Just upgraded from my 2006 4.3 manual to a 2010 V12 manual with 19,000 miles. Absolutely delightful, with all the kit I wished my 4.3 had. Big ceramics, proper lights, sorted interior, amazing stereo, utterly wonderful engine sound and laugh out loud performance, so pleased I sprung the extra! 😍
@AmechiDion7 жыл бұрын
3:06 - 3:29 utterly spine tingling. Has to be one of the greatest sounding cars of all time
@beatspacek34794 жыл бұрын
This car is easily one of the all time greats within motoring! The timeless design, nice compact dimensions and oh that engine!! Prob my favourite Aston so far. That shape never seems to age?! Pure magic!!!
@kezboy110 жыл бұрын
MY GOD That ENGINE NOISE NEVER GETS OLD. The purest of its kind. The current gen. astons, though "outdated" have maintained their beauty. That says a lot about it's design. I still long for a DBS......someday! Great video XCAR!
@93upton9310 жыл бұрын
This guy and Chris Harris are the best.
@killerfc9094 жыл бұрын
Henry Catchpole is better than this guy I rate
@pufflelover110 жыл бұрын
reported for pornography
@HaveSomeMurci5 ай бұрын
lol
@SlipknotMaggot052610 жыл бұрын
Damn. 9:53 you are welcome.
@ChrisDorgan10 жыл бұрын
Yea that's the money shot right there haha! I wish they did an audio book of the best car sounds - featuring this one somewhere along the line
@sreeves63810 жыл бұрын
Small car with such a huge heart
@jadwigastawinska877910 жыл бұрын
It for I car exactly!
@darek448810 жыл бұрын
Jadwiga Stawińska English Please!
@legendarygamingchannel8059 жыл бұрын
+darek4488 stfu
@joevs2100110 жыл бұрын
The sound of that car is absolutely I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E! There are few cars on the planet that have a sound like the one coming out of that exhaust. Good gosh that thing just sounds magical. I want to save every single dollar I have ever made in life and get an Aston Martin V12 Vantage S. But, unfortunately I put two girls through four year universities! Oh well, the dream just died........
@J0lker10 жыл бұрын
Keeping my fingers crossed for your dream. Remember: do not give up! Haha anyway, that's quite an achievement already, isn't it ; )
@SirLukkas10 жыл бұрын
Sell the house! ;)
@bigmacdaddy12349 жыл бұрын
Let them learn responsibility and take out student loans.
@johnc5clive4 жыл бұрын
I don’t have any girls so no college. I just bought a v12 Vantage s
@jake1137510 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that Astons are such beautiful, sophisticated vehicles... with such brutal sounds. Wonderful combination.
@ChuckS1179 жыл бұрын
reported for porn
@blatter7629 жыл бұрын
+XCARFilms what an answer :'D
@ITsIMP0RT4NT8 жыл бұрын
+Ferdarte Blättler They showed him! lol
@lowes48impala8 жыл бұрын
top kek
@onandofftheroadagain10 жыл бұрын
That exhaust note is music to my ears! And the car is stunning!
@RTX9410 жыл бұрын
Your reviewing style is truly unique and, by far, the most entertaining of the reviewers that I've seen on KZbin. Well done!
@BlueHopi14410 жыл бұрын
probably the best V12 sound ever put in a car .
@alipontiac9 жыл бұрын
I love manual automated gearbox, i just used to it, it's not bad as people may think, yes it's slower than modern dual clutch gearboxes but they give the car a character, attitude and mechanical feel and connection.
@andrewbenzer851610 жыл бұрын
That exhaust note! The Brits are making some of the best sounding cars on the road today between this and the Jag F Type... The last 30 or so seconds of this video - starting at 9:50 - just put a smile on my face all morning.
@fgcpeak9591 Жыл бұрын
You are 100% right about the Jag - the V6 which is the best sounding one... Unbelievable car
@TheOnlyConsoleGamer10 жыл бұрын
As Jeremy Clarkson would say ``POWERRRRRRRRRR``
@blatter7629 жыл бұрын
Would have said
@ChrisJohn_44410 жыл бұрын
Consuming appreciation for this car comes at 9:53. That sound is meal for which I have a seemingly endless appetite.
@twenty51410 жыл бұрын
The cinematography is sublime.
@lordzevallos10 жыл бұрын
Another perfect review. Probably one of the top two v12 vantage S reviews I've seen this far. Tied with Matt's from "The Smoking Tire."
@gustavoechevarria93696 жыл бұрын
Alex Zevallos so you're also a car guy? Nice
@SuryaDe10 жыл бұрын
OH GOD! SO ANGRY SO ANGRY! So full of want. One of your best yet XCAR. Thank you so much from a fan who could never afford one!
@BenPortermike10 жыл бұрын
they really packed a v12 in there. lots of carbon bits.
@SuryaDe10 жыл бұрын
Yeah! One of my favorite cars!
@TheSnookerGym5 жыл бұрын
We just brought on in these launch colours - it has been our dream for years!
@ThiyaguGovindan9 жыл бұрын
the sound is ungodly
@TheSnookerGym5 жыл бұрын
@@Carfection We have just brought this car IN THIS COLOUR SCHEME!!!! We have just watched this video many times and love your delivery and enthusiasm for the car. Our life dream has been to have a V12VS - we are also installing CAT delete pipes and removing the exhaust valve fuse number 15!
@TheSnookerGym5 жыл бұрын
@Carfection .... If you want to borrow our car please let us know!
@bo55ola4 жыл бұрын
Honestly I was behind one of these.....want doesn’t cover it
@Mfh490710 жыл бұрын
XCar, give this man a promotion. What a fantastic reviewer. Love the Aston to bits
@anth0l0gy6 жыл бұрын
I'm just now discovering the beauty of all carfection videos and the quality of production is astounding. Well done
@imnotanead10 жыл бұрын
the man that got the idea of the pure v12 sound at the end..... you win sir.
@josephtomb0110 жыл бұрын
My favorite Aston, hands down. Sounds and looks amazing.
@ricardorgomez4 жыл бұрын
Well done. I loved the bit "But they have the best stories". Amen to that.
@ScottPulkowski10 жыл бұрын
"for the Martin family" Interesting take on it. Keep up the great work!
@stealthmintblue10 жыл бұрын
MMMMMMmmmmmm!!! That exhaust note sounds SOOO GOOD!!! Okay now, where's the manual trans??
@Skooby5910 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys for that sound bit at the end. I got chills it was soo good. Keep up the great work. Big fan
@orangebeachisstinkly10 жыл бұрын
I drove most of Scotland on my honeymoon in a piece of SH.... rental. Slight challenge being from U.S. But, finishing the last route from Edinburgh to Glasgow, I would have paid through the nose to have this car on the M8. What a great road and with 95+ octane gas, ohhhh myyy gooodneessss. Senna, Schumacher, Andretti, Fittipaldi, all come to mind. As always, I appreciate the style and personality of the report.
@moimeme78396 жыл бұрын
No anger, just pure class and power
@wajahatshah5958 жыл бұрын
one of the best sounding car i have ever heard
@TheSnookerGym4 жыл бұрын
And this car did no have CAT delete pipes, nor the exhaust valves held open.
@tdgmatthews10 ай бұрын
Alex your review is spot on, especially the need to have Sport pressed and use the paddle shift 👍🏻
@ITsIMP0RT4NT8 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite late model Aston Martin BY FAR. It's even up there with the older models, if not surpassing them, as far as aesthetics is concerned. Performance wise, it blows them out of the water, but I'm sure the visceral feel older models had just can't be met. Which probably isn't any manufacturers fault, the laws are just so much stricter now than they were 40-50 years ago. Nevertheless, their approach when building this is what the definition of a true sports car should be. Big engine, small (as well as stiff) chassis, excellent handling & breaking, and an original style. This car checks all of those boxes in my opinion. That's why it's not just one of my favorite Aston's, its one of my favorite cars entirely. I just pray that it never gets put out of production or gets some hideous "facelift".
@ITsIMP0RT4NT8 жыл бұрын
Plus if I could afford one of these, I could afford the manual transmission that mates to it's engine and have it swapped in. Then it would be the ultimate tourer.
@SirLukkas10 жыл бұрын
As soon as I can afford one of these, I will buy one. Life is too short to live out in perpetual monotony. And it will be daily driven. When it isn't in the shop half of the year for repairs.
@steveatx82955 жыл бұрын
is there a bulletin board for the reliability of these cars?
@TheSnookerGym5 жыл бұрын
@@steveatx8295 We have just brought one in these launch colours! Our life dream has come true!
@TheSnookerGym4 жыл бұрын
We have one - same colour!
@pezzonovante8889 жыл бұрын
The sound is insane. Awesome car. But without intending to use cliches, imagine how amazing it would be with a stick!
@iantownsend548010 жыл бұрын
I still can't decided if I want a DBS or the V12 Vantage more
@talltrini103 жыл бұрын
This is literally my current dilemma
@MohamedAli9659 жыл бұрын
i love this guy's use of metaphors
@soubido10 жыл бұрын
that noise omg i can listen to it all day everyday
@mirekmontepuro53309 жыл бұрын
Taking this lad and Chris Harris as co-moderators would be the only possibility to save TopGear that I can think of.
@andrewipp42610 жыл бұрын
Great piece on the V12 S... love it!!!
@BramCollier9 жыл бұрын
Wow, this car... I mean this is not *A* car it's an Aston. Seeing or hearing one always gives me this happy feeling inside that no other car does. They are truely something special. except the cygnet, F that thing.
@utubedano10 жыл бұрын
Aaah man the noise... man... Just music to the ears... As usual awesome video again...
@unathimichaelmxaku81057 ай бұрын
I will never stop loving this car,I think she's my soul mate😍🥰
@TheBreakfastClb10 жыл бұрын
Great journalist, great car, great video. Gawd I love that sound
Omg that sound at the end!!!! Makes even the F Type seem sedated
@adamgooding906110 жыл бұрын
Drove this in racing green a few weeks back, honestly is an amazing car!!!! And it sounds ace too!
@SlothelHD9 жыл бұрын
My ict teacher drives this car in white and when he goes out before lunch the sound of his v12 gives me butterflies ahaha
@SlothelHD9 жыл бұрын
Yes a very beautiful one! I made a deal with him that if I bought him a burger king he'd take me out in it
@grmancool9 жыл бұрын
Unique Rize where does this man live so i can send him a truck full of hamburgers
@SlothelHD9 жыл бұрын
Me or my teacher?
@grmancool9 жыл бұрын
Well I'm not gonna send you the burgers hah
@SlothelHD9 жыл бұрын
Awk.. I was looking foward to them :(
@mooper5010 жыл бұрын
9:53 Thank me later Also, another great review. Loved it.
@TraneFrancks10 жыл бұрын
You guys make SUCH great films.
@mrtoothhurty110 жыл бұрын
This guy is such a solid presenter.
@user-Gladius912 жыл бұрын
One of the best car videos iv'e ever seen!
@Billeh55610 жыл бұрын
I don't want a Ferrari or a lambo- I don't know why but the British makers McLaren and Aston Martin sizzle my soul. The V12 vantage S has got to be my fav car of all time love the classic short rear long hood rwd
@fredfredburger13283 жыл бұрын
Absolute most beautiful car ever made.
@Twisted_Tempest9 жыл бұрын
That exhaust note is about as demonic a sound as the gates of hell opening and scraping on a floor made up of a black board.... I love it! :D
@russellmorash38163 жыл бұрын
The only thing I can't stand about this work of art is a seven speed manual that would make it the greatest car I've ever seen
@Fioravanti.8010 жыл бұрын
What a great review of a fantastic car, which must be a beautiful, tactile and sonorous delight to behold, to experience and to own. What more could any true petrol-head want?! Maybe a Ferrari 458 Italia to keep it company, but nothing else for me...
@ThorburnJ6 жыл бұрын
On the gearbox - I NEVER drive it in auto. Even around town I always drive around on the paddles. At anything less than flat-out it likes a little lift of the throttle on up-shifts, and its hard to anticipate this if it is making the decision. It'll automatically downshift if the revs drop even in manual mode.
@userr8w7d739 жыл бұрын
hey if any millionaires are reading this, please gift me an aston martin
@Baby1961-i5e10 жыл бұрын
Aston made a great move when they put a V-12 into the Vantage. I remember when they first did it, and Top Gear UK showcased it, Clarkson was driving it, but stayed silent and let the car do the talking. Shame this S model doesn't have a full on manual 'box option, but it seemingly still would be a fun machine to drive. Thumbs up on putting a V-12 into the Vantage Aston Martin!
@STAG16210 жыл бұрын
Secretly, we don't care how many neighbours it wakes up - we all love a big shouty car. =)
@kezboy110 жыл бұрын
XCAR, Even though it's not longer in production, I'd LOVE to see you review the DBS in your own style. PLEASE!!
@filipthealucard10 жыл бұрын
i usually look at the reviews as washed out if they are not top gear's... but i like this guy :3 he's ok
@senesful10 жыл бұрын
This video is going to make me become a business man :D so i can drive an aston haha
@quentonmillstid8507 жыл бұрын
Jessie M. the fuck?
@DATGUY79510 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Clarkson Approved.
@JamaicanMeCrazy10 жыл бұрын
Their slogan should be. Aston Martin power and Elegance personified.
@vegetabudokai54910 жыл бұрын
I need this car in simulators and videogames!!
@acruzp10 жыл бұрын
It was in GT5 and I'm pretty sure it´s in GT6 too
@thegirthquake857410 жыл бұрын
Andres .C Sadly not the S.. The standard V12 is though. And you can tune it up to the S though.
@RastaMon212110 жыл бұрын
Michael Tarantino i conquer
@Ryukachoo10 жыл бұрын
0:42 best part of the car, your key becomes integrated into the car and becomes the actual "button" you press to start the engine. its like bmw's feyfob done CORRECTLY
@mazdaman198010 жыл бұрын
So not the engine or exhaust note then, but the key!
@Ryukachoo10 жыл бұрын
those are very nice too, but that little design touch really stands out
@johnc5clive4 жыл бұрын
I watch this every day.........
@Cur8or8810 жыл бұрын
If you're going to make an analogue, old school sports car, then give it a manual option.
@perez524910 жыл бұрын
What a brilliantly engineered beast. Alex, thanks for another great review. I love your analogies "as subtle as a brick across your face, hilarious. Cheers.
@moonkef9 жыл бұрын
I drove one the other day, from cold the gearbox felt almost like a normal auto. and manual shifting was a you'd expect it to feel.
@MrTommySullivan10 жыл бұрын
The front view of this car is so beautiful.
@scottwebb6058 жыл бұрын
I hear they are coming out with a manual soon :)
@luftlinie8118 жыл бұрын
this dude has talent. lots of it.
@Autophorie10 жыл бұрын
Loving the edit. Fits the Aston quite perfect. Could listen to this V12 all the long or let's make it a ringtone :)
@JabranShakil10 жыл бұрын
I like this guys videos. Nice job.
@orangesonicc10 жыл бұрын
beautiful car! the F-type and this are wonderful cars! love it!
@TheHeftyDanielson10 жыл бұрын
That ending. Thank you. :D
@mausamkhodifad121810 жыл бұрын
that sound..!! pure music.
@extracredit1009 жыл бұрын
The downshifts.... I mean who the hell doesnt like an aston martin?? Id like a manual gear box though. Still id make love to this thing either way!
@nbrigdan10 жыл бұрын
I bet Q division will build you a V12VS with a manual if you offer enough money. Hopefully at least! Brilliant review by the way.
@treatb0910 жыл бұрын
i like the vents but not the grill, still dig it though and that sound is amazing. but i'll always be a porsche fan.
@thegirthquake857410 жыл бұрын
Every car maker these days from A-Z seems to be itchy for having seamless gear changes. But if you can't get a stick shift, then wouldn't you want to hear the space between gears? The "BRAAAAAAAAAH!" *short silence* "BRAAAAAAAAAAAH!" sound is a great time to hear the engine calm down for a second, breathe, then take another step into chaos. People want "FASTER FASTER! GEAR SHIFTS ARE TOO SLOW!" but why can't we take a second to leave that small space? To be one with the car, to breathe with the motor and prepare for hellfire? It's like the crest of a roller coaster; you see the edge, you creep over it, and everything just slows down, like time stands still and you get the chance to see everything around you, before you take the plunge.
@Bisque559 жыл бұрын
I cannot wait till I own this
@J0lker10 жыл бұрын
Awesome review, once again :D I love the fact it's so long! Pleeeease make Vanquish!
@payasofeo6910 жыл бұрын
You guys should have a million subs... Now I must wait for your next video. :-)
@ExMachinaEngineering10 жыл бұрын
Great video... Oh and btw, it is not an engine "NOISE", it's an engine "SOUND". You see, by the strick definition of the word, a noise is a sound with no periodicity or definition. While the sound from an engine has a very distinct pattern generated from the number of cylinders, the A/F ratio, and the firing sequence and the crank angles... So I think that an engine makes a sound not a noise...
@quackman10 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent ending!
@AnDuKn0Thi5MaN10 жыл бұрын
What a glorious engine note....
@danisaelwm10 жыл бұрын
That sound!
@MichiganPowersports2 жыл бұрын
Lots of cars can get loud and pop. Aston is a full symphony of exhaust.
@kilimandar9 жыл бұрын
Incredible review. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. And from 9:58 OHHHHHHH MYYYY
@mazdaman198010 жыл бұрын
So come on Americans, you always bang on about your engines and the sounds, what do you have that holds a candle to this?
@TheEpicSpaniardRS10 жыл бұрын
Despite the fact that Aston Martins are usually somewhat underpowered (Ferrari or McLaren could achieve a much higher bhp-to-liter ratio), Astons never fail to impress! That engine sound sure leaves is mark!
@v_alexiadis10 жыл бұрын
Wow that really is a great noise!
@bojasser755010 жыл бұрын
The songs name is: v12 THUNDAH Artist: Aston Martin vantage s