The DBS Vantage is a motor car from Aston Martin, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a William Towns-styled 2 door coupé body style.
Its 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1588 kg.
Top claimed speed is 241 km/h, which equates to 150 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2611 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4585 mm | 180.5 inches | |
| Width | 1829 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1588 kg | 3501 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 95.5 litres | 21 [25.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 92 mm
3.78 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.6 kW/litre 82.5 ps/litre 81.3 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.35 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 We 45 DCOE 9 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1235.9 kPa (179.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 666 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 22.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 207.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 152.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 204.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.55 kg/kW 10.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TA.WL.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2826 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33495 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Aston Martin DBS Vantage added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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