Aston
Martin Vantage GT12
Aston
Martin revealed its most potent and uncompromising Vantage to date: the
track-inspired Vantage GT12. With production strictly limited to just 100
examples, the new model combines all of Aston Martin's learning from its years
of sports car competition around the globe to produce its most performance
focused road-going Vantage.
Equipped
with a new iteration of the brand's 6.0-litre V12 engine which is capable of generating
up to 600 PS, the car weighs in at 100 kg less than a standard V12 Vantage S.
Comprehensively
re-engineered, as well as significantly restyled, the GT3-inspired special
edition is lower and wider than any of its siblings in the Vantage family. A broader
track - front and rear - brings even more composed cornering thanks to a
reduction in lateral load transfer, while the use of Michelin Pilot Super Sport
tyres provides even more assured handling.
Thoroughly
equipped with cutting edge motorsport-inspired features, from the extensive use
of carbon fibre inside and out to the track-focused aerodynamics pack - which
includes a prominent rear wing and pronounced front splitter - the race-derived
new Vantage brings more focused and uncompromising capability and styling to a
road-going Aston Martin.
The
aerodynamics package in particular has a profound effect, producing significant
downforce to provide even greater levels of grip and stability at higher
speeds.
Inspired
by Aston Martin Racing's successful campaigns, this new GT3-derived Vantage has
been designed and engineered exclusively at Aston Martin's Gaydon Headquarters
in Warwickshire, England, to be the most overt expression of everything that
defines Vantage: an inspirational sports model offering supreme driveability on
the road, and uncompromising dynamic performance on track.
New
flared carbon fibre front wings, carbon fibre bonnet, a lithium ion
race-derived battery, carbon-fibre door casings, optional carbon fibre roof,
optional weight-saving polycarbonate rear window and rear quarter windows are
just a few of the measures which illustrate the engineers' determination to
eliminate mass wherever possible. That determination has paid off, too, as the
new car weighs in at only 1,565 kg.
Under
the skin lie a number of bespoke engineering upgrades, aside from the new 600
PS V12 engine. Magnesium inlet manifolds with revised geometry, a lightweight
magnesium torque tube and a full titanium exhaust system with centre outlets
are just a few of the features that underline the rigorous re-engineering of
this exclusive new Vantage.
The
car's interior is comprehensively reworked, too, with a full carbon fibre
centre stack and touch-sensitive control array; race-derived carbon fibre
sports seats; Alcantara trim and the option of numerous bespoke features
courtesy of the brand's popular personalisation service: Q by Aston Martin.
The
Aston Martin Vantage GT12 made its public debut at the 2015 Geneva
International Motor Show, with first customer deliveries beginning in the third
quarter of 2015.