View Photos of the 2021 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster

October 2, 2020 Edgardo Gaines 0 Comments

Aston Martin

People who say kids aren’t into cars these days haven’t driven a new Aston Martin. The new Vantage roadster exemplifies this with its sultry lines, twin-turbo V-8 roar, and impressive performance, all of which have a gravitational pull on the public, young and old alike.

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Like the coupe, the new Vantage Roadster version of the two-seater stops anyone less than 18 years old in their tracks.

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Our test car’s Yellow Tang paint job was eye-catching but costs an extra $5,300. All of that glossy exterior carbon fiber added another $18,400 to its bottom line.

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The Roadster’s softtop folds away in just 6.7 seconds. According to Aston, that makes it the quickest power-convertible mechanism around.

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Thickly insulated, the softtop seals out wind noise well on the highway and road roar on most surfaces.

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Other exterior extras included our test car’s $1,600 yellow brake calipers and $3,100 Snowflake wheels.

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There are three suspension settings, but the default setup is firm and flat enough. Pirelli P Zero PZ4s, size 255/40R-20 front and 295/35R-20 rear, are standard.

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We stopped complaining about the Vantage’s squared-off steering wheel after just a single tank of fuel.

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Painfully simple gauges seem out of sync with the complexity of its center stack and console, which look like they belong in the Millennium Falcon.

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Yellow stitching added pizzazz to our test car’s black leather, and Aston’s big column-mounted paddle shifters are metal, but the overall fit and finish remains well behind its German rivals.

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With options our test car cost $213,686, which is about twice the price of an all-wheel-drive Jaguar F-Type R convertible.

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