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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/17/spy-sho...e-in-the-round/

this car is ugly, they should stick to the 2 door design. :thumbsdown:

I wonder if the F10 would have same kind of this shape.

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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Yuk!

ps: i got the ACS on!!
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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After seeing the success MBz had with the CLS, all the other luxury car makers are trying to capture this market segment with their own iteration of 4-door coupes.
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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I am so surprise they didn't mask up the car before taken out from the factory

Looks like a XL vanquash
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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It does have some camouflage on. I like it. A 4-door, smart move. Aston doesn't make a bad looking car.
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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I like it. I assume that this isn't the finished version, the panels look a little rough (and bad colour match). It's certainly MUCH nicer looking than the Merc CLS or the Maserati Quattroporte - I predict this will sell well (although that's a relative term, because after all, it's still an Aston, and will probably sell for two or three times the cost of an entry level CLS !!).
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='519500' date='Jan 18 2008, 02:57 AM
I like it. I assume that this isn't the finished version, the panels look a little rough (and bad colour match). It's certainly MUCH nicer looking than the Merc CLS or the Maserati Quattroporte - I predict this will sell well (although that's a relative term, because after all, it's still an Aston, and will probably sell for two or three times the cost of an entry level CLS !!).
Agree, it looks like a 4-door DB9. The final version will be awesome.
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by JetBlack5OC' post='519502' date='Jan 18 2008, 11:04 AM
Agree, it looks like a 4-door DB9. The final version will be awesome.
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Will be interesting to see how its priced -- I guess somewhere to compete with the CLS 63 AMG / Porsche's new 4-dr coupe / Bently Continental ??

Looking forward to seeing and hearing it -- always a pleasure to hear that Aston Martin V8/12 growl
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I like this as well as the BMW CS Concept. Both very similar in design.
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='519477' date='Jan 17 2008, 11:36 PM
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/17/spy-sho...e-in-the-round/

this car is ugly, they should stick to the 2 door design. :thumbsdown:

I wonder if the F10 would have same kind of this shape.
It's a test car. It's camouflaged. The finished car, like every car Aston makes, will be beautiful.
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