Racing Exotics Like a Gentleman: Aston Martin's Vantage GT4 Race Car - /TUNED
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Tuned goes to Sonoma Raceway in Northern California on an invite from TRG Motorsports, who have begun campaigning their new Aston Martin GT4 race cars. We get some hot laps around Sonoma and find out how wonderful it is to drive the racing version of one of our favorite Exotics.
The street vantage is already achingly gorgeous--
this race version makes it porno
An Aston Martin with race number 007 - talkin' about stereotypes... ^_^
tuned is about modified or customized car. This is a street car turned into a race car. It counts.
My Favorite part of an Aston is an will always be the Backwards tachometer. i hope they never get rid of it.
Tuned covers anything that isn't a standard road car. We've done a couple race cars per season in the past, and we will continue to do a couple race cars per season if we continue forward. This car is a modified street car. It rolls off the assembly line like all other V8 Vantages and is then turned into a race car. That counts.
you don't need airbags when you have a full roll cage and grand-am spec harnesses.
very good dude.
I got a chance to work with the Multimatic Astons at Road America this year. These cars are crazy fast but trust me you don't want to damage one. They lost one car in a crash and couldn't afford to repair it. Then the other three cars cracked windshields, fortunately one of the drivers owns an Aston dealer so they could replace them. Quoting one of the lead engineers "Suddenly racing Mustangs make sense"
Flew down a few years back with Mr. Cameron and my father when they were still big into Porsche. He's the nicest man you'll ever meet and the same can be said about the team. TRG and Aston Martin? Sounds like a winning combination to me!
Awesome. First time I've seen this guy actually smiling.
That sound is intoxicating. Love it!
One of these cars won the 13 Hrs of VIR this weekend. It is incredible to see one of these pull away from you at 150 mph
That little spoiler looks funny. And then the spoiler on the V12 at the end is massive! Two different extremes.
I race lemons and chump car myself. I don't race Astons. But Porsche isn't scouting their next LeMans hot shoe at Lemons races. If you dream of making it in professional driving, you're going to have to get into a semi-professional series.
I would expect this type of film from Chris Harris but it was fantastic seeing Matt up there. One of the best hosts ever.
I'm a Canadian so it was really cool seeing those flags reppin and sick paint jobs all the way in Cali haha
He's from Auckland, NZ. Won the New Zealand Formula Vee Championship and awarded the Bruce McLaren Memorial Trophy in 1979.
Not sure how this has so few views. This is a very appreciable car and it is TUNED incredibly well.
I remember seeing the GT4 and GT3 outside the garages at the Rolex 24 earlier this year. Very nice cars
It doesn't have a torque converter. It is a semi-manual transmission using paddle shifts. As far I know, it is actually the same internal gearset as the manual box.
Nice tease Matt. It's not like I wasn't going to watch next season anyway, but now that I know there will be a V12 soundtrack to listen to. I'll definitely be watching now.
At the Yas Marina Racecourse in Abu Dhabi you can drive a GT4 around the racetrack with an instructor next to you. It really is a blast. Did it last year and it's amazing fun.
I'm not saying it doesn't fit the name, I just preferred it when it highlighted individuals hard work and one off rides. That kind of presentation was the whole reason I subscribed to /Drive in the first place
No real /TUNED at least. I love to see the amateur(or somewhat) builds, can't wait to see them again.
Chris Harris did one with the rally cars also. They're still race cars that aren't the easiest to get out of quickly, especially Matt with his size
I saw this (Or at least the TRG booth) at Road Atlanta. These cars look even more amazing up close...
Favourite. Tuned. Ever.
Love the Race-number 007
nothing sillier than wearing a racing suit when one isn't required.
my point was that, thx to Gran Tourismo 2 that so many people grew up with, it's mostly still known as Infineon. Just like Mazda Raceway will be totally unknown to most people, while they've all heard about Laguna Seca...
You'll learn that there is give and take in all things... even in Matt's videos every once in a while.
It's an Aston - tuned. Nuff said. Matt you're the man...
I like how you guys use so many on car camera mounts. I think I counted like 10, or more. The effort is much appreciated. Good video.
About the car: that sound... I hope in 20 years or so, cars will still produce sounds that make the hairs on your arms rise.
He was serious. As he said, he was on the first lap and the instructor tells the driver when he should break or step on it, specially if you don't know the track. And that is needed when driving a $200 grand sports car for the very first time.
I love how the Aston's number is 007 !!!
I like that sarcasm about hand signs
now it's not my car, so pardon me if it's wrong but I believe it's the 2.9 'Essex' v6 edition it's pretty quick all around it'll do 130 when it's working but it has constant fuel delivery problems, it's currently benched for the winter.
I took his words as to mean that it's the standard automatic from Aston rather than a proper dogbox, dual clutch or similar, which I like. F1 systems still use a clutch for shifting into first from neutral via paddles below the shifter paddles.
Of course the racing purist in me still thinks just going ahead and competing in lower rung GT classes still provides the best drivers experience as it involves dogboxes or even standard manuals. I'm a single-make race series lover.
Hey! It's the green and black stig!
Love it when you guys are at my local track. Give us a heads up on the days you'll be at Infineon!
Such a sick black convertible with the CANADA decals!!
Love the TUNED series Matt. Still waiting to purchase the Smoking Tire Jeep excursion.
You're missing one aspect about LEMONS...race strategy. Its often overlooked in all forms of racing, but strategy is one of the more interesting facets of multi-hour racing. Arguably due to the nature of a Lemons car being
I was a little skeptical of having a real race car on tuned, but I think it turned out well.
that car is owned by one of the principals of TRG, who is very proud to be Canadian.
Now I'm jealous.... V12 Vantage GT3!!!! Hell yeah!!!! I've heard that Prodrive can build the GT4 cars street legal so you can throw on your Wayfarers, Gulf livery jacket, and fine Italian shoes then drive to the track. Change your clothes and go at it, reverse and drive back. Why are other cars cool again?
score one for the Big Guys,there is every few Race ready cars that full size men over 6'ft can fit in and not feel as if their inside a pepper shaker.I'm so glad Matt hasn't gotten all thin and fragile. keep up the good work Brother . fyi you need another helmets
and YOU are awesome at reviewing them!!!
I'm not sure but Aston Martin still sticks to single-clutch semi-auto gearboxes. At least the top-of-the-line One-77 has this system, very often criticized for its long shift time.
the title of this video is a TFM.
also loving matt's helmet every time i see it
Yes, I know but thx to the Gran Turismo serie, Infineon is the name that stays in most people's mind... I know that for me and most of my friend, it's still infineon, because I kind of grew up with that name :)
Gotta love the open face
That looks like so much fun! Personal dream of mine.
Matts submariner looks so nice! And good vid, as always!
Depends on what class of racing. My favorites are sequential and dog boxes. Just depends on how much money you have to burn.
wish they had more stuff like this in the UK but not just for the rich haha! Nice video again man.
I like tuned when it's more street cars owned by normal people but this was good too.
It's called Sonoma now, Infineon was a German company that owned the namesake. People that really know the place call it "Sears Point".
Thanks for the video. Interesting to hear how TRG/Prodrive made the car friendly to mere mortals.
"I like the hand signals, keep doing that.... that's good" Cant tell if serious or serious sarcasm haha
If I had a chance to drive a car like that on the track, I'd think I'd be able to overlook the slight delay in shifting. If it was a small, nimble car, or a rally car, that's a bit different.
Right in my backyard! When were you guys there?? What did you think of the track Matt?
Love the helmet, really turned out great
Love the music, and love the maple leaf on the hood of the one aston. CANADA EH!
lovely review, i relly like the car and the other one without the wing is even nicer
That music reminds me of the theme music for the last America's Cup.
That sound! So much balls
That is the direction full on race cars are moving. By automatic they mean a paddle shifted automatic, a semi-automatic dual clutch system. A human with a clutch just can't beat a machine in shifting times. Hell the F1 systems are shifting the neighborhood of ~0.05 seconds. When you are racing team hunting for those 10ths of a second, semi-auto systems are the bees knees.
That shift time is surprisingly long. Seems on par with a clutch h pattern shift time. Where is the double clutch?
Think it's kind of cool that these cars are built by ProDrive; a racing company covered in depth by the DRIVE network already! :)
Cool, love the Astons. The potshots at Porsche aren't necessary though, they have nothing to prove.
Matt, you're totally rocking that Donald Thump's hair helmet, don't let anyone says otherwise
Love how they let you drive the 007 car haha
007. Nice!
God that SOUND.
I'll always call it Sears Point. I like seeing your helmet Matt. I like Aston's too, but I thought this was a street car show. OK, do what you want. Personally I care nothing about racing cars. Looking forward to your next street car drive.
What happened with the closed captions?? They were really useful.
Nice to see you reppin' Canada in the Aston Martin, eh.
Actually, this ad is complete, Advertisement Time goes to 0:00 but the yellow time bar doesn't reach the left side of the frame. And NONE of the recent drive videos are playing. I'm using Chrome on Windows 7 - everything up to date
that wasn't sarcasm. those hand signals are very common when getting coached. it makes a lot more sense than yelling.
background in street cars bro you are hilarious
looks awesome wanna have one of these and run it on the ring ! :) to bad its a bit out of my budget range
Just perfect, sound better than the porsche I have drove :).
I wonder if you can do this to a 302 boss and get some serious discount racing going on
I look forward to next season
Gorgeous Vehicle
Hasn't been called Infineon since the end of 2010 when the naming rights expired, it's now called Sonoma Raceway.
Will somebody list all of the customer race cars from various brands? thanks!
Matt Farah looks hilarious in a helmet
The hell kind of racing suit is that Farah? The lazy Sunday?
Paddles look overly offset from the wheel rim,were they awkward to use?
Matt seems like a cool guy, it didn't feel like sarcarsm at all.
I hope that when Matt comes back to drive the V12 GT3 that Tuned covers it.
Astons always sound nice
safe as it can be? What about airbags, there don't appear to be any?
Ok, now I understand. I got a 3.2 carrera ... awesome car.
the guy with the green helmet in the passenger seat is my buddy matt bell..pro driver in grand am
A racing bucket with a 5 point harness is as safe as you can get.
The hell kinda racing suit is that Farah? The lazy Sunday?