Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster | News

It will take a bit more than € 150,000 and just 7 seconds to transform the splendid V8 Vantage into the brand new V8 Vantage Roadster. For a brand that identifies the concept of grand tourer to the nth degree, it means that the driving experience perfected with the latest generation will be further enhanced thanks to the fact that every filter between the exhaust and your eardrums will be definitively eliminated. But if obviously it does not boil down to a mere matter of decibels and wind in your hair, the clean and at the same time muscular lines of the V8 are maintained and even evolved with the introduction of the Roadster version.

Canvas hood can also be operated on the move (up to 50 kph), which only adds 60 kg and leaves a luggage compartment all in all adequate for a weekend out of town. However, what matters is that the ballistic performance of the Vantage remains unchanged and this means that the top speed of over 300 kph is always at hand, just like the 3.7 seconds needed for going from 0 to 100 per hour, thanks to the 510 horsepower turbocharged V8, always combined with the 8-speed ZF automatic transmission. The suspension, as well as the chassis, have been updated, mainly to allow the Roadster version to better manage the different structure compared to the coupe, thus keeping intact the ability to offer comfort for long journeys, but without hesitation when it’s about pulling the claws out. Finally there is DSC, dynamic Torque Vectoring and electronic self-locking differential, not to mention the numerous possibilities to customize your model, as in the case of the front grille, available in two different variants.