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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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I bet you could

V8 = Tiny
Vanquish = Curvy and Muscular, the real power car of the trio
DB9 is the normal one - very long though
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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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After a recent mix-up in which Corgi accidentally revealed the next generation Aston Martin Vanquish in model form, there were more red faces this week as it emerged that the toy maker had given away yet more Aston secrets.

Although the offending DBS model has been removed from display, delegates at a current toy fair were surprised to see an early prototype of the 2007 Corgi Gaydon Activity Centre which included a 1/43 scale model of the Aston styling studio complete with design recycling machine, realistic lazy inability to think of some new ideas and authentic phoning-it-in action.

Attendees were especially impressed with the level of detailing which extended to a hi-fi system constantly playing a stuck record and with the promise that the whole toy wouldn't break and therefore there was no need to fix it. As if that wasn't bad enough, over on the Fisher Price stand toy expo visitors were stunned to discover a working prototype of the 1/24 scale Aston Martin Engineering Center (ages 3-10) which includes fun activities such as attempting to iron out steering judder and battery flattening glitches in the DB9.

Aston is said to be furious about these inadvertent revelations in miniature form, not least because they have diverted attention away from the company's own model car range which is delightfully faithful to the real thing, particularly since none of the cars appears to be capable of moving unless you push it by hand.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,May 11 2006, 08:10 PM
Similar? They're the same f**king car!

This isn't comparable to the Audi corporate nose. It's just out and out laziness. I'm a proper petrolhead and I honestly can not distinguish between any of the 3 cars, nor could I identify just one if it was put in front of me.
I'm sorry but I don't think I've laughed that hard for quite some time

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you can't be much of a car fan if you can't tell the different between those three cars. Yes they are VERY similar, but that's the Aston Martin shape. If you saw those three cars in the flesh you'd be able to tell the difference, and if you couldn't, I think it's time for some glasses .

I'm still holding to my opinon that Porsche have the laziest design team around. The 911 is still the same looking car it was back in 1999. What a joke. They claim the current 911 dose not share a single panel with the old one (with the exception of the roof). And the only notable difference is the head lights, which look like they did back in the late 90's.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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TBH I too am not a fan of car manufactures that make all their cars look same/similar. I want variety and it just isn't available. Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Aston, Audi etc. all do the same. I know they go to great lengths to distinguish a car yet keep the family resemblance, in fact they spend millions trying to achieve just that but IMO it is stupid. Since they have to design machines for new body panels for all different models why not have different looking cars and stop this DNA bull****.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RichUK,May 11 2006, 06:58 PM
Drove behind a V8 Vantage at the PH tunnel run, it was awesome.
I've seen 2 now. One in Devon and one in the city.

It is such a fantastic car it is untrue IMHO
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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I agree that their designs are too similar - yes you can tell them apart but only just! I reckon a lot of it is to do with their market being older men who don't want radical new designs.....
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