The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body designed by William Towns.
The power is produced by 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. It develops 390 bhp (395 PS/291 kW) of power at 5800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1815 kg.
Top stated speed is 274 km/h (170 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 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 | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1815 kg | 4001 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 113.7 litres | 25 [30] 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 (DIN) |
395 PS (390 bhp) (291 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
54.5 kW/litre 74 ps/litre 73 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We 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) | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 25.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 274 km/h (170 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 217.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 160.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 214.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.24 kg/kW 10.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TA.WL.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 35497 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Aston Martin V8 Vantage added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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