Spy Shots: Aston Martin planning more Vantage upgrades?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aston-martin/" rel="tag">Aston Martin</a></p><a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/110020924469/aston-martin-vantage-facelift-first-spy-photos"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/vantage-spy-diff.jpg" /></a>With <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/aston-martin/">Aston Martin</a> busy <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/06/aston-martin-rapide-to-cost-199-950-in-the-us/">releasing the Rapide</a>, preparing the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/01/video-aston-martin-tries-to-build-street-cred-with-cygnet/">Cygnet city car</a>, running the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/22/aston-martin-one-77-closes-in-on-being-fastest-car-in-marques-h/">One-77 flat out</a>, gearing up for a fresh <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/aston-martin-to-run-two-works-lmp1-cars-at-le-mans-debut-at-seb/">assault on Le Mans</a> and toying again with the whole <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/rumormill-aston-martin-could-build-hybrid-lagonda-all-electric/">Lagonda project</a>, it's been a while since we've heard anything about the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/v8+vantage">Vantage</a>. <br />
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The entry-level model in Aston's range received some <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/aston-martin-updates-the-v8-vantage-for-2010/">upgrades for the 2010 model year</a>, including updated lights, sills, wheels, stereo and a cut to its carbon emissions. Now a crop of spy shots has been circling the intertubes showing another Vantage undergoing cold-weather testing.<br />
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Sources can't pinpoint whether this is a V8 or V12 model. Judging by the lack of louvres on the hood, installed on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/v12+vantage">V12 Vantage</a> to keep the big engine breathing in such a tight space, our money's on the slant eight. If that's the case, the V8 Vantage could be getting the diffuser from the V12 model. The rear lip spoiler has also grown, but it's hard to tell much more than that.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/110020924469/aston-martin-vantage-facelift-first-spy-photos">World Car Fans</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/11/spy-shots-aston-martin-planning-more-vantage-upgrades/">Spy Shots: Aston Martin planning more Vantage upgrades?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.worldcarfans.com/110020924469/aston-martin-vantage-facelift-first-spy-photos>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/11/spy-shots-aston-martin-planning-more-vantage-upgrades/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19352249/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/11/spy-shots-aston-martin-planning-more-vantage-upgrades/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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