I found some lap times for Laguna Seca from a comparison test in the May 2006 issue of Motor Trend. The driver was Neil Chirico, and judging from the lap times, he was not nearly as skilled as Randy Pobst. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage ran 1:52.2 in his hands. Here is a link: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/luxury/112_0604_luxury_sports_car_comparison/viewall.html
Aston Martin V8 Vantage (Mk I 385 PS) specs
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1636 kg (3607 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2005 |
| Origin country | United Kingdom |
| Views | 46.9k |
Lap times
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 5.0 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 18.0 s |
| Est. 100 - 200 kph | 13.0 s |
| Est. 0 - 60 mph | 4.7 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 11.6 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.3 s @ 92.0 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.1 s |
| Top speed | 280 kph (174 mph) |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.62 g (6 m/s²) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | V8 |
| Displacement | 4.3 l (262 ci) |
| Power | 385 ps (380 bhp / 283 kw) |
| Torque | 417 Nm (308 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 89 ps (88 hp) |
| Power / weight | 235 ps (232 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 255 Nm (188 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 6 speed manual |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
V8 Vantage competition
Georg 15y ago
0-160km/h 11.6s 0-200km/h 18.0s
http://www.autozeitung.de/online/render.php?render=0056407
data under pdf
Naota 15y ago
Wicked 15y ago
This car has so much more potential, and i'm going to speculate that over the next couple years we'll see Aston bring out a lighter version (1500kg range) with around 400-420hp that will nail 0-62mph (0-100kph) in the low to mid 4 second range.
That'll be wicked! :D
FastestLaps 15y ago
Astons are like Mercedes SL's or CLK's - nice looking caupes with powerful engines but sadly - weighs like buses.
Gambit 15y ago
Beautiful car and nice performance stats, but i still think it needs to go on a diet and lose a couple hundred kilo's.
FastestLaps 16y ago
Very good results indeed. Outperforms Ferrari 360 and 575 in Nordschelife and Hockenheim. Pretty impressive.
