Ride of the Week
Category: Rides...
Posted Sunday, August 21, 2005 at 02:58 PM [GMT-6]

The rundown is impressive: 520 horsepower and 425 ft lb of torque from a 6.0 liter V-12. Top speed in excess of 200 mph; 0-60 mph in under five seconds and 0-100 in under ten. 1,200 watt, 13-speaker audio system by Linn. And last, but certainly not least, a "boot-mounted umbrella" to ensure that you and your suitcases stay dry while loading and unloading, and optional coloured brake calipers for that special touch of personalisation (notice the classy UK spelling?).

Have you guessed? It's the Aston-Martin V12 Vanquish S, and it can be yours for only $255,000 (MSRP).

Photo - V12 Vanquish S

The Vanquish also comes with personalized sill plates, upon which one can have engraved one's name (and, presumably, title) along with a message. "Don't hate me because I'm rich" might be a logical choice. However, at 11 mpg (city) and a requirement of 95 RON unleaded (equivalent to a US rating of 90-91), a better message might be "Money to burn."

This post inaugurates a new Gazette category called "Rides" in which we'll periodically spotlight some cool ways to get from Point A to Point B...most of which your truly will never be able to afford. But that doesn't prevent one from fantasizing, does it?

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The name is Bond.......James Bond.

One can never think of Aston Martin without the car quickly bringing to mind James Bond. And coincidentally Sean Connery turns 75 y.o. this month. Hard to believe. Seems like just yesterday that I saw Dr. No at the Yucca Theater and Sean was in his mid 30's.

Posted by: Wallace-Midland, Texas at August 21, 2005 10:20 PM

Rides? Please don't tell me that you're going to start talking like that ex-90210 guy on the TLC show...

Posted by: Stephen at August 22, 2005 11:43 AM

Sometimes the vulgar colloquialism is actually a useful descriptor. In this case, it does appropriately and succinctly describe a category of significant breadth, encompassing, as it were, not only automobiles but also various other modes of wheeled transportation, including but not limited to motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, skateboards, etc.

IOW, like, no way, dude.

Posted by: Eric at August 22, 2005 12:20 PM

How loud are the speakers? I mean, really loud? Loud enough to blow a woman’s clothes off? Oh, sorry. Movie looping around my brain.

Yeah, I want an Aston-Martin Vanquish, too. Color me pathetic.

Posted by: Daniel Morris at August 23, 2005 11:34 PM
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