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Old 02-05-2010, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by TUUNER
Ughhh...the side view makes the Panamera look good...
As the French might say, quoi?

 
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Old 02-05-2010, 09:32 PM
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look at the side view picture provided by the OP...it's not good
 
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Panamera FTW
uhhhmmmmmmmmm............
 
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Old 02-06-2010, 01:59 AM
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After being up close and personal with this car and I can can say that interior space leaves something to be desired. Of course the look and feel of everything is top notch, quite what you would expect from AM (though I find the DBS interior for example to be more ergonomically friendly). At 6'3" I had a hard time folding myself into the rear seat and the trunk has less space than a 2dr fastback.

I will say the car is quite beautiful in the flesh, much better than it appears in pictures. I am a few weeks away from driving one so I can't comment on that bit, but aesthetically I think this car is a success. As for it's utility, well, not sure that you would use the extra space realistically any more than you would had you bought a DB9.
 

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Definitely better looking than the Panamera. Thanks for posting this nice article
 
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Wow, thats ugly.

The back seats look horribly claustrophobic.
 
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I think it looks good, but... I wish Aston could have done something different as far the design goes. It looks like they have taken a DB9 and stretched it out and put another couple of doors on it.
 
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Boot is tiny, rear legroom looks tiny - stupid car.

I'm going to the UK launch at the Dorchester on the 18th - will take a couple of pics.
 
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Still $200K for this thing?
 
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Originally Posted by TUUNER
Ughhh...the side view makes the Panamera look good...
Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to agree with this guy. I don't like it near as much as I thought I would. I (and I kind of hate myself for saying this) would go with a Panny over this any day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGSwmof1bPg&feature=sub
 


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