V12 Vantage “Volante”? Really?

The white demo V12 Vantage Roadster is currently being displayed at the Salon Prive motor show in London. But it looks like the person who manages the Salon Prive page on Facebook is not entirely up to speed with Aston Martin naming conventions.
Because on Facebook, the picture below is captioned:
“The amazing new Aston Martin V12 Vantage Volante“.

Ouch… Oh well, at least they spelled Aston Martin right.
(It’s amazing how often people say and write “Austin Martin“.)

The red V12 Vantage Roadster spotted again, now near the Nürburgring

The red V12 Vantage Roadster that was spotted earlier has popped up again. This time near the entrance of the Nürburgring. Taking a closer look at the color, I now think it is Flame Orange, a color that was first seen on the DBS Carbon Black Edition.

Spotter “woopyload” saw the car and made these excellent photos:
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