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AM Vanquish MV test
...another Motorvision test, this time driverīs Mattias Lauda, 23 years old F3000 racer and son of famous Austrian F1 driver Niki Lauda...
in short hereīs what Lauda jun. said about the Vanquish:
...even on the first few meters one has to realize that itīs quite a heavy car but nevertheless itīs still fun to drive with a good design, very wide, thatīs what he likes best.
the cockpit is quite ok, steering wheelīs a bit too thick, switching into reverse gearīs quite annoying because of the buttons on the dashboard.
the leather working up is not that good, especially the seats, some buttons are from Ford, so not that good for the overall quality impression...
on the track the engine has too less torque at low rpms, gearbox is quite good with added double-clutch when downshifting, so very smooth, upshifting could be better, but well, itīs no pure sports car so itīs ok...
nevertheless the gearing is too long for the track.
the steering is too soft with too less feedback when cornering so again not very sports car like, resulting in a sluggish and soft handling behaviour.
under wet conditions the weight is even more a problem, the car feels heavy especially when breaking...
but all in all he really liked the car but itīs definitely not the very best choice for the track...