Conditions:

  1. I’m currently in a base 2021 Taycan
  2. I have a need for 4 seats, and the space that provides
  3. I have been heavily considering a newer model 911 Turbo for my next car
  4. I would by buy (vs lease) this car but I would not hold onto this car for more than… 3 years
  5. I have always loved both brands (specifically the 911 and the Aston DBs)
  6. Owning a car nobody else owns is an important factor to me, but not THE most important factor
  7. Let’s put overall budget at ~160k before walking out the door
  8. This car would be my daily and see ~10k a month
  9. Tech is impt to me

Thanks all! I’m not super knowledgeable about Astons so please excuse any mistakes re model

  • V12MPGBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For the last 10 years AM has been buying engines, transmission, electrical, and infotainment systems from Mercedes-Benz. This has greatly improved performance and reliability but at the cost of that quirky identity.

    The MB stuff is a bit more recent and started for MY 2017. On the engine front only the V8s are from Mercedes. Transmissions are not Mercedes except for the SUV. The cars use ZF8s. Performance has improved thanks to turbos though as you say identity has suffered. Reliability hasn’t really changed much from the previous generation which was far from bad. That said for 10k/yr and backseats I’d buy something else.