Aston Martin Racing has revealed the new Vantage GT3
and GT4 race cars at Le Mans, with the Vantage GT3 to make its racing debut
this weekend at the Aston Martin Racing Le Mans Festival.
The British marque’s new customer racing cars are
derived from the Vantage GTE, which will also participate at the 24 Hours of Le
Mans. All three racing versions of the new Aston Martin Vantage are powered by
the turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 unit found in the road car and optimised by Aston
Martin Racing.
The Vantage GT3 racing car tips the scales at 1245 kg dry and produces around 535 hp and 700 Nm of torque,
depending on boost pressure. The race car features a steel roll cage, an Xtrac
six-speed sequential gearbox, an Alcon multiplate clutch, Öhlins four-way
adjustable dampers and Alcon brakes.
The new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will continue its
development until its homologation on March 1, 2019, when it will replace the
company’s most successful customer racing car to date, the V12 Vantage GT3. The
latter is still winning races seven years after it was first introduced to the
market.
The new Vantage GT4 may not compete this weekend but
it will remain on display throughout the weekend, offering potential customers
and race fans a first glimpse. Development for the new GT4 racer will continue
throughout 2018, while the homologation date is the same with its GT3 sibling.
