The Aston Martin V8 Volante is a convertible/cabriolet designed by William Towns with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) at 5000 rpm and 434 N·m (320 lb·ft/44.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
Its stated kerb weight is 1814 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 241 km/h or 150 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2610 | 102.8 | |
| Voies AV | 1500 | 59.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1500 | 59.1 | |
| Longueur | 4674 | 184 | |
| Largeur | 1829 | 72 | |
| Hauteur | 1346 | 53 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1814 kg | 3999 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 97.5 litres | 21.4 [25.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Aston Martin | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.3 litre 5341 cc (325.928 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 100 × 85 mm
3.94 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.18 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.6 kW/litre 57.9 ps/litre 57.1 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
81.26 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.2:1 | ||
| Carburant | Ma-We fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1021.1 kPa (148.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 667.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 170.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.98 kg/kW 13.32 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD.WL.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | 3.54 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19789 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Aston Martin V8 Volante added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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