Aston representatives make no secret of their plan to soon offer a manual transmission in the Vantage. Indeed, one of the benefits of the rear-mounted transaxle is that it will make a natural shifter location easier. In the previous-generation Vantage, the car’s high tunnel made for an awkward placement. The new car’s engineers cite the Porsche 718 Cayman—a car that feels as natural as a birthday suit—as their ergonomic benchmark. But if there’s anything else awkward about the interior, blame the person who spec’d it. There are 41 colors in the exterior palette, 16 choices for the main interior (offering 35 colors for stitching, 13 for headliners and carpets, and six for seatbelts), and five finishes for the door and center-console trim. Aside from the radio and HVAC buttons, which look a little cheap for a $150,000 car, all the materials are top notch. Aston chief creative officer and lead designer Marek Reichman says: “The aluminum is real aluminum. The glass buttons are glass buttons, the leather is the finest quality leather from Bridge of Weir.” Vantage deliveries begin in July. By concept-car standards, its $153,081 base price is a steal. As for other real-world vehicles, that lands right in between the Mercedes-AMG GT C and GT R, with which the Aston shares its 4.0-liter V-8, and close to the Porsche 911 Turbo. The 911’s shape is as familiar as that dread you feel betting on a Michigan sports team, and not even the GT R in its satin Green Hell Magno paint can turn heads the way the Vantage can. But the Vantage has a lot more than just its looks to recommend it. And you don’t need to worry about driving it in the rain.
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