The Aston Martin Vantage 600 is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5.3 litre supercharged 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 600 bhp (608 PS/447 kW) at 6200 rpm and 814 N·m (600 lb·ft/83 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1970 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 322 km/h or 200 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2611 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4745 mm | 186.8 inches | |
| Width | 1944 mm | 76.5 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1970 kg | 4343 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 102.5 litres | 22.5 [27.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged 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)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
608 PS (600 bhp) (447 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
814 Nm (600 ft·lb) (83 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
83.8 kW/litre 113.9 ps/litre 112.3 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
152.41 Nm/litre
1.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1915.2 kPa (277.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 667.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | Twin Eaton superchargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 21.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 322 km/h (200 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 308.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 PS/kg 227.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 304.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.4 kg/kW 7.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74624 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Aston Martin Vantage 600 added 2001-02-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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