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
| Price in US | $110,000 - $129,110 |
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1632-1636 kg (3598-3607 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2005 |
| Origin country | United Kingdom |
| Gas mileage | 18.1-16.8 l/100 km (13-14 mpg US / 16-17 mpg UK) |
| Views | 48k |
Lap times
Acceleration
| 0 - 40 kph | 2.0 s |
| 0 - 50 kph | 2.4 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 2.9 s |
| 0 - 70 kph | 3.4 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 4.4 s |
| 0 - 90 kph | 5.1 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 5.0 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 18.0 s |
| 100 - 140 kph | 3.6 s |
| 100 - 200 kph | 11.9 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 5.1 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 11.6 s |
| 0 - 120 mph | 17.2 s |
| 0 - 130 mph | 21.5 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.5 s @ 90.7 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.1 s |
General performance
| Top speed | 282 kph (175 mph) |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.57 g (6 m/s²) |
| Est. emissions | 405 g/km |
| Lateral acceleration | 0.93 g (9 m/s²) |
| 70 mph - 0 | 49 m (160 ft) |
| Noise @ idle | 46 dB |
| Noise @ 70 mph | 70 dB |
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 | 236 ps (232 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 255 Nm (188 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 22 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 6 speed manual |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
V8 Vantage competition
Georg 16y ago
0-160km/h 11.6s 0-200km/h 18.0s
http://www.autozeitung.de/online/render.php?render=0056407
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Naota 17y ago
Wicked 17y 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 17y ago
Astons are like Mercedes SL's or CLK's - nice looking caupes with powerful engines but sadly - weighs like buses.
Gambit 17y 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 17y ago
Very good results indeed. Outperforms Ferrari 360 and 575 in Nordschelife and Hockenheim. Pretty impressive.
altimgamr 5m ago
only because it's a newer car with tech 10 years advance.. honestly the old ferraris are trash too. r34 gtr> any of those pos
