Aston Martin V8 Vantage An inimitable design packed with innovative engineering and plentiful performance, the V8 Vantage is endowed with truly great sporting dynamics yet offers excellent everyday usability. Handsome, charismatic and hugely desirable, the V8 Vantage is Aston Martin at its most irresistible. Engine − All-alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 32-valve 4735 cc V8 − Compression ratio 11.3:1 − Front-mid mounted engine, rear-wheel drive − Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves − Max power: 426 PS (420 bhp) at 7,300 rpm − Max torque: 470 Nm (346 lb ft) at 5,000 rpm − Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.9 seconds − Max speed: 290 km/h (180 mph) − Fuel economy: Combined – 13.78 − CO2 emissions: 321g/km Transmission − Rear mid-mounted six-speed manual transmission or − Rear mid-mounted 'Sportshift II' seven-speed automated manual transmission − Alloy torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft − Limited-slip differential − Final-drive ratio 3.909:1 Body − Two-seat, two-door Coupe or roadster body style − Extruded aluminium bonded VH body structure − Aluminium, magnesium alloy, composite and steel body − Extruded aluminium door side-impact beams − Halogen projector headlamps (main beam) − High Intensity Discharge headlamps (dipped beam) − LED rear lamps Dimensions − Length 4385 mm (172.6”) (including number plate plinth) − Width 2025 mm (79.6”) (including door mirrors) − Height: 1260 mm (49.6”) − Wheelbase 2600 mm (102.4”) − Fuel tank capacity 80 litres − Weight: 1630 kg (3549 lb) Brakes − Front: Ventilated and grooved two-piece floating discs, 380 mm diameter with six-piston calipers − Rear: Ventilated and grooved steel discs, 330 mm diameter with four-piston calipers − Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with 'Track' mode − Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) − Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) − Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) − Traction control (TC) − Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA) − Positive Torque Control (PTC) − Electronic Park Brake (EPB) Suspension − Front: Independent double wishbone incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers − Rear: Independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers Wheels & Tyres − 19” V-spoke cast alloy silver painted wheels with diamond turned finish − Front: 8.5J x 19” Bridgestone Potenza RE050 245/40 ZR19 − Rear: 10.0J x 19” Bridgestone Potenza RE050 285/35 ZR19 − Tyre repair kit