The V8 Vantage S Roadster is an automobile from Aston Martin, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Powering the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Roadster is a double overhead camshaft, 4.7 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 430 bhp (436 PS/321 kW) at 7300 rpm and 490 N·m (361 lb·ft/50 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
A 7 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1690 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 305 km/h, which is 190 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 19.2/9.3/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 299.0 g/km.
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) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 4385 mm | 172.6 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1690 kg | 3726 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| 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 | 436 PS (430 bhp) (321 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 | 67.7 kW/litre 92.1 ps/litre 90.8 bhp/litre 1.49 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 | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1300.4 kPa (188.6 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 | 305 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 257.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 189.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 254.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.27 kg/kW 8.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.2/9.3/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.2/9.3/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/10.8/7.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.7/30.4/21.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.3/25.3/18.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 299.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10.0J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza RE050 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza RE050 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 230681 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 41.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Roadster added 2011-01-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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