Aston Martin Vanquish

The mission of this car, the Ferrari 550 Maranello to leave behind. This is a tall order, or what? Car and driver front-engine, two-seater Ferrari praises, and our chief general manager of 100 miles (C / D, February 1999) broke the world record with a top speed of mph 190.132.

This new Aston Martin which will come here next summer comes. Even his name shows his ambition: Vanquish. Aston Martin's owner, Ford, Ferrari's owner, Performance, style and exclusivity as well as practical considerations outweigh the value price or the price of the boutique price. A short while ago, Aston was a very small time producer; an old V-8 powered with a heavy engine and converters used to produce mugs. '97 DB7 moved to a different League, however, total production is still only 1000 cars per year.

Now, BMW Technik, the Porsche weissach R & D and Daewoo in the newly appointed President, Dr. Ulrich bez has a plan for under a third model. The layout of the Porsche 911, but the price need to move. But before I do, Aston is a long time ago ... must pass the high floors again. That grows to large astons of the 1960s, race cars, dinosaurs had been. They were forbidden due to excessive emission from the coast.

'98 Detroit can embrace modern technology introduced at the fair was designed to show that traditional project Vantage Aston. Since then, the db7 Vantage, a paddle-shifter semi-automatic transmission, DB7 designer Ian callum made from aluminum and carbon fiber chassis and which is adapted to the body which is shaped by another beautiful coupe 6.0-liter V-12 engine. Both Aston and Jaguar boss.

In Detroit, Ford's boss, who want to promote Aston as a Research Unit to develop new technologies provantage endorsed by converting it into a production prototype. There was a situation - the external shape remained the same.

And in practice, though, every panel and feature is a little different. A cocktail of ingredients that are used for the body and chassis, concept cars bulunaninki is the same, but in a different way blended.

First, let's examine the chassis. Main frame, floor and bulkheads, the hull forming the tunnel with the addition of a carbon wire glued to the spine is important, is made from extruded aluminum beams came together and glued to each other. That was very much like the Lotus Elise aluminium structure, therefore, the Supplier Hydro Automotive structures is the same, or that the Lotus plays an important role in the development of the set pieces make vanquish the finding that is not surprising.

This tremendously hard and strong "tube" and 250 pounds. Steel sub-frame carrying the engine and front and rear suspensions. Including door and window frames, hull sides, resin transfer molding with pre-built Fiberglass, but poles, spinning around a foam core with woven carbon fiber and aluminium frame is glued into a machine. Larger skin panels, "Super form" with the process of complex-shaped aluminum, and the roof, the side elements affixed to, stamped aluminum.

Therefore, a locomotive chassis and alloy bodied the shape of your eye with your hand and it's not a traditional Aston. By far the most technically sophisticated set pieces make vanquish is a car that you like to tell the company. There's not much doubt about that. But cute in the British way, the motor "Stage 2" is defined as a sound - at a later date, sarcastic, don't leave the possibility the possibility a complementary Vantage vanquish interesting to interesting that is being dropped.

For the moment, 2. Stage, lightweight valvetrain, new camshaft, stronger but lighter crankshaft, different intake manifold and electronics thanks to attention to, 450 horsepower, 36 more than the db7 Vantage from the output of means. His moves and 12 cylinders engine throttle, Tremec robotized six-speed gearbox and traction control and ABS to work in concert for the acquisition of computer control, was one of the most difficult aspects of the development of this car.

Electro-hydraulic gear, basically the same magneti Marelli system used in the Ferrari 360 Modena F1 - just two pedals, you have big paddles on the back of the steering wheel RIM. Aston's "Sport" mode speeds up the shifts and the system will automatically make the change when the set works. Grandson rear wheel that selects a higher gear to reduce "winter" setting.

Suspension, your car is super standard material: forged aluminum a-arms, coil front and rear spring and damper units and anti-roll bars. The suspension arms and Hub carriers Jaguar S-type and Lincoln ls is adapted from. The brakes are cross-drilled, slotted, Vented Brembo big disc with four-piston Caliper. Forged aluminum wheels 19 inches in diameter, 9 inches wide and 10 inches wide at the rear and the rear, unique wearing Yokohama tyres.

The project Vantage's surprisingly modern and aluminum-rich content has not been universally appreciated, while the cabin of the production car more classic. But no wood anywhere; instead, a retro style in bronze or painted metal fascia in body color. Rhinestone quilted Alcantara suede seat standard. Buyers, you can opt for legless passengers or a luggage platform for the rear seat. We're not entirely convinced with the interior view, and we got the impression that's not Aston; The cockpit is a little late revisions, as originally planned in 1999 at the British Motor Show in Birmingham of set pieces make vanquish one of the reasons that isn't showing.

However, in the spring of 2001 and that summer in the UK, we have been assured that it will be available in the United States as planned. The price of approximately $ 250,000 is expected to be. British factory in the town of Newport pagnell a respectable $ 3 million renovation, and you can find 300 cars in a year; 30 percent of them perhaps may be sent to America.

This is the Aston you could destroy a Maranello we can't tell yet. Looks very close on paper: 4000 pounds at about the same weight, while it has a 450 horsepower Aston cars, however, with 478 horsepower better torque spread than a Ferrari promises. Aston, 550 Maranello is the latest test numbers (C / D, February 1999) is very similar 0 to 60 in about 4.5 seconds from 0 to 100 in less than 10 seconds, claims to have come in. Narod Proving Grounds in Italy, with a top speed of 190 mph, The speed bowl, vanquish the prototype passed. To run a challenge that can be arranged.