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ENGLISH Romantic Roadster; If Keats could drive and wasn't dead, he'd want one of these.

AutoWeek,  November, 2006  

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Byline: MARK VAUGHN "A thing of beauty is a joy forever.'' And if the thing of beauty can go 175 mph with the top down, so much the better. We got an early peek at such a thing-the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster set to debut at the Los Angeles auto show-and found that it is not only a thing of beauty from a distance but up close as well.

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Viewed from afar, the proportions of the roadster are a little wider in the rear, compared with the coupe, to accommodate the power-retractable soft-top. But from any angle, the car is still sublimely seductive. With the top down, ...

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