An Aston Vantage With A Manual Option. Need We Say More?
BBC TopGear India|June 2019

Aston Martin’s commitment to keeping analogue thrills alive continues. The vantage has sprouted a third pedal...

Stephen Dobie
An Aston Vantage With A Manual Option. Need We Say More?

Big news, driving geeks: the Aston Martin Vantage now comes with a manual gearbox. To grab some attention it’s being introduced with the limited-run Vantage AMR you’re staring at here, but will be offered as an option on regular Vantages from 2020.

Much like the V12 Vantage S that featured a cameo-appearance stick shift in the car’s previous generation. It’s a seven-speed transmission with a quirk: it features a dog-leg first.

This story is from the June 2019 edition of BBC TopGear India.

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