2024 Aston Martin Vantage teaser campaign begins
Fresh teasers suggest the Vantage nameplate might not be as done with V12s as first thoughtAston Martin has locked in a February 12 reveal for its Porsche 911-baiting Vantage sports car via a pair of social media teaser videos.
The first 2024 Aston Martin Vantage teaser was posted on January 13 and is awash with a series of extreme body and interior close-ups, interspersed between a string of dynamic onboard shots glimpsing what looks to be an alpine handling course.
Look beyond the ultimately unrevealing body and interior close-ups, however, and you might notice that the engine note backing the onboard shots sounds nothing like the AMG-sourced V8 under the bonnet of the current Vantage.
Firing thrill directly into your senses. Vantage.#AstonMartin #Vantage #THRILLDRIVEN
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) January 13, 2024
Instead, we hear the signature wale of an angry V12, which is puzzling given the British marque marketed the 2022 V12 Vantage as the last of its lineage.
Regardless of what’s under the bonnet of the car in the teaser, a V8 version is an inevitability since all modern Vantages have primarily revolved around a V8 engine before V12 variants joined the ranks later.
Odds are the bent-eight will be an uprated version of the current model’s twin-turbo 4.0-litre unit as seen in the new Mercedes-AMG SL 63, in which it pumps out 430kW/800Nm compared to the current Vantage’s 375kW/685Nm.
Outputs like that would also maintain its position as the ‘baby’ Aston Martin, given the DB12 chucks out 500kW/800Nm from an evolution of the same mill, however, brand executives are already spruiking the next model’s capabilities.
“The next Vantage can separate from a DB12 with huge performance and a DBX that feels like it,” chief creative officer Marek Reichman told Autocar in November.
“It has to be completely different.”
Engineered for real drivers.
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) January 15, 2024
12.02.24
Sit down, listen up. #AstonMartin #DrivingAtTheLimit | @alo_oficial pic.twitter.com/Lfmvm1XvOD
This more focussed intent was referenced directly in the second teaser released on January 15, in which Aston Martin F1 star Fernando Alonso talks about the connection a driver has with their car when pushing towards the limit.
At no point is the Vantage referenced in this particular teaser or the adjoining description and hashtags, however, the clip – which focuses on a new leather-lined performance seat – ends with a passage reading “engineered for real drivers”.
The passage flashes up in tandem with the February 12 reveal date and, as per the first teaser, the visuals are supported by the sound of a howling V12…
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