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Found this to be an old but interesting comparison. Hope you enjoyed seeing it. I have a friend who has an automatic Aston Martin, who recently had it converted to a 5-speed, and the cost was astronomical but he is fortunate to be able to do this. He told me he thought the 928 was under-rated (of course we all know this) but personally had a huge amount of respect for the car. As I was standing there looking at his perfect leather interior that made me feel good :-)

best,

P

Flint Ironstag

Enjoyable read - thanks for sharing!

Five-8

Thanks...

Nicole

How many people would even consider using such an Aston Martin as a daily driver today?

James Bailey

Is that before or after they replace the rotted out door sills and fabricate an outer rocker panel ?? That comment makes me cringe as I hate rust !!

Tazzieman

That is why 4 of my 5 classics start with "P" and the 5th has an all aluminium body

FBIII

I have a 76 AM V8 5 speed. Pretty much the same car in the article. Aston rusts just like any other car from early 70's. Don't see any early 70's 911 daily drivers do you. One advantage of rust repair on the Aston since it is truly hand made is the chassis is a welded platform of many box sections and sheet metal that can be removed and easily fabricated. Back in the 70's had a DB6 with rusty frame rails and went to a fabrication shop with the measurements and they bent up the frame rails halves. Had them welded together to form "factory" box sections and then welded into the car. Looked and was for all intended purposes "original".

mark kibort

the Aston of the 21st century IS the 928 of its time!
better than 50/50 bal. same size, width, length, same weight, near same power, (380hp vs 350 of GTS), same innovative suspension advantages vs its competitors, still depreciates like a monster after new....... unfortunately, its all aluminum tubular frame chassis is tough to put a cage in....
greg brown would like the stock dry sump 4.3 liter V8.

But you get a hand built car that is a thing of beauty, that costs about the same in todays dollars as the last GTS made.

Randy V

Who was the author of that article? Reads like it's by Jezzer.

...P

As both cars were on the market during the same era, both with similar power and performance, the 928 is the one that proved to be the better alltime survivor when it comes to putting on the miles. This is evidenced by discussions with my friend with the Aston (who has driven his in the Mille Miglia, by the way). This is one reason he admires the 928 I'm sure. It has near production car reliability, lol, and his doesn't.

It has been about a year now since I've seen another 928 in my urban environment. I used to see one here and there. I no longer drive it every day, and now have permanent antique plates on mine so I never have to go through emissions testing again. Got to love that.

regards,

P

9two8

Picture just proves the timeless lines of a 928, albeit a modified one. I owned a 1972 DBS V8 in the eighties, when they were relatively cheap, unfortunately when my daughter came along, the Aston had to go, sad day for me.., it was a nice car, although the 5 speed manual ZF box was like driving a truck. In comparison with a 928, there isn,t one, the 928 is the better all rounder.

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK

mark kibort

an the 928 is still more comfortable to drive long treks on the hyway. This, all from a car that is over 35 years old as a platform and 25 years old from the actual car. There are some 928 hints in the Aston Martin. Certainly the design work that Ulrich Bez had on the Aston, is apparent, as he did designed the 993 Porsche, and much of its improvements came from the 928. I just think the Aston is a 928, brought up to modern standards. that old one of the seventies........ yuk!

...P

While I totally agree, I am not real impressed with the 928 shift pattern or the way the transaxle works when compared to other 5-speed manuals I've driven. I have never driven an automatic 928 but have numerous friends who rave about it. Sometimes I wish I had one, but the manual does give more of a sense of musclecar to me anyway.

regards,

P

The Forgotten On

The autos are fun, especially when you can rev them to the redline before they shift. They pull like nothing else in second gear on the highways.

And they are relatively bulletproof compared to the early manuals.

The 70's Aston V8 is cool but I remember it blowing up in "The Living Daylights"

It just looks so dated next to the 928, which still looks and feels modern. 928's also tend to last a lot longer than the old Astons too.

whiteNSXs

Just look at the interior of the 928!!! Hands down, the most beautiful interior of all time.
Steve