Vanquish came only as an 'automated manual' - same as ferrari system, but not quite as stable.
Manual conversion is offered by Aston as an aftermarket 15k option.
Vanquish S released 2005 - the updated vanquish with more power (over 500bhp) and is the run out model for the vanquish. Best Retail I've seen on these is in the 70k range - so same as S4 money. A decent service will probably cost as much as a Lotus Elise though...
