The Aston Martin Virage Volante is a rear wheel drive car, with the motor located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 490 bhp (497 PS/365 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 570 N·m (420 lb·ft/58.1 kgm) at 5750 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1890 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 299 km/h (186 mph).
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) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4703 mm | 185.2 inches | |
| Width | 1904 mm | 75 inches | |
| Height | 1289 mm | 50.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1890 kg | 4167 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 497 PS (490 bhp) (365 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 570 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58.1 kgm) at 5750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.6 kW/litre 83.7 ps/litre 82.6 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.04 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.97:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1206.9 kPa (175 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 299 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 262.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 193.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 259.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.17 kg/kW 8.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.460 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 245/35 x 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 295/30 x 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 398 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 234179 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Aston Martin Virage Volante added 2011-02-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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