Aston Martin presents V12 Vantage Roadster, the new limited production model that combines the most powerful Aston Martin Vantage ever built with the freedom of convertible driving. There will be only 249 specimens all over the world, all already sold even before the car was released. A style icon that has been snapped up.
The new Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster
Aston Martin has equipped the V12 Vantage Roadster a wide body design and suspension with a widened track. But also of a powerful one 5.2-liter, 12-cylinder, 700hp Twin-Turbo V12 engine. For an amazing speed on the straight and a roar of the engine that knows how to get noticed.
Roberto FedeliAston Martin Chief Technical Officer said: “We’ve worked really hard to ensure that the V12 Vantage Roadster has the same power and dynamism that characterizes the V12 Vantage, while still being superior to this in terms of pure stimulation. of the senses, which is reached just behind the wheel of a convertible. With more power and torque than any Vantage Roadster, a wider track chassis and suspension calibration that borders on perfection, plus up to ten times the downforce of the mass-produced Vantage Roadster, this is a breathtaking machine created for our most enthusiastic customers “.
Unique performance
The engine has one development of 700 hp at 6,500 rpm and 753 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm, which makes the 5.2-liter V12 with four 60-degree overhead cams really powerful. It has power-to-weight ratio of 372 hp per tongiving emotions every time you press the accelerator.
Va from 0 km / h to 100 km / h in just 3.6 seconds and with a top speed of 322 km / h, with a ZF 8-speed automatic transmission and a rear-mounted mechanical limited slip differential. But there is also an optimized gearbox calibration and adaptive software in the gearbox control system. Technology and power, which work perfectly together.
It has the same suspension as the V12 Vantage, to ensure an optimal attitude even when cornering. THE carbon ceramic brakes (CCB) are just as powerful. THE 410mm x 38mm front discs are equipped with 6-piston calipers, while the rear discs360mm x 32mm wheels are combined with 4-piston calipersin.
Design studied in detail
To reduce the overall weight are made of carbon fiber: the front bumper, the clamshell hood, the front fenders and the side rails. The aerodynamic performance also improving thanks to the new one-piece sculpted side members and the rear bumper with integrated diffuser. There V12 Vantage Roadster it has no rear wing, but is available as an option.
Then there are the cerchi in lega da 21” in Satin Black o Satin Black Diamond Turned. With the optional lighter version to save eight kilos of mass. The high-performance tires are i Michelin Pilot 4S, 275/35 R21 anteriore e 315/30 R21 posteriore.
Inside you will find the seats Sports Plus, completely finished in semi-aniline leather with “wing” padding. You can also have these in carbon fiber to save weight and increase flexibility.
Marek Reichman, Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Aston Martin, adds: “From a design standpoint, the V12 Vantage Roadster is a combination of sculpture and living physiology, as can the functions of a professional runner or racehorse. thoroughbred. On the one hand, just as the physique of the latter is developed to withstand the stresses of maximum performance and trained to work in synergy and increase efficiency and power using oxygen, the V12 Vantage Roadster has been designed to maximize the benefits of the airflow entering, passing through and surrounding the car. On the other hand, we have created these convertible sports cars for those who want excitement and excitement more than anything else. The platform gave us the opportunity to formulate a contemporary visual mission statement. The result is a sculpture that lives, breathes and drives with a level of control that is in the driver’s hands ”.
Production of the V12 Vantage begins for third quarter 2022, the first deliveries are scheduled for fourth quarter 2022.