Category: Exotic Sports 
Price Range: £83,191 to £135,000
Modifications to the engine and chassis answer most dynamic questions originally raised about the car.
Revised interior is still looks better than it works.
A clever and successful update to Aston Martin's best-seller, offering improvements where needed, leaving alone where not.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is equipped with all the safety equipment you might expect, from front and side airbags to electronic brake force distribution and stability control.
However, if you hit something, you are perhaps more likely to reassured by the massively strong extruded aluminium chassis in which you are seated and the alloy side intrusion beams in the door.
In addition to withstanding impacts well, the Vantage is also rather good at avoiding them altogether, thanks to its light weight, low centre of gravity, huge brakes and agile chassis.
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