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Written by Stephen Dobie
When Aston Martin announced it would be using AMG engines, the internet wasn"t happy. It rarely is, and we should never expect rationality when scrolling through the comments. Yet the dislike of Aston powering its latest sports cars with engines from Affalterbach new Vantage included really shocked me. Kinder commenters said Aston should spend time and money developing its own, bespoke engines; the less charitable made tasteless WWII references. Oh, internet. Both parties politely ignored that AMG makes some of the most theatrical, pulse-quickening V8s around, though. And that Aston"s own V12 is built elsewhere in Germany Time to see what all the fuss is about, then, by, um, trying to build one myself. Why? To make doubly sure that this isn"t Aston buying some bulk engines from Mercedes on the cheap, that it"s choosing an engine not only for its noise and performance, but for the craftsmanship that goes into it. If it was just a soulless, robot-made engine then a chump like me could put one together, right?
Date written: 28 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11999
When Aston Martin announced it would be using AMG engines, the internet wasn"t happy. It rarely is, and we should never expect rationality when scrolling through the comments. Yet the dislike of Aston powering its latest sports cars with engines from Affalterbach new Vantage included really shocked me. Kinder commenters said Aston should spend time and money developing its own, bespoke engines; the less charitable made tasteless WWII references. Oh, internet. Both parties politely ignored that AMG makes some of the most theatrical, pulse-quickening V8s around, though. And that Aston"s own V12 is built elsewhere in Germany Time to see what all the fuss is about, then, by, um, trying to build one myself. Why? To make doubly sure that this isn"t Aston buying some bulk engines from Mercedes on the cheap, that it"s choosing an engine not only for its noise and performance, but for the craftsmanship that goes into it. If it was just a soulless, robot-made engine then a chump like me could put one together, right?
Date written: 28 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11999