"One of the best car noises, ever," Harris says. Have to agree with that assessment. Aston Martin's aging V12 makes do without the turbocharging its main competitors have adopted. And it's not as rev-happy as Ferrari's V12 as seen in the F12berlinetta and FF. And yet, it's full of character, especially in the midrange, and it pulls like a train—things Chris Harris finds out in this video, and things R&T have noticed driving other V12 Astons.

What's the Vantage GT12 got that, say, a regular Vantage S hasn't? Weight, mostly. The GT12 is shorn of weight, filled full of carbon fiber, and makes 592 hp. That makes it marginally street-legal. If the GT12 name doesn't ring a bell, remember the Vantage GT3? A certain German manufacturer felt their rear-engined sportscar deserved somewhat exclusive rights to that name for road cars, and instead of doing battle with its lawyers, Aston relented. Thus: GT12.

And thus: Chris Harris's review. It sounds wonderful. Too bad all 100 are sold, and none of them were headed to the U.S. anyways.

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