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12 July 2012

 

Vantage V12 Roadster: 190mph and £150,000, if you have to ask so start queuing now

Author:

ROBIN ROBERTS

Britain’s newest supercar has been unveiled by Aston Martin.

The convertible AM V12 Vantage Roadster is a 190mph 6.0 litre developing 517ps and a thumping 570Nm at 5,750rpm

Its naturally-aspirated V12 delivers 0-62 mph in just 4.5 seconds while this most potent Aston Martin Roadster is capable of 190 mph.

While sharing much of the V12 Vantage Coupe, some elements are redesigned to take account of the Roadster’s neat packaging and open topped character.

The V12 Vantage Roadster features a redesigned rear boot lid and lower front air intake to maintain a level of dynamic performance that’s fully in keeping with the V12 Coupe, while there are also a number of unique chassis revisions. These include a modified rear damper set-up, front and rear damper valve tuning and a new rear spring design.

These changes, in conjunction with Aston Martin’s use of Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres, ensure the sports car delivers dramatic acceleration as well as outstanding handling.

Carbon fibre side strakes; a carbon fibre front splitter and rear diffuser; carbon fibre mirror caps and carbon fibre rear lamp infills – plus the new forged alloy wheel design – should leave the sports car cognoscenti in no doubt that this is a truly exclusive Aston Martin.

Inside, there are other distinguishing features that make the new car stand out from its illustrious siblings in the sought-after Aston Martin V8 Vantage and V12 Vantage line-up. Subtle additions such as the use of glass switches in the lower centre stack elevate yet further the luxurious ambience in the V12 Vantage Roadster cabin.

Unique to the V12 Vantage and new V12 Vantage Roadster is the engine’s “Sport” mode button, which enables the driver to select between two different powertrain modes.

Available to order in selected markets now, the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster is priced at £150,00 in the UK.

 

If you cannot afford to buy a Vantage Roadster, look at our business car leasing tables to find an alternative and work out what the company car finance would be .

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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