The last Aston Martin Vantage was quite the LOOKER... autosmithcar.com

The last Aston Martin Vantage was quite the looker, which meant that any attempt to build a successor would have to not only look as good as the last one, it would have to do so without appearing to be a carbon copy of that same car. Well, Aston's got a new Vantage on its hands, and it's quite different... in a good way.
The 2019 Aston Martin Vantage bears more than a passing similarity to the other Big New Aston Martin, the DB11. The grille is mounted as low as it can be without falling off the bumper. The headlights are slimmer and angrier. Out back, there's a massive rear diffuser and embrasure-thin LED taillights following the shape of the integrated trunk-lid spoiler.
Inside, there's a solid mix of luxury and sport. Smooth, stitched leather covers a number of surfaces, from the dashboard to the door cards and the center console. Physical switches cover the center stack, and above it rests a floating-type screen that carries a reskinned version of Mercedes-Benz's Comand infotainment system, and it has a combination touchpad-dial controller below.

This article was from Road Show and I am a huge fan of Mr. Martin but I do feel that over time they all began to look the same, year after year but people forget it is really the interior that makes the car and Mr.Martin is not your everyday driver.  Entry level cost was $149,000.  I would like to see some exterior changes so my one of my favorite vehicles in history will get to shred the red carpet more often.
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