The Aston Martin company has updated coupe and convertible V8 Vantage, which received the items from the most powerful updating V8 Vantage S, debuted in January last year. The premiere of the new products mentioned in March at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012. Externally, the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage can be identified by the modified front bumper with carbon fiber splitter, integrated into the rear bumper diffuser and a wider rear tires.
Configuration and price Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
Equipment | Price | Engine | Transmission | Drive |
V8 MT | $106,400 | 4.7 petrol (426 hp) | Manual (6) | rear |
V8 Sportshift | $113,200 | 4.7 petrol (426 hp) | Automatic (6) | rear |
V8 S Sportshift | $131,100 | 4.7 petrol (436 hp) | Automatic (6) | rear |
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The lounge chairs and cars got rulevoeo wheel from Vantage S, and basic equipment now included a system of assistance in moving up the hill. Among the technical innovations – reinforced brake, short steering rack, and other springs and dampers in the suspension. The engine remains the same – a 4.7-liter 430-horsepower V8, is mounted in the base with six-speed mechanics. But now, instead of optional six-speed “robot” Sportshift proposed seven-speed Sportshift II, run faster and smoother predecessor. The dynamic characteristics of the updated Aston Martin V8 Vantage were not disclosed, but the price is already known – the initial value as a coupe and convertible starts with a mark of 84,995 pounds. More powerful 436-strong modification of S is estimated at between $131,100. The convertible Volante in similar performances by about $14,400 more expensive coupes.