04 ASTON VANTAGE F1 EDITION
Rating 4.5
ENGINE 3982cc V8, dohc, 32v, twin-turbo
POWER 393kW @ 6000rpm
TORQUE 685Nm @ 2000-5000rpm
0-100KM/H 3.6sec
WEIGHT 1570kg • PRICE $350,000 (est.)
LIKE: Depth of engineering; noticeably sharpened dynamics; details
DISLIKE: Facelift due soon; expensive; not ‘limited production’
“A LOT OF people think it’s just wings, stripes and wheels,” says Aston Martin vehicle attribute engineering chief Matt Becker. “It’s more than that.”
Indeed. It’s the stuff you can’t see that makes the Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition special. This is no quick-and-dirty marketing exercise created to celebrate Aston Martin’s return to Formula 1, but a car that’s been carefully tweaked to be quicker, more responsive, more rewarding than the regular Vantage.
It’s also the first Aston Martin developed under the direction of the company’s new boss,
