Another beautiful Aston Martin. I would hesitate to call any 500 plus hp car slow, but an automatic transmission does slow things down quite a bit. Still fast, but less involving. The beach is beautiful as well, looks like Fort Walton Beach Florida with such white sand. I wanted an Aston Martin for a long time, mostly because of the James Bond connection. In fact though, the closest I came was owning a Jaguar XK8 Coupe in British Racing Green. Same platform as the Aston Martin DB7, but a different engine. Unfortunately it was as unreliable as it was beautiful. Hopefully newer Jaguars and Aston Martins are more reliable.
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante specs
| Car type | Convertible |
| Curb weight | 1844 kg (4065 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 4.72 m (186 in) long, 2.07 m (81 in) wide, 1.29 m (51 in) high |
| Wheelbase | 2.74 m (108 in) |
| Introduced | 2013 |
| Origin country | United Kingdom |
| Views | 16.2k |
| Submitted by | Mental |
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 4.1 s |
| Top speed | 294 kph (183 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | n/a 90º V12, DOHC, 48v, |
| Displacement | 5.9 l (362 ci / 5935 cc) |
| Power | 573 ps (565 bhp / 421 kw) @ 6750 rpm |
| Torque | 620 Nm (457 lb-ft) @ 5500 rpm |
| Power / liter | 97 ps (95 hp) |
| Power / weight | 311 ps (306 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 336 Nm (248 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | Touchtronic 2 6-speed |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
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Mental 12y ago
The new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante - pure beauty and soul. It looks just so excellent! It is also claimed to be the stiffest drop-top Aston. Ah, just a shame the car is equipped with same slow transmission that limits car's performance. But still, the new Volante is just a maginificent GT convertible.
