This was the most powerful car you could buy new in 1998

[@hazzaknox1069]

I have a copy of Jeremy Clarkson Unleashed On Cars from 1996 (where he called it a rolls with attitude) and watching him throw this thing around Bruntingthorpe with vipers and tvr cerberas is probably THE reason for this being my absolute unattainable dream car... absolutely legendary

[@randyadams03]

1998, I was 41 , single and had already worked for Nissan North America for 20years. I retired after 41 years. Smyrna Tennessee

[@-._._._-_._._.-]

Congratulations on the retirement. Also that you were with the same company from 21 to 62 is really impressive.

[@calebbromley9648]

Cool story

[@conleymacp]

My old beater Nissan Sentra was made in Smyrna in 88/89. Maybe you saw it!

[@techpassion4126]

That's a long time in your line of work sir! Hope you're doing well and healthy these days ^^

[@shafro1]

As soon as you said you weren't allowed to give it some i lost interest.

[@bena3341]

Yea what's the point of reviewing such a powerful car and not at least giving it a 1/4 mile test. On Top Gear that would be the kind of disclaimer Clarkson would have given before smiling and drifting around the next corner.

[@Callhouse]

You think renting a car like this is cheap? It costs quarter to half a million quid to buy. How much do you think the insurance would be to drag race a 22 year old classic for a 10 second footage? If that's what made you lose interest it's pretty clear you weren't interested very much to begin with.

[@shafro1]

@@Callhouse I understand it is very hard to produce this sort of content and with such a rare car and didn't mean to be negative. However you can show the performance without totally ragging it. A roll on 30-100 mph or in gear acceleration would have been great. I would have loved to hear that amazing engine rev out just once. Just a bit gutted you didn't make the most of the opportunity of time with this amazing car.

[@CricketEngland]

Well would you let them if you owned it and has that much insurance on it...

[@stopstalkingyouspookybastard]

@@Callhouse you think they pay rent for this car?

[@dyslexiksteve2488]

I was working at Mercedes-Benz in Reading and one of these came in wanting rear pads. From memory, it has 2 sets on the rear which was unheard of at the time. The price as around £400 which was 4 times the most expensive Mercedes pads. However it turned out to have pads from fords and with a bit of messing around, we got them for about £100ish. A win for the customer

[@nostradamusus]

So, the dude's 26... I thought he was 40+

[@ThomasDdm]

You are exaggerating, I thought about 35ish

[@unisonproductions123]

😅😅😅😅

[@nostradamusus]

@@ThomasDdm The receding hairline says otherwise.

[@1968spikey]

That's what living in Scotland does to you. ;)

[@bilboblib]

I can't believe he's younger than me. I would of thought 35 at the least. Poor guy 😅

[@thegirthquake8574]

Oh yeah, you can really get a feel for how "brutal and heavy" the car is at 20mph.

[@benstantay]

Waste of time uploading this video when you only cruise around an airfield at minimum speed in the rain.

[@thegirthquake8574]

@@benstantay I mean, I wouldn't call it a waste if you want to show the world a really cool car.. But the fact they won't let him drive it a little is sad.

[@ahemgee9542]

Exactly, waste of time and gave fake feedback.

[@benstantay]

Generic Memes I would rather Re read the original evo magazine road test

[@nigelwest3430]

I's a very rare car, so you can understand them wanting to protect it, We only built approx. 250 of them

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

1998? I was probably at a lame house party dancing to techno music.

[@evns7142]

If there was techno playing, it was not a lame party r/end

That is indeed lame. I was into metal. Still am.

[@sneaky_krait7271]

@ Metal is dogshit

[@smithlad2563]

I was swimming around in my dads testicles

[@evns7142]

RAY NL Techno tracks are made with real instruments all the time. No point telling people to sit down when you’ve just discredited yourself with an uneducated opinion about a genre. People making music in any genre are musicians. You don’t have to agree with what he says but it doesn’t mean you’re right.

[@RoverWaters]

the presenter's presence around the car just devalued it.

[@CrashedCarChannel]

Love the engine cover

[@vinod1655]

Get lost spam

[@aplestone6878]

In 1998 I was -7 years old

[@D-Man_Jam]

I've always thought the older Vantages looked a bit like a Mustang.

[@TheSuburban15]

I thought it was a dressed up Mustang at first glance.

[@Games_and_Music]

Yeah, i clicked on the video fully expecting this to be about some Mustang, i did not recognize it at all

[@bena3341]

Yea very similar styling on this and on the earlier models too.

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

@@ayebing didn't remember aston owner by ford but I remember Jaguars be owner by ford before tata buys Jaguars Range rover

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

@@ayebing yea because 2000-2004 ford trying to make they owner F1 so instead they name ford coswort F1 team they rebranding it to Jaguars

[@benstantay]

A review of a car that doesn’t match reality but based on what he has been told. A real shame as these cars don’t get air time.

[@r129r16pfl]

Oddly this car has wery little coverage on YT

[@benstantay]

Kr Dz most of these are owned by an older generation and don’t see the light of day.

[@zhain0]

@@benstantay ive been in one, very lucky chance. Didnt get to drive though. There is also one of the le mans versions locally to me. He also has a ferrari 365 daytona. Only seen them on the road once or twice.

[@Glinty_]

I wasn’t even a thought let alone born in ‘98 lol

[@ryanguercio7061]

I’m old and graduated high school in 96 so I remember this car when it was launched.

[@jekyllsdoctor]

@@ryanguercio7061 launched into a wall trying to turn the corner.

[@xaimedelalin8006]

I was -1 years old

[@mechanicallycreative9788]

You were just a glinty in your dad's stance

[@TheCayzer]

Had one and drove it across Europe at speed. Cruising above 150mph caused the engine - and tyres, to build heat but short bursts above this were ok. I easily got it to190 and it was still accelerating. At 180 it was doing 6mpg. Or half a gallon a minute! It could spin up rear tyres in third. An awesome much over looked beast.

[@aakar1s]

I was 11, reading about this car, and many other cool ones, on a special issue of a french car magazine.

[@TheLegoPerson]

What was the magazine?

[@aakar1s]

@@TheLegoPerson L'Automobile Magazine, a summer special, with some 3000 cars from around the globe. First time I had heard of Brabus, Ruf, the Lancer Evo...It had a Fioravanti F100 on the cover. Blissful summer...

[@tcjay119]

Was a mad car in gran turismo 2, made over 700hp modified

[@ChuckFickens1972]

My old boss had a tracked prepped one, made over 700 HP in real life (it was parked next to his F40... Yeah he was a bit of a car guy!)

[@johnnymack923]

@@ChuckFickens1972 sure

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

What does that have to do with cars? Pixels are not cars.

[@ChuckFickens1972]

@@johnnymack923 Why would I lie about what cars my old boss owned, it's not bigging me up at all, I never got to drive them and I was a fairly low level employee barely earning enough to get by but the owner of the company was a multi millionaire who liked cars.

[@tcjay119]

@@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 i dunno, a lot of younger people got into cars through games and that got us interested in them🤷🏽‍♂️ If u wanna be all clever, cars are just atoms, and so are pixels

[@bicyclist2]

I absolutely adore this car! I used to drive the Aston Martins in my Gran Turismo video game. I love the simplicity and sound. I got very excited seeing this in the thumbnail. I was a young adult in 98' living with my new wife. I graduated from high school in 95. My favorite 90's supercar would be the Lamborghini Diablo SE30 in purple. The dealership Curated in Miami Florida has one for sale right now. I had a 1/18th die cast model of one. Thank you.

[@unisonproductions123]

1998, I was living in London on a working holiday. I was 21 years old. It was the year of trance, what a party! 🙃😉😶

[@joermnyc]

1998, first year in college... joined the radio station... so much new and better music came into my life.

[@stewarthughes551]

I was 16 in 1998 and this is my favourite car of all time, followed closely by the xj220. I remember watching that Jeremy clarkson review in 92/93 on top gear with the 550 version, with what was a bit of a production mule, but I was just mesmerised with the thing and have been ever since. its a beautiful car and brutal at the same time. I have been in the 550 model as a passenger at the Birmingham classic car show. in a straight line it pulls!!! and your right about that interior, thanks for the review mate and bringing back great memories of my teenage years 👍.

[@RedLP5000S]

The V8 Vantage of that generation is my all time favorite. In fact, it's my all time favorite Aston Martin. Absolutely brilliant.

[@Sazuza2]

I was 14 years old, discovering self indulgence

[@ps-uj5dm]

That's a nice way of putting it

[@th3thin9]

The Mercedes SL 73 AMG is possibly the sweetest supercar from the 90s. Not only brutally powerful but sleek and comfortable. I'd love to see it appear on the show.

[@paulthomson9709]

Now thats an Aston Martin!!

[@truebluefilmsaustralia8143]

I was driving a Holden HSV. In 1998. Loving every minute of it. Drove it like a race car.

[@mr.o523]

Massive let down that James may wasn't in this. Would have love to get his take

[@MACRONOne]

In '98, I was in love with my highschool sweetheart, the summer of love '98, popping XTC, going to house parties and disco's, dancing all night long to Techno, R&B and Hip-Hop. Having my first forays into producing Techno myself back then. A time to remember, what a blast!

[@ThePhilosopher01]

One of my All time dream cars... My Favorite Aston Martin

[@davidhamilton1981]

I was 17 in 1998 and this was one of my favourite cars. Absolute beast.

[@GoochSawmill]

I graduated High School, turned 18, and then started college. I was also driving a 1991 Firebird Formula 350.

[@hamzaxxrx7824]

In 1998 I was 29 years old working for the Birmingham Land Rover company now I’m 51 time flies by

[@Robi.Robinio]

is that a old photo on the your profile pic?

[@hamzaxxrx7824]

Yes

[@Robi.Robinio]

@@hamzaxxrx7824 you looked pretty handsome there! and i can agree that time flies by

[@joshdean9105]

@@Robi.Robinio hes lying

[@Robi.Robinio]

@@joshdean9105 shhh

[@mikehawk6175]

This comment section made me realize how eventful life was back in the 90s and before the internet in general. Sometimes I wish I could experience the pre internet era when things used to be simpler and everyone lived in the real world...

[@zimbazone]

2020 wasn't eventful enough for ya..?

[@ayebing]

It wasn’t all great , for one thing it was WAY harder to get por....I mean study materials.

[@-Dash-]

In 1998 I was working as a technician at Stratstone of Mayfair... with loads of these.

[@dixon296]

Do you still work with Aston Martin

[@topcat4265]

That opening scene. It looked like he just stolen the car.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

The hat and jacket tell you he's a hooligan

[@rossm9676]

Difficult to take a lad in a baseball cap seriously

[@kamil7307]

Imagine him talking the Ali G way

[@topcat4265]

I agree with you all.

[@fransb8543]

In 1998 I was in my 2nd year of grammar school, illicitly smoked some cigarettes, tinkered on my model trains, had my first mobile phone and got a really cool mountain bike with front and rear suspension. I was, in other words, living my best 90s life.

[@pauliboo2]

I was 18 and halfway through my Aeronautical Engineering apprenticeship, I’d just passed my driving test in my first car, a black 1987 Ford Fiesta 1.0L

[@carlosmafia]

In 1998, I was travelling around with my dad watching the touring cars. It was our 3rd season of watching it and it was absolutely amazing.

[@bradgotch]

“My instructions were to drive it like miss Daisy” End watching

[@Jasontyo]

In 98 I was in a freshman in high school. Favorite 90's cars: 92 GMC Typhoon, 90 Eagle Talon TSi, 96 LT4 Corvette, 98 Trans Am, 1999 Porsche 996 Turbo.

[@DanielJamesEgan]

If they're not going to let them really drive it, why even drive it at all?

[@pinut187]

Because he can.

[@DanielJamesEgan]

@@pinut187 Thanks for the non-answer.

[@Freakezzz]

In 98, I was 11, JNCOs, Chain wallets, and BMX. Favorite car of the time, Lamborghini Diablo SV.

[@ektrolleyboy]

“Poo-ding!” 😂😂😂

[@timur2633]

Jaguar XJ-220 - my dream car from the 90s.

[@marcushull12]

I bet they won't lend you a car again after that borefest ,

[@Reddsoldier]

I love the late 90s Vantage, it's the final hurrah for the iron fist in a velvet glove approach that Aston had been working with since the mid 1970s.

[@craigcampbell1843]

I was in the military on a ship on my way to Antarctica to work with NASA.

[@nickpenny5698]

Well that's super cool, literally and figuratively!

[@tnetroP]

So that NASA stuff... Is it really rocket science????

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@norwegianzound I was definitely just a sailor but I was stationed on a polar icebreaker (USCGC Polar Star) they need to break through the ice annually so supply ships can continue to be able to reach them.

[@phillipcoolman1193]

I’m off to Antarctica in 10 days!

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@phillipcoolman1193 that’s awesome. It’s really amazing there. The biggest surprise for me was the amount of wildlife we saw. What’s taking you down there? The icebreakers already left didn’t they?

[@Not_A_Cat]

I was 15. Just left school and working full time. 98 was a real eye opener for me. I bought a 1982 Ford Laser 1.3l and had a lot of fun in it.

[@davey6024]

If your going to review an Aston like this you could at least dress for the occasion and not look like you are walking down the local corner shop for your morning can of monster and pack of rizla.

[@gasfiltered]

Why? Just a Ford with fancy seat covers.

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

That's how people of his age group dress, so....

[@tadhgmcelligott3693]

Jeremy, James and Richard spend most of their time reviewing and driving super expensive or pedigree cars in tshirts and jeans. You don't see them wearing suits or whatever

[@mknimmo]

@@tadhgmcelligott3693 so you're telling us that what this ned is wearing is as acceptable as a nice shirt and jeans?

[@jonathantrotter8544]

@@gasfiltered I hope you are just being silly and ironic

[@RogerWilcoSnr]

In 1998 I was a 27-yesr old absolutely killin it in my 190E.

[@brucelee1987]

1998? I was filling up diapers and causing my parents to lose sleep

[@catfox2]

I have a UK registered 1995 (One of the last manufactured) Porsche 928 GTS (Dog Leg Manual - 5% or so were in this configuration, of which there are 8 still registered as driving in the UK) Have spent best part of £30k on it in the last 4 years. You're welcome to do a review on it if you like?

[@freddieb1903]

ITS MY DREAM CAR 😍

[@drownthepoor]

Not a huge fan of Aston Martins, but this car's styling is actually really cool.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@ Freddie Barnes you can’t all cars will be electric

[@leumas75]

In ‘98 I was one year out of grad school, working full time as a music professor in Texas, had just gotten married, and at the end of that summer I bought a 1976 Triumph TR6.

[@lohatrons1353]

i wasn't born

[@darkwatersband]

nor was i

[@guerriclc7659]

That’s not a problem, you can enjoy it anyway 😉

[@firstescobar6863]

I was

[@TStreakMLP]

1998 was a year I sadly didn't exist in. I weren't born until 3 years later. :(

[@curmudgeon1933]

I wish they wouldn't allow 12 year-old boys to edit these videos.

[@RoverWaters]

its like wishing 2 year-old boys stop watching youtube

[@matthewnicholas6365]

In 1998 I worked for Lloyd's of London in the (now gone) '58 Building. I was 17ish and remember one of these regularly parked under the archway by the entrance to that building. I was smitten then and would still love one now.

[@insidemordecai]

I was in production 😂

[@cyborgbadger1015]

Really, how many of you were made?

[@paulhawker4653]

That car is absolutely beautiful

[@grumpyoldgeezr]

Lol 🤮

[@faizaanahmed1540]

one of the top 5 prettiest cars of the 90's

[@Currawong]

In 1998? I was dreaming of owning this car!

[@TheGardenSnake]

Wrong! The fastest thing you could buy in 1998 was the NASA engineered Screaming Eagle CR250. 6 out of 9 times it won it’s races every time.

[@bensmitheram9823]

Big Ron Approves

[@smokerjim]

I'll see your CR250 and raise you the Repsol Honda NSR500 "Screamer"

[@bensmitheram9823]

@@smokerjim Pass me a PBR

[@archibaldhaddock5538]

The car in the video is a V600 LeMans. Those were only sold in very limited numbers as 1999 and 2000 MY. The car is not a 'regular' 1998 V600. Did Works tell you otherwise?? Lovely car. Not sure what you expected from the suspension. It's a GT car. Furthermore, there once was a time (not so long ago) when rock hard suspensions, giant wheels and rubber band tires were not mandatory on performance cars, but that was before the marketing geniuses took over and decided that road cars had to be presented as track cars, even though most are still unsuitable for the track and not taken to a track by 99% of owners.

[@Ovadose850]

Back in 98, I was just a wee lad

[@foxjunkie3013]

The mustang steering wheel is crazy

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

Taurus windstar F150 f250 f250 an the mustang lol .. all because THE AIRBAG.... HOW A BOUT EVERY SWITCH AN EVEN THE V8 LOL CLAIMED 5.3L BUT YET THAT NUMBER IS WRONG . 5379 CC / FORD V8 5390 CC OHC 32 V LOL

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

And parts are CHEAP JUST NOT BRANDED ASTON .. THEIR ALL FORD PARTS.

[@jamesescalera8546]

0:07 I didn’t exist:)

[@TheAndrewjmilner]

The 993 turbo s, the last of the air cooled 911's, I think is the best looking 911 ever, that's my favourite 90's car

[@all-caps3927]

This car was a banger back in 1998

[@thegearknob7161]

I was also 4 in 1998, but I remember it vividly. I spent most of 1998 and 1999 playing Gran Turismo on my dad's playstation. Subarus were my favourite. Not sure why, maybe because they were blue, but I still want an original impreza like that. My interest in cars had already solidified, I could identify most of them by the time I started school. Some of the first words I could read were automotive terms...

[@graygamingps4503]

What's your dream car?

[@Sunday8916]

I really hate that Yankees hat

[@firstescobar6863]

I prefer a dodgers or a mariners hat

[@chrisharraway1425]

I love this car! Faster than a Diablo in 1/4 mile, 4 seats and boot...you could go on holiday in that car and have a bunch of fun at the same time, in pure luxury....and what an exhausy note! Love it!

[@veemacks7255]

A brit wearing a Yankees hat is about as embarrassing as an American wearing a Man Utd shirt.

[@M135iboost]

Worse than that, this guy is definitely not 26 years old. He looks 35

[@darthvaper6745]

I was the head footman at Cliveden House ("hotel"). A guest arrived in one and I automatically claimed I should be the one to park it. My juniors normally did the vallet....It scared the life out of me. It was SOO ANGRY!! ❤

[@laurencethecamper5405]

I was 8, living in Ireland playing with my pokemon cards

[@goosegog]

Back in 1998, I had been working for a a well-known classic Aston Martin specialist for 7 years, and I'm still there now. We have a V600 LM in at the moment. It's not truly based on the Virage, but on its replacement, the far superior V8 Coupe, on which the Vantage was based. Little-known fact; they were sold as 5 speed manual but they actually have a 6 speed gearbox and just need a small lock-out plate removed to access it.

[@kristianspencer1978]

That’s why the car was limited to 185 mph, with the extra gear she would hit 200.

[@nigelwest3430]

Sorry but that is incorrect, the Vantage was in production before the V8 Coupe

[@goosegog]

Yes you are quite right. I didn't quite mean it like that. What I should have said was that the Vantage was such a notable redevelopment that it bore only a passing resemblance to the Virage. From this came the non-supercharged V8 Coupe

[@paulthomson9014]

This vantage was out before the v8 coupe , they facelifted the virage and turned it into the v8 coupe a few years after the vantage

[@goosegog]

@@paulthomson9014 the Coupe has little in common with the Virage. The Coupe and Vantage are very similar underneath and have little in common with the flawed Virage. They both utilise torque tube design connecting the gearbox and differential and use De Dion rear axle unlike the woeful Virage A-frame rear end

[@hyperionphoenix6106]

In 1998 I was not available for questioning

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

I went to Australia for 3 years in 1998 and actually saw this in Topgear's international magazine in November '98. 600bhp was a beast then.

[@daveizdebski]

5:38 Meanwhile the steering wheel is literally ripped off a Fox Body Mustang

[@gregorymorris3758]

Put an EB110 against the V600... There was a comment in Performance Car at the time comparing the engines of the two cars, "the Aston engine would rip the Bug's straight out of its engine bay if you connected them via a driveshaft..." The torque was that ridiculous. The V600 was a dream car when I was a kid.

[@theodor12]

Jesus the presenter really doesn't suit the car at all

[@junatah5903]

Would work in london though.

[@rjfaber1991]

Either you forgot a comma in there, or you've got very different ideas of what Jesus looks like than I do...

[@junatah5903]

@@rjfaber1991 haven't you heard? His name is jesus.

[@jirace]

I've driven an Aston Martin. It is a true GT like the LC500. Looks like a sporty car. Sounds like a sporty car. Handles like a sofa on a skate board. It was a boat. It is a Lazyboy with a big motor. It isn't a driver's car.

[@nybotor1]

Sorry, this has to be the weakest generation of Aston Martin ever. It looks like a regular ‘90s coupe with some bad aftermarket additions.

[@davidoliver7977]

I was a Regimental Sergeant Major then. This would defo be my car of choice. Loved it when it came out and still do.

[@atenza525]

I feel bad for this guy, don’t know really why.

[@novicetheaf]

I think because he doesn't get to drive the cars the way Clarkson or Hammond does. Maybe he needs to get a race car license or else they just need to trust him more seems like a decent guy

[@shannonvaughan]

Bet the steering wheel airbag says Ford under the Aston badge.

[@maxfruh7174]

I was liquid in 1998...

[@mezalong]

And should have remained...

[@jamesgallagher1992]

@@mezalong 🙈🤣

[@maxbateman6623]

I was 7 and enjoying my dads new 740i. Dark blue, cream leather. Sitting in the front thinking... I’m gonna work with cars when I’m big. How correct I was!

[@dotJata]

That thing is hideous. Edit: dope engine though.

[@paulthomson9709]

Its stunning

[@grumpyoldgeezr]

It is absolutely horrid 🤮

[@paulthomson9709]

@Valkyrie 007 totally agree , and sounds brutal to .

[@Stonehopper1067HMG]

I will always find it hilarious that it shares the same steering wheel with the US 1990’s Ford Taurus. But it’s a great trade off for that delicious looking twin supercharger V8 engine.

[@shammi13]

This guy is most smug and annoying presenter ever.

[@jtb1990419]

I was 8 in 1998, playing N64 and PlayStation. My dad had a Camaro IROC-Z, which I lusted after even as a kid. I would have loved a Vantage as well!

[@Mangosporteam]

I too was 4 years old, surely happier than today

[@ZondaF355]

Chrysler VIPER GTS is the one nobody seems to give credit...still the most exciting car I’ve ever been in.

[@austinphillips5115]

I love the fact that the steering wheel is exactly the same as from my 1994 Ford F150.

[@ovidiuhopirtean5159]

I was 16 and i dream of all cars in the world... like Vector W8, Ferrari F355, Lamborghini Diabolo, etc..from the usual BMW 3 5 7 series or Mercedes to all exotic cars in the world...

[@Eikonagroup]

I had the opportunity to sell and drive one of these beast, it is quite a thing, stylish, powerful, such a unique experience

[@gohanspeed]

Top cars of the 90s for me. Lambo Diabolo, Ferrari F40, porsce 911 964, Toyota supra, Nissan Skyline R34, WRX scooby...actually there's loads!

[@enigmatwist6548]

The shock absorbers are adjustable so they could always be firmed up but it was never intended to be a Ferrari beater. It was more of a rival for the Bentley Continental T of the same era. It’s a gorgeous GT and a flawed but charismatic bruiser. I love em.

[@StevenJohnson-jv1iw]

I drove one of these at the time they were testing the Mercedes SLR on Kyalami race track. We were doing the import processes and I had the privilege of taking it for government processes. What a thing of beauty, and yes the gear change feels like a truck!

[@xjeeper]

oooh, 17 years ago i saw this Vantage roaring through the french Alps, an epic event i'll never forget in my life.

[@briankachelman]

In 1998 I was coming back from Fliegerhorst Kaserne Germany. I was stationed there while in the US Army. It is just outside of Hanau Germany. Which is about a 15 minute train ride from Frankfurt.