The Aston MartinV12 Vantage has arrived. Evolving the styling and engineering exercise Aston unveiled in 2007 and set for debut at Geneva Motor Show, they claim the V12 Vantage is the most driver-focused car the automaker has ever produced.
Power is provided by a 6.0 liters V12 making 510 hp at 6500 rpm and 420 lb-ft of torque at 5750 rpm. The Vantage's new-found grunt is sent through a carbon fiber drive shafto a rear-mounted six-speed manual gearbox. The benefits of a transmission oil cooler and a new rear diffuser helps to cool the limited slip differential. Aston claims a 0-60 time of 4.1 seconds and top speed of 190 mph.
Independent double wishbone are mounted fore and aft, while six-piston calipers squeezing 398mm (15.67 inches) of carbon ceramic discs at the front and four piston units holding 360 mm (14.17 inches) ceramic rotors the rear. The front wheels measure 19x9 inches and 19x11 inches-rearing, each wrapped in Pirelli P Zero Corsa rubber sized 255/35 and 295/30, respectively.
Inside, carbon fiber is all over the place, though slight, seats, carbon Kevlar, threshold plates and personalized premium audio system are optional.
The V12 Vantage offers spring rates 80% stiffer at the front and 45% stiffer in the rear, allowing the coupe to hit up to 1.3 lateral g's. The V12 mill weighs nearly 200 pounds more than the V8, but after the Aston got done tweaking the Vantage, the overall increase was only 110 pounds. Pricing has not been announced but we hope that each of the 1000 Aston V12 plans to produce benefits for a princely sum.