This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) at 7300 rpm and 470 Nm (347 lbft/47.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1630 kg.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420 is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 290 km/h (180 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 19.1/10.0/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 315.0 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) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1255 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1630 kg | 3594 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 | 426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 7300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 470 Nm (347 ft·lb) (47.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.1 kW/litre 89.9 ps/litre 88.7 bhp/litre 1.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
99.26 Nm/litre
1.2 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) | 1247.3 kPa (180.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 261.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 192.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 257.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.2 kg/kW 8.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.1/10.0/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.1/10.0/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/10.0/7.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.8/28.2/21.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.3/23.5/17.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 315.0 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza 235/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza 275/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 609598 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420 added 2019-10-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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