10.22.05
Aston Martin DB7
There’s a writeup in the current issue of Road and Track magazine about the forthcoming Aston Martin DB7. For those not familiar, well, read the article I guess. Basically the DB7 is a smaller sportier edition of the DB9. And somewhat substantially less expensive. But of course there’s a waiting list so it’s not like you can actually buy one.
There’s a sidebar in the article comparing the car to its “competition” the Porche 911S and some Maserati. And in fact they give the edge to the Porche as it’s cheaper and a little faster. I’m sure Porche fans will smirk. Some Aston fans may get huffy. Me? I just laugh. The idea that anything could compete with an Aston Martin is so rediculous. I don’t accept or understand the premise, so I cannot find fault with the conclusion.
Now I just need to find a spare 120 large and someone who can pull some strings to get me on the waiting list. Oh well. Some day. Maybe.
Michael J. Farrand said,
October 23, 2005 at 5:33 pm
I caught one of the DB9’s on the street in Washington, D.C. the other day. That, my friends, is pretty automobile. The interior, the headlights, the wheels, the tires. The whole thing. Beautiful.
Michael Ridley said,
October 26, 2005 at 5:06 pm
Ah…I live in the DC area but I’ve not seen an Aston here that I can recall. Just as well I think, I don’t need to be teased and taunted in that way.
-m