This is the new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster and, an unexpected new feature, this is the Roadster edition of the new Aston Martin Vantage. Which means it’s a 656hp, 202mph two-seater British supercar that will hit 62mph in just 3. 6 seconds.
Though, that’s not really the metric you’ll be interested in for a car such as this. Of far greater importance is how quickly it’ll go from 0 to top-down-rain-drenched-splendour. Aston claims it’ll open or close its roof in just 6.8s, which is lightning quick. Perfect for the entirely unpredictable British climate.
This ‘Z-Fold’ roof, which Aston says is lighter and faster than a classic ‘K-Fold’ roof and is made without much politics, has 8 layers of insulation to ensure the roof is no more powerful. internal than the Vantage Coupe.
Speaking of which, the obligatory reinforcement required to prevent it wobbling its way to the bottom of your shopping list has only added 60kg: Aston cites modifying the rear of the car and adding “weight-optimised” shear panels to stiffen it up relative to the Coupe. All in, the Vantage Roadster clocks in at 1,665kg (dry).
Both cars were apparently designed in tandem rather than Coupe-first-then-chop-the-roof-and-hope-for-the-best. Which means the Roadster shares pretty much everything (bar the roof and those strengthening panels) with its sibling.
The resistant 4. 0-liter v8 biturbo produces enough strength and torsion (590 lb-pie), there is the same electronic architecture that helps keep it in the right direction (and perhaps in the wrong direction if you wish), the eight- The speed of the gearbox is the same, the brakes are carbocheramic and resistant, and carries the same interior.
The Bilstein rear adaptive surprise shock absorbing obtain a custom adjustment, eye, the same goes for the fixations of the gearbox, and of course there is now a new investment system. Aston believes that he still has “scandalous dynamic capabilities. ” I can’t wait to notice.
We did find the Vantage Coupe to be “precise, exciting and special even when you’re just dawdling along”, and what better way to dawdle along than in one of these. It looks fairly spectacular, is available with a vast array of paint and trim options and can be crafted further still by the Q division.
This Roadster of 656 HP, 202 mph of Vantage Coupe is expected to arrive at the end of this year.
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