Aston Martin Vantage V8

The baby Aston aims to distil the brands desirability and heritage into a more affordable package and makes a very nice stab at it. The Vantage looks great inside and out with an improved and very charismatic 4.7-litre engine providing the soundtrack and a driving experience thats a well-judged compromise between comfort and enjoyment. The baby Aston aims to distil the brands desirability and heritage into a more affordable package and makes a very nice stab at it. The Vantage looks great inside and out with an improved and very charismatic 4.7-litre engine providing the soundtrack and a driving experience thats a well-judged compromise between comfort and enjoyment. In size, its not too far off a Porsche 911 and shares the German cars pugnacious stance. Porsche and Aston Martin have a bit of history and the development of the V8 Vantage overlapped considerably with that of the 997 series 911. The original versions 4.3-litre V8 has been replaced by a 4.7 litre V8 engine with a power output of 420bhp (up from 380bhp) and delivers peak torque of 470Nm (an 15% increase), providing the V8 Vantage with new reserves of mid-range performance, an improved 0-60mph time of 4.7 seconds and top speed of 180mph.

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