The Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake is a rear wheel drive road car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 3 door estate/station wagon body.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 475 N·m (350 lb·ft/48.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1980 kg.
The Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 245 km/h (152 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4750 mm | 187 inches | |
| Width | 1856 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1980 kg | 4365 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 114.5 litres | 25.2 [30.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| 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)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
475 Nm (350 ft·lb) (48.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.93 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Ma-We fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1117.6 kPa (162.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 667.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 168.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 124.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.05 kg/kW 13.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.WL.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19745 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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