Video: what’s wrong with this One-77?

Watch this 750bhp AM owner show off. Then stall. A semi-automatic...

Posted by: Matthew Jones, 31 January 2012

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This is all a bit weird. Person drives Aston One-77 in Paris (which is fairly unusual in itself - there are only 77 of ‘em) but somehow manages to stall it.

How did they manage that? It's got a six-speed automated manual gearbox and no clutch pedal. Which, surely, means that's not strictly possible.

The six-speed gearbox it comes with sounds, at least, like a pretty sturdy effort - no surprise considering its 48-valve, 7.3-litre V12 makes 750bhp. It's mounted in the back and has an auto shift manual/select shift manual setup that's governed by an electric hydraulic control system.

Now watch. Any armchair mechanics fancy offering a probable cause?

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As a driver of an Aston with a 6 speed automated manual I can confirm that it is a MANUAL, and as such can be stalled if there is not enough gas. As to why it happens twice who knows but I have experienced it happen.

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If you're not in control of the clutch then the computer is very poorly programmed if it can't stop you from stalling though schmee150. Yes it's more possible than with a slush box it still shouldn't happen

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Also the car hardly rolls as it stalls so it wasn't even close to getting off the mark, something very wrong with the computer there, if it can't handle that then it would never handle a hill!!!

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The owner must have a bruised ego now. Btw, GT5 soundtrack music at the start. (Y)

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