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    THE NEW MODEL DIARY JULY-DECEMBER 2018

    Jun 13, 2018 5 minutes

    ASTON MARTIN

    The latest version of Aston’s most affordable car, the Vantage, arrives with new input from part-owner Daimler, including the Mercedes 4.0-litre twinturbo V8 that’s good for 375kW of power and a 0-100km/h claim of 3.4 seconds. An eight-speed automatic, rear-wheel drive and an electronic limited slip differential put it to the road, with torque vectoring across the rear axle as well.

    A lithe 1530kg, in part due to a bonded aluminium chassis derived from the DB11, makes it a legitimate rival to the Porsche 911 Turbo, as does the price, which will be close to $300,000.

    AUDI

    The second half of 2018 brings Audi’s RS5 Sportback and A6.

    The RS5 runs the same specification as the coupe, tested on page 21. Pricing hadn’t been announced as we went to

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