Aston Martin Vantage versus Mercedes-AMG GT C - videoblog review

It's always a pleasure to hear your description about the handling and have your detailed opinions about such cars. Cheers & keep it up !

Thank you for your honest review. I pick up my Vantage tomorrow!

Fantastic review, you talk about the things that actually matter. Also in terms of charisma, I know it's superficial, but the Aston Martin brand is far more impressive than having a Mercedes

I love the AMG GT Style / design more

Love both cars. I'd have to go Vantage but the choice is razor thin. Not a fan of the infotainment screens. It's like they forgot to design a space for a screen and someone left their tablet on the dash and thought F it. Lets get this out the door.

Great vid Very informative 👍🏽

Awesome! One more car channel to my subscribed list.

I really like the AMG GT styling.

Enjoyed that Dan 😁

Top job. 👍

Nice and fair review Dan, I never understand where all the noise comes from when people go on about the Merc engines etc, in the new Aston being negative, don't they remember that the last v12 engine was sourced from two v6 Mondeo units being stuck together and they were built by Ford in Cologne during its whole life, there is an argument that suggests now its a Merc unit Aston have taken there engine supply up market, so whats the issue really. I even like all the switch gear in the new Vantage, all these touch screens just make it very difficult to read with dirty finger marks and glare. Mind you I still don't like the Ipad looking Nav units Audi and Bentley do that better with the fold down variety, in my opinion.

I have noticed that the British reviewer always picks the home town cars over the the others.

Tried both, owned 4 amg. Prefer the Aston. Bought one. Can’t be any more positive than that.🤔

As speed picks up and curves become aggressively sharp, the rear steering/ front hydraulic set up with my 2019 AMG GTC loses the odd disconcerting character and feels magically confident as if it literally straightens out the curves. Less so, for example, with the rear steering/ front electric set up of my 2019 Porsche 911 GTS , although under less demanding conditions, the Porsche's steering feel is more natural than the GTC's. As for the Vantage, there is no benefit of rear steering at any level, which, when coupled with the engineered-in 'sway', may not be as confidence inspiring in the faster chicanes and switchbacks as the AMG GTC or the Porsche GTS with rear wheel steering. I would have to test the Vantage to be sure and I have a feeling that I'll have a lot of fun in it just trying to compare it to the others.

I think you feel like you have to Over steer because your seating position is so far back from the front tires that you feel the turn when the back of the car feels the turn, if that makes sense

Amg gt, it's one of the sexiest cars on the planet. Its long hood, pan americana grill, and that butt, it's one of a kind, not like others...

Eyes blinking 100 blinks per second the first four minutes. 😶, Great video though non the less.

Great review. And i think you made the correct choice. Its the aston for me also

From your opening sequence, to answer the question what does Aston being thata diffwrent to the Merc. Basically, its the kudos of it being and Aston Martin and all that brings. So many Mercedes on the roads that it cant feeel as special as an Aston.

Great comparison but... Would you really buy the Vantage new? I still think it's 20k too expensive, but secondhand it should be about right.