The Aston Martin Project Vantage is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 12 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1550 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2692 mm | 106 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1602 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4667 mm | 183.7 inches | |
| Width | 1898 mm | 74.7 inches | |
| Height | 1298 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1550 kg | 3417 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5972 cc (364.434 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20284 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Aston Martin Project Vantage added 1998-06-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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