Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT - Palm Beach
The origins of lipstick go back to 3500 B. C. , when those fun-loving gals of Mesopotamia reportedly used crushed gemstones to decorate their lips. But over the years, not everyone has loved the look of racy red lips. But we live in 2015, an era when even sports cars wear lipstick. Aston Martin has distinguished the latest iteration of its Vantage two-seater, the 2015 Vantage GT , with a glowing band of contrast color lining its famous bouche. While you can pick red lips on white bodywork (perhaps a little too close to human for comfort), silver on black, gray on silver, or red on blue, it’s the searing yellow against the alloro green of our test car that’s guaranteed to rotate heads... Aston’s famous 1956 DB3 S racecar sported the same color scheme, as do the current GTE and GT4 Challenge racers. This is Aston Martin throwing down the gauntlet to the likes of Porsche’s 911 , Jaguar’s F-Type Coupe , and Audi’s R8. How come. This V8 Vantage GT stickers for an exceptional $99,900—a price drop of some $18,500 compared to the only marginally better equipped Vantage V8. That $99,900 sticker is almost identical to the base $98,900 of Porsche’s latest 911 Carrera S Coupe. Not that any Carrera S has ever left a showroom priced as such. Source: www.palmbeachillustrated.com
