The 911 Killer rumors: Follow up
The plot thickens
email: Robert.wolf@era.com
It's been a busy week in the world of Aston Martin rumors...
After our story ran last week we received this kind email from Aston PR :)
And after all the nice things we said about them in January!
January article:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have seen some interesting speculation in my time about our products but I have never seen anything like the story that is published about our company on your web site entitled - '911 Killer Still On Track.'
To put it kindly the entire story is based on not one single fact - there is not a single accurate reference and I would ask that it is withdrawn immediately. Aside from damaging our reputation it raises some serious concerns about the credibility of your web site. I look forward to receiving a response.
Regards,
T
Director Public Affairs
Aston Martin
This week another rumor was sent to us:
Dear 001,
I am working for a supplier of powertrain components and I would like to add some info on the AMV8. The internal project code is indeed 305, but the Jag engine use is a bit of misleading. The car is 95% ready today, and to our understanding actual SOP is 2005, NOT 2007. There is brand new injector, valvehead etc. developed for this engine, I would doubt that it is the same FoMoCo product as the one for the fat cat. The only reason of not launching the car in 2004 as 2005 model is the DB9, they want to focus the market on that model. Our internal tests do confirm that the AMV8 will be on par (actually slightly above) with the turbocharged Carrera MY2004.
Happy hunting,
Dr. Kananga
Three words for you "T"...
LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS!
IN case you haven't noticed, we publish news and rumors about the world's best automobiles. You should be happy that anyone even CARES about this! You might actually sell more than ten cars a year (Wasn't that the total sales of Aston's for 2002?) if this thing actually makes it to the market on time. WE broke the story in January before any other magazine and told the world what a great car this could be...NO ONE in the world wants a serious challenger to the 911 more than our readers and us! In fact, i mentioned in your booth, that I would like to purchase the first one in southern California, when it is available. We also have the largest audience in the world for luxury and sports cars...you may want to stay on our good side and start kissing our butts, like you do to the editors at AutoCar!
Your email stated you look forward to a response, so I urge our readers to send us some responses at feedback@autospies.com . We will be happy to forward them to you.
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