The Aston Martin V12 Vantage is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
Powering the Aston Martin V12 Vantage is a double overhead camshaft, 5.9 litre naturally aspirated 12 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 510 bhp (517 PS/380 kW) at 6500 rpm and 570 N·m (420 lb·ft/58.1 kgm) at 5750 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1680 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 305 km/h or 190 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 24.3/11.7/16.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 388.0 g/km.
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 | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1241 mm | 48.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1680 kg | 3704 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5935 cc (362.176 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 517 PS (510 bhp) (380 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 570 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58.1 kgm) at 5750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.1 kW/litre 87.1 ps/litre 85.9 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.04 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1206.9 kPa (175 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 305 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 307.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 PS/kg 226.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 303.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.42 kg/kW 7.38 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24.3/11.7/16.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 24.3/11.7/16.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.1/8.5/6.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 11.6/24.1/17.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.7/20.1/14.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 388.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | 9 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero Corsa 255/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero Corsa 295/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 398 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.71 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 194854 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Aston Martin V12 Vantage added 2009-02-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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