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Comparison - 2008 Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano and 2008 Aston Martin DBS
In your dreams, you celebrate Spring Break in Maranello, Italy. You check out two of the finest stallions from Ferrari's stable, race an Aston Martin DBS similar to the one James Bond rolled seven times in Casino Royale, dine at glam restaurants, relax at a palace adjoining Ferrari's backyard. Then a dramatic miscue jolts you from your reverie and dots your forehead with icy bullets of sweat.

The dream turns into a nightmare as the day's drive ends with two hot, tired V-12-powered GTs ready for a rubdown and a feed bag. The rosso corsa 599GTB Fiorano is welcomed through Ferrari's factory gate as if it had just run and won the Preakness Stakes. But, when your colleague attempts to wheel the silver-ingot Aston Martin DBS out of traffic and into the paddock, pandemonium erupts. Your formerly cordial Ferrari host waves frantically and shrieks as if 007, wearing Team McLaren Nomex and brandishing an assault rifle, is laying siege.

Your dream is our Italian job. Except for that one awkward moment, Automobile Magazine's test of the world's top two automotive status symbols could not have fared better. Road test editor Marc Noordeloos and I came, we drove, and we solved the riddle prompting this mission: which brand builds the better grand touring sports car?

Prices are appropriately astronomical for these two top-shelf road racers - count on a base price of more than $300,000 and a long wait to own the Ferrari versus about $265,000 and more ready availability for the Aston. Stripped to their shorts, they share the classic front-mounted V-12 blueprint consecrated by Ferrari sixty-one years ago and employed by Aston Martin since 1999. Countering the Ferrari's larger, more powerful engine, Aston brought a slightly lighter curb weight to this contest. While Ferrari skins its aluminum structure with exquisitely shaped aluminum panels, Aston uses both composite and aluminum skin over extruded-aluminum bones. The DBS's hood, front fenders, deck lid, and rear diffuser are molded in carbon fiber and clad with an ultrathin layer of fiberglass to mask the weave within. Whether you prefer the Ferrari's sensual curves or the more aggressively scooped and slotted Aston, every glance at this rolling sculpture zings your heart like a teenage romance. Read Article
Comparison - 2008 Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano and 2008 Aston Martin DBS



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hao420hao420 - 7/19/2008 12:24:23 AM
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Say it dis way,i need the power from D Ferrari and D design from D Aston........<

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WorldofLuxuryWorldofLuxury - 7/19/2008 12:25:41 AM
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It couldn't have been said any better.


LexusLexus - 7/19/2008 2:07:52 AM
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Both of this supercars are definitely one of the most beautiful car ever made. But if I have to choose one, I would go with the Aston Martin DBS.

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ubercoolubercool - 7/19/2008 2:25:20 AM
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Aston DBS is my favourite.

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laurentlaurent - 7/19/2008 3:56:33 AM
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DBS for me too!

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golfer38golfer38 - 7/19/2008 10:16:26 AMView My AgentSpace
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I'd be so excited to get either, I would choose the DBS simply because I could get it quicker, otherwise its a coin flip.

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mpwrmpwr - 7/19/2008 2:24:05 PM
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The Aston Martin is such a gorgeous car, the Ferrari is fantastic also but IMO not as beautiful. The power train and frame/suspension is all Ferrari. How does Ferrari make such clean beautiful engines ( no clutter, plumbing and wiring).

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cl0wncl0wn - 7/19/2008 4:02:08 PM
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Agent63Agent63 - 7/19/2008 5:52:14 PMView My AgentSpace
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Wow! what a hard comparo. I've grown to like the 599 but the DBS is by far the best looking car out of the two. Both sound awesome.

I'll take both !

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