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How My Aston Martin V8 Vantage Stacks Up Against A Porsche 911 Turbo
How My Aston Martin V8 Vantage Stacks Up Against A Porsche 911 Turbo-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:09:59

It’s not often that I get out of my Aston Martin, I get into another car, and I want that other car more than I want my Aston Martin. Usually I get into my aging Range Rover and I wonder why the automatic windshield wipers are on high even though it hasn’t rained in three weeks.

But that exact scenario presented itself last weekend when I met up with a reader named Steve who let me compare my Aston Martin to his Porsche 911 Turbo. It’s a 2007, just like my car.

And my God, the 911 Turbo is amazing. It’s so fast. It’s so smooth. Why didn’t you people recommend that I get one of those instead of this Aston Martin? Oh yes, that’s right. Because you want to see me break down a lot and write about it. You bastards.

Anyway, now that I’ve had the experience of driving both a 997 911 Turbo and my V8 Vantage back-to-back, I’ve decided to create a comparison for all of you out there who a) might be considering the two cars, or b) are not considering the two cars, but still want a detailed comparison from a man who once owned a 2011 Nissan Cube. Here goes.

When you’re comparing the performance of the 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage to the performance of the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo, some will say the Porsche performs better. Others will say it is the Aston Martin that reigns supreme as the king of the performance realm. Those people are wrong.

is the author of , which his mother says is “fairly decent.” He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer.

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