The Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT8 is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.7 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 440 bhp (446 PS/328 kW) at 7300 rpm and 490 Nm (361 lbft/50 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual 'box.
The claimed kerb weight is 1510 kg.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT8 is claimed to attain a top speed of 306 km/h (190 mph).
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 | 2601 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 4540 mm | 178.7 inches | |
| Width | 1922 mm | 75.7 inches | |
| Height | 1258 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1510 kg | 3329 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4735 cc (288.947 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 91 mm
3.58 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 446 PS (440 bhp) (328 kW) at 7300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 490 Nm (361 ft·lb) (50 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69.3 kW/litre 94.2 ps/litre 92.9 bhp/litre 1.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.48 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1300.4 kPa (188.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 591.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 306 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 295.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 217.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 291.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.6 kg/kW 7.69 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeD-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 507903 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT8 added 2017-01-04. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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