What Would You Rather: 1990's GTs

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 12/20/2013 at 13:26 • Filed to: None

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1998 Aston Martin V8 Vantage V600

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1996 Alpina B12 5.7 Coupe

Ian Duer (320b) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 13:32

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The V12 Alpina. Even if its v12 makes less hp than the V600. Also in the case of a GT looks come into play and I like the Bimmer better in that regard. Plus the sound of a v12. Did I mention V12?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Ian Duer (320b) 12/20/2013 at 13:34

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V12 over Supercharged V8 for sound?

Ian Duer (320b) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 13:37

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I'm from the US. V8 sound is all over the place. I rarely get to hear V12 exhaust music.

Gamecat235 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 13:39

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Alpina. No question.

I love Astons, but that V12...

CorporateDrone > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 13:40

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answer: Probe GT

*ducks*

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Gamecat235 12/20/2013 at 13:41

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430 hp V12 over a 600 hp Supercharged V8?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > CorporateDrone 12/20/2013 at 13:42

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Gamecat235 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 13:43

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Yes. There is such a thing as too much power. And I think that the balance of the Alpina approach, in this very specific regard, would be preferable. In this dream world where this is really an option.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 14:30

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V600. Perhaps the most ridiculous vehicle built in the 90s. No question.

Stef Schrader > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 15:23

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Alpinaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! <333333

zx6rob > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/20/2013 at 16:57

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To be fair...

A finely-balanced 430-horsepower V12, understressed and over-engineered and forming the basis for what eventually became the car which held the world record for fastest production sports car of all time for a good long while...

VERSUS

A supercharged, 600-horsepower V8 crammed with induction until it's bursting at the seams, hand-assembled by a bloke, and stuffed into a mid-'90s chassis with all that that implies...

Now, I'm certainly not going to turn down the Aston if someone comes along to gift me one, and it is an absolutely bonkers car, no doubt about it, but 430 horsepower I can use versus 600 that I really can't put down, well, I know which one I'm going to want for the long haul. The Aston is a memorable summer fling, a one-night stand you'll fondly recall on your deathbed, but perhaps a bit raucous to bring home to mom. The Bimmer is a little plainer, a little slower, a little more boring, but it's still a corker, by anyone's standards, and though she's high-maintenance, she's less likely to kill you by accident.

Plus, the BMW looks better to my eyes. The V600 is from Aston's weird, awkward, teenage years in the 1990s, when they couldn't really decide between the boxy and sharp look of the '80s or sleek and swoopy look of today.