Test Driving The Aston Martin V12 Vantage

In this weeks #ThrowbackThursday, Tiff grabs some air in the V12 version of Aston Martin's Vantage.
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[@johntechwriter]

Guess I'm just an old guy, but the manual transmission makes this car far more desirable than a paddle-shifted anything else. I was getting my dad's Rover 2000 TC airborne when I was 18. From that time to this, shifting has for me been one of the most satisfying aspects of driving. Knowing when to do it, and how, and merging the process smoothly with other ones like steering and braking. When you can drive fast, smooth, and safe, it's a natural high!

[@peteflynn3923]

Oh, yes. This is the one to have. Don't give a fig if it isn't the fastest on the planet. I think it has more character.

[@VirusTornado]

+Pete Flynn Yeah, back when Aston still made proper transmissions. The biggest issue with modern Astons is that absolutely atrocious automatic. It's so dated it's not even funny. If they had a dual clutch at least, but no it's clunky, slow, and terrible.

[@NikolajHansen]

+VirusTornado this one is a manual though

[@VirusTornado]

***** I know that's why I said "back when Aston still made proper transmissions". Did you even read my comment?

[@Pirustae]

It's the shitty interior. So poor.

[@DankeUde]

Power, Beauty, Soul... Amazing car in expert hands

[@Doomreb]

True, Aston, Martin...

[@nastyscorp]

DankeUde yes but agree shit performance

[@Tellingthetruthaboutpolice]

Lol shutup sihk

[@jpdemer5]

V-12, manual. What more can you ask for?

[@cicci0salsicci0]

The money to buy it.

[@jakob2049]

V16

[@hardlinefoil7532]

@@jakob2049 no

[@h2wr]

Lighter, more powerful, h pattern gearbox

[@Adam-je1nf]

The v12 vantage s🧐

[@HGreen-le4nc]

Well done Tiff, another brief, clear and concise test. Kindest Regards

[@bicyclist2]

I love the fact that Aston Martin still offers a manual trans. Thanks.

[@thimble288]

Still wipes the floor with anything from Maranello if you ask me

[@DeltaCressida]

Holy shit I love how he drove this thing! IT LOOKS SO LIGHT AND AGILE WHAT A BOSS!

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Great review. Tiff is a class act, and very much missed from television.

[@osullivan87pat]

stupid music, I can't hear the V12!!!

[@lipinglin1994]

I think i saw a spark of the bottom scrapping the bump on the 3rd try?

[@mylifeasmanta]

I agree.

[@fhhfgj]

This is better than a 599 GTB. I died a little when I saw those sparks from bottoming out. Please Tiff leave that for the Dodge's!

[@ethownzbh]

Top tier yumping there.

[@kd1s]

You know, there is a highway on-ramp to Interstate 95 south from Douglas Avenue in Providence, RI USA that has a nice dip in it that if you hit it at speed you can get a car off the ground.

[@ioannasakogianni1336]

βη

[@sebastienbechard798]

There a thing that Fifth Gear had that Top Gear/TGT never had… a presenter that can airborne a supercar without crashing it! ;)

[@andyelliott8027]

30 Years as a pro racing driver, Finished 3rd at Le Mans, drove in the 1980 Belgian Grand Prix, sports cars, touring cars, Formula Ford Champion.....etc etc ......

[@samakshuppal]

What a beauty thanks to Aston Martin's legendary Golden Section! Also, good to see Tiff in action just like the old days! I wish he could be with Jeremy, Richard and James in a motor show! It would be a dream come true!

[@genomekender8471]

This shouldve been James Bond's car, not that oversized DBS.

[@adelinogoncalves1180]

This came in 2011, the dbs was already finished on 2006

[@shujiang435]

Tiff is just an amazing driver...

[@kingawags]

Simply stunning..

[@focus-learn-attackaccomplish]

This guy comes to test drive a car Owner of car: sign here, here, and here This guy: YES

[@nasen2727]

This design just never gets old.

[@TinchoX]

Wow the old man knows how to drive!

[@chris425amp7]

That's Tiff Needell lmao. Driving is his bread and butter.

[@atindriyachari1180]

Do you get this manual V12 for rent in the UK?

[@NikesZ28]

Wish they skipped the music and just let us hear the engine!! :)

[@stringer-ik1pc]

An old man in an Aston looks classy. An old man in a Ferrari looks like a desperate old swinger. 😄😄😄

[@AWXPlays]

3:44 did anyone see the sparks?

[@emmanuelkandavalli9123]

ye i did

[@jpdemer5]

Nope. The rest of us are blind.

[@longtailgt]

The only thing I hate about this car is the stupid anti-clock RPM gauge.

[@MrPintotube]

great filming

[@mbogaba667]

Stig is amazing... Tiff...hold my candle😎😎😎😎

[@ShauryaShadez]

Drives like the way I exactly want to...!!

[@ciaranburke3243]

Glorious 👌

[@18837ven]

I bet the guy who rented them the vantage died a bit inside when he saw Tiff making it do a yump 3 times What a car

[@saifeddinezouini8688]

The name of the road please

[@autodelta93]

I love this car

[@mubarakgidadoumar3247]

That was amazing!

[@iFumoffu]

3:35 that sparks coming from underside is so painful to watch

[@afrog2666]

"the yump"? You`ve been "yumping there before"? :p

[@Cloxxki]

One thing road cars do better than F1 cars. At least when taking the bump at the same pace. An F1 would be mighty fast there with that corner before it. Would downforce keep it nailed or give up?

[@schralebaas]

+Cloxxki It would have flipped over like a surfboard

[@longtailgt]

+Cloxxki It would literally go airborne and crash into the trees at the end of the corner.

[@anniejeh8773]

is it a 2000 something

[@RixterNow]

What a fun job

[@soerenweigang]

Why music? Isn‘t this intended for car enthusiasts?

[@MichelPASTOR]

3:35 vapor trails ?

[@basketcase81]

looks it's a reflection in the lense of the camera made by the lights

[@MichelPASTOR]

+basketcase81 I agree it looks more like a reflection. It is clear sooner when the car is more vertical.

[@drholmes1003]

+Michel PASTOR I'd also instantly assumed it was vapour trails. It looked like them but the reflection explanation is kinda more sensible

[@basketcase81]

+Michel PASTOR 👍

[@rick.enbacker]

I never knew Jeremy Clarkson was gay.

[@722stirlingmoss]

Tiff bond

[@virgilpalmer2427]

Beautiful.....

[@TheRisha97]

not in white though

[@nelsonclub7722]

Cue Bond esque music.....

[@MiguelRibera]

Which is the name of this track?

[@PetrolPed]

+Miguel Ribera I think it's the Millbrook proving ground where they shot the chase scene in Casino Royale

[@MiguelRibera]

Petrol Ped thanks!!!

[@mojomumshusband6378]

+Miguel Ribera Definitely Millbrook and not quite the "Fifth Gear test track". I've been there and recognise the crest.

[@betsyduane3461]

Again criticizing American cars. The Corvette is faster and far more reliable for 1/2 the price.

[@Texas_C8]

And Far More Common and MORE BORING !!! YAWN !!! NEXT !!! LOL

[@betsyduane3461]

@@Texas_C8 Not boring when you doing 200 mph

[@Texas_C8]

@@betsyduane3461 Your Stupid Corvette Aint doing 200 MPH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL You Need a Ferrari or Mclaren for 200 MPH !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@betsyduane3461]

@@Texas_C8 LOL What an idiot. 2013 Corvette C6 ZR1 = 206 MPH 2020 Corvette C7 ZR1 = 212 MPH

[@Texas_C8]

@@betsyduane3461 you Drive a Pinto so what do You care Dude????????? LMAO !!!!!!

[@stuartcampbell4414]

The gear stick looks like a transformer

[@feeder2015]

дуже крута автівка!

[@alek123ish]

3:35 I don't think that went well

[@nomisblanco7351]

Class

[@technotin]

it looks like any other Aston but somehow is different

[@keepmovingjumping]

ahh V12 Vantage..

[@tyh7121]

DB9 is my favorite car ever

[@dominikrebej5387]

👍

[@wsbygt]

Ah Tiff sometimes you make these comedy Ferrari-4-a-Martim episodes... ahahah... -.-

3:32

[@SirThomas1212]

I don't think he bias at all!

[@VirusTornado]

+Patrick Chung lol

[@guitarfoundry]

i wonder if we could lose the pointless music..?

[@tmyk9172]

Listen to the engine Tiff says - then why mask it with the stupid James Bond music? Waste of time.

[@derbigpr500]

I never understood what people see in this car and why they call it beautiful. DB9 and DBS are beautiful, but this just doesn't look that good at all. It's got a weird stance and looks like the wheels are on it's corners, especially in the rear, it's fat and in general lacks any sort of elegance that the DB9 or DBS have, and the detail on is just tasteless. Those wheels look like cheap aftermarkets, those grills on the front hood are just...fcking disgusting, no other way to put it...

[@arjanpetersen]

There is another way: it is nice! I have seen it in reality

[@gman1003]

I'd say your opinion is the not so vast minority....

[@digitalrailroader]

According to Aston Martin, those “fcking disgusting” hood louvres are actually functional for maximum airflow through the cooling system so it doesn’t cook the V12 engine.

[@Kristoph109]

That spark underneath made me cringe!

[@oibal60]

Looks unimpressive in real life.

[@geertjantabak9990]

These people miss any form of intelligence