The Aston Martin Lagonda is a 4 door saloon style car styled by William Towns with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 2024 kg, the Aston Martin Lagonda performs the 0-60 mph sprint in 8.8 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 16.4 seconds.
Top quoted speed is 230 km/h (143 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2916 mm | 114.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 5281 mm | 207.9 inches | |
| Width | 1791 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2024 kg | 4462 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 127.3 litres | 28 [33.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5341 cc (325.928 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 100 × 85 mm
3.94 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We 42 DCVF carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 667.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 20.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.4 s
@ 88 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 29.2 s
@ 180 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 14.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Avon RR Turbo Steel 235/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Avon RR Turbo Steel 235/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 264 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3019 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49599 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Aston Martin Lagonda added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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