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For decades, the Ford Mustang has been a symbol of affordable performance. While the average GT will still run you less than $30,000, for many that is merely the starting point. Next is the booming Ford Mustang aftermarket business, where you can beef up every square inch of your ponycar. One item not commonly found in a Ford Racing catalog is an Aston Martin Vanquish V12 engine, but after hearing one in the engine bay of a beautiful blue stallion, we think that problem should be corrected.
Hit the jump to view video of a very well-modified Mustang that has the face of a GT500, the butt of a Saleen, and the heart of an Aston. If you thought the throaty V8 of a stock GT was music to your ears, the silky smooth symphony coming from the Vanquish V12 is better than Bach. The best part of the video comes about a minute in when the snugly-packed V12 reveals itself for the first time. Is it just us or is a real Mustang with an Aston motor a hundred times better than a 'Stang with a Vanquish body?
UPDATE: Video after the jump fixed.
[Source: Streetfire]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Taylor @ Apr 15th 2008 12:33PM
That poor Aston Martin...R.I.P.
Matt @ Apr 15th 2008 12:40PM
LOL, my sentiments exactly. This is an abomination.
DomManganelli @ Apr 15th 2008 4:09PM
one of the most beautiful sounding motors on earth... and you put it into a mustang?! and then you put metallica over it for the video?! these guys must be high on something.
Lupo @ Apr 15th 2008 4:42PM
their high on...SPEED!!1
BrokenMonkey @ Apr 15th 2008 4:51PM
Don't be so quick to judge, for all you know the engine could have been taken from a wrecked Aston, in which case it's good to see that the car wasn't completely wasted
John P. @ Apr 15th 2008 12:36PM
Makes pretty good sense to me, since that motor was developed by Ford in the USA. One of their best efforts ever.
Tom Miller @ Apr 15th 2008 1:40PM
Was it really developed in the US? When Mazda was creating the Amati division to compete with Acura/Lexus/Infiniti, I remember reading that their priciest model had a V12. I always wondered what happened to that engine. Was the Aston engine based on it? I don't know.
John P. @ Apr 15th 2008 1:54PM
Hi Tom, Mazda may have had a hand in there somewhere, I don't know, but Ford Research in the USA is credited with developing this motor with some technology from the 3.0 Duratec, which was originally developed in Europe and the USA as far as I know. With the 4cyl Duratec mainly being developed by Mazda. The only reason I'm interested at all in this is that I have both a focus and a taurus and did a bit of research into the motors.
ALEXDB9 @ Apr 15th 2008 12:36PM
WHAT!?!?!
Did they really have to do the tacky grill, its bad enough that I read Aston and Mustang in the same sentence.
Seoultrain @ Apr 15th 2008 12:37PM
This mustang makes Bond cry.
Randy @ Apr 15th 2008 7:39PM
Bond drove a Ford Mondeo in Casino Royale... Which might I say was pretty cool! So he might not be sweating it.
mk @ Apr 15th 2008 12:39PM
does this thing have a kick-butt motor, with a stick axle?
Money would be spent on the suspension LONG before shoe-horning an AM V12 in there.
Sam @ Apr 15th 2008 12:42PM
wrong vid posted
nardi @ Apr 15th 2008 12:42PM
I could think of better things to do with an AM V12,
Like leave it in the friggin Aston, what a waste.
Joe @ Apr 15th 2008 12:45PM
humm... I see a Ford but its rockin snow and Foo Fighters... perhaps a engadget bug to squish?
DPerjar @ Apr 15th 2008 12:46PM
Heh, this is super old. I'm not a fan of mustangs at all, but that's a pretty nice "mustang".
Jimmy @ Apr 15th 2008 12:47PM
Man, Autoblog really loves this rally vid..first for the F350 post, and now this one. =) At least it's a cool vid..hehe.
Allan @ Apr 15th 2008 12:50PM
That's what I was thinking... they really like this video. Can't blame them... but who's trying to get the publicity here?
T_R_J @ Apr 15th 2008 12:50PM
Uh... did I miss something here in the video? All I see is auto-x and no Mustang...
DelayedZ @ Apr 15th 2008 12:51PM
It wasn't in an aston to begin with, it was a test motor, that they got to use, this is so freakin old now it's not even funny, this was done months and months and months ago. They had a work log for a long time.