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SEVILLE, Spain – For decades, it was easy to admire Aston Martins from afar for their instantly recognizable styling and glorious noises from their eight- or 12-cylinder engines. From the driver's seat, however, past models have been a bit of a disappointment, with blatant parts sharing from the dark days of Ford ownership to shoddy workmanship and performance that wasn't as trustworthy or predictable as rivals.
On the twisting scribble of roads north of Seville, the Vantage was unlike any Aston Martin I've driven. It felt consistent in all of its reactions, instilling a high level of trust as I bounded from side to side. The narrow roads and blind turns kept me from fully unleashing its full performance potential, plus the route ended at the Circuito Monteblanco racetrack where I sampled the Porsche Taycan GT a few weeks prior.
This new Vantage is easily the best roadgoing Aston Martin I've driven and its excellence was further accentuated on a racetrack. In a variety of conditions ranging from steady rain to fully dry, I was allowed a generous amount of laps around Circuito Monteblanco. I cautiously set out in the rain while selecting the Wet drive mode.
After wringing out the Vantage lap after lap, the brake pedal began to soften but remained effective at slowing the car enough from 160 mph-plus down into second gear to make turn one. The front tires also began to overheat near the end of the session, as demonstrated by a bit more pronounced understeer as well as the instrument panel display that shows each individual tire temp.
The center stack and console have also gotten a major makeover. A simple toggle lever replaces the previous mess of individual gear selector buttons and is flanked by several attractive knurled metal roller dials for climate and entertainment control. Altogether, they make for a more attractive and usable cockpit, apart from a continued lack of storage. On the plus side, the trunk can hold up to 12.
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