Simultaneous arrival of Aston's new Vanquish and Ferrari's 12Cilindri sets stage for the test of the year
It feels like it’s been too long since we had a showdown of blue-blooded GT titans, but with the simultaneous arrival of this new Vanquish and Ferrari’s 12Cilinidri, there’s an almighty scrap brewing. The on-paper comparisons will make for interesting reading – how could they not when we’re talking about a combined two-dozen ‘cilindri’ and in excess of 1600bhp – but the on-road, real-world comparison will be more captivating, and perhaps surprising.
If it has carried that momentum forward to the Vanquish, Ferrari will have a tough time beating its old English foe. Key to the 770’s magic was an exceptional cohesiveness in the steering and handling that allowed you to goad the car as though it was an overgrown Toyota GR86. Bottomless mid-rpm torque from the Aston’s blown V12 also made it easy to steer the car on the throttle, and that’s something the naturally aspirated 12Cilinidri will lack, relatively.
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