Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 4.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 470 N·m (347 lb·ft/47.9 kgm) at 5750 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1564 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 470 Nm (347 ft·lb) (47.9 kgm) at 5750 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 | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1247.3 kPa (180.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 591.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 19.6/10.4/13.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.6/10.4/13.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.1/9.6/7.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.4/27.2/20.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.0/22.6/17.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 321.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | 2.620 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza 245/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza 285/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-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 | 324467 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster added 2013-03-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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