn't all that comfortable by the end of the ride. 99% chance that this would go away with more time to tweak the seat position - pedal position seemed fine although its cramped down there.
* Couldn't find a way to moderate the wind inside the cabin over 50... I know it sounds trivial but I like to ride with at least the driver's window down, and I just couldn't find a way to balance it out. The Maser is great in this respect.
Anyway, driving it was a real treat, I really liked the car - so I ordered one, still deciding on colors and options.
I know it won't be here for quite a few months, but when it does it will be difficult to decide whether to keep the GS or not. Although I thought they were redundant at first, they are a very different driving experience (not sure why). I want them both!
It'll be good if I can pull that off (garaging issues,but maybe I can solve that).
Thought I'd share.