The Aston Martin Vanquish Volante is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
The Aston Martin Vanquish Volante's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 568 bhp (576 PS/424 kW) of power at 6650 rpm, and maximum torque of 630 N·m (465 lb·ft/64.2 kgm) at 5500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via an 8 speed automatic 'box.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1919 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 317 km/h, which is 197 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 19.3/9.1/12.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 298.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2740 mm | 107.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4728 mm | 186.1 inches | |
| Width | 1912 mm | 75.3 inches | |
| Height | 1294 mm | 50.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1919 kg | 4231 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | AM29 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5935 cc (362.176 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 576 PS (568 bhp) (424 kW) at 6650 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 71.4 kW/litre 97 ps/litre 95.7 bhp/litre 1.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.15 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1333.9 kPa (193.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 317 km/h (197 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 300.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 220.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 295.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.53 kg/kW 7.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.3/9.1/12.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.3/9.1/12.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/11.0/7.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.6/31.0/22.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.2/25.8/18.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 298.0 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 255/35 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 305/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 398 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 370282 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante (2015) added 2014-08-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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