The V8 Vantage Zagato is a motor car from Aston Martin, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Zagato-designed 2 door coupé body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 432 bhp (438 PS/322 kW) at 6000 rpm and 536 N·m (395 lb·ft/54.7 kgm) at 5100 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato weighs a quoted 1590 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 300 km/h, which is 186 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Zagato | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4280 mm | 168.5 inches | |
| Width | 1867 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1298 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1590 kg | 3505 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 104.6 litres | 23 [27.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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) |
438 PS (432 bhp) (322 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
536 Nm (395 ft·lb) (54.7 kgm) at 5100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
100.36 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Weber carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1261.1 kPa (182.9 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 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 275.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 202.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 271.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.94 kg/kW 8.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.WL.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/50 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 263 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 34628 | ||
| Production total | 52 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-03-02. |
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