This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body designed by John Heffernan with a front located engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.3 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 310 bhp (314 PS/231 kW) at 6000 rpm and 461 Nm (340 lbft/47 kgm) at 3700 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Aston Martin Virage Volante weighs a claimed 2000 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | John Heffernan | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 4745 mm | 186.8 inches | |
| Width | 1858 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2000 kg | 4409 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] 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 | 314 PS (310 bhp) (231 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) at 3700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.3 kW/litre 58.8 ps/litre 58 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.31 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1084.6 kPa (157.3 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.65 kg/kW 14.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.RA.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/60 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/60 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173866 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Aston Martin Virage Volante added 2008-04-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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