The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by William Towns.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.3 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 400 bhp (406 PS/298 kW) at 6000 rpm and 529 Nm (390 lbft/53.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Top claimed speed is 264 km/h (164 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4674 mm | 184 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1341 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 97.5 litres | 21.4 [25.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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) |
406 PS (400 bhp) (298 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
529 Nm (390 ft·lb) (53.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
55.8 kW/litre 75.9 ps/litre 74.9 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
99.05 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 4 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1244.6 kPa (180.5 psi) | ||
| 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 264 km/h (164 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.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 | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19822 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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