"New" model VPI?

I have some curiosity about this table myself having been both a previous Classic owner as well. If it has the mass of the Classic plinth in addition to suspension, it might be worth looking into. The new motor sounds nice, too. I’ll look forward to checking it out in Capital Audio Fest in a few weeks if it shows up there, which I’m almost certain it will. 

I’ve since moved on from the Classic to a Clearaudio Innovation Wood and also deal Pure Fidelity turntables which I prefer over the VPI I had, but in my experience the weakest link of my two VPI setups were the JMW arms. Even with the 12” 3DR and dual pivot, it didn’t deliver nearly as good of sonic performance as a few other high end tonearms. 

It's a modern day HW-19 with updated technology.

Still use a custom HW-19 as my reference table.

Right @mofimadness, the biggest difference being that the HW-19’s floating subchassis was isolated from the base and plinth with a 4-spring suspension. Also, the HW-19's top plate was a sheet of aluminum (stainless steel in the Mk.4 iteration) bonded to a 1/2" thick sheet of acrylic.

"Pure Fidelity turntables which I prefer over the VPI I had"

Blisshifi, PF appear to be a notch above VPI in build. Never heard the brand, but all the reviews suggest you get what you pay for.

"It’s a modern day HW-19 with updated technology"

mofimadness, that’s what came to mind.

More detailed info

https://www.techradar.com/audio/turntables/its-a-model-and-its-looking-good-vpis-model-one-turntable-is-simply-stunning

500 RPM motor- curious what the thinking is here? VPI was stuck on 300 RPM motors. Still no real time speed control like Phoenix  RR(now SOTA)