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The 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
packs a 6.0-liter 510-horsepower V12 punch in one of the sexiest designs in
recent times. Driver's Republic got a chance for a first drive. Here's what
they had to say about this production-spec sex-machine.
The 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is, according to company insiders, "the world's
most elegant four door sports car". And for once the PR hype is right -- the
first production Rapide, unveiled at a private party the night before the
first press day at the Frankfurt Show, looked damned elegant under the
lights at the hip Roomers Hotel and it is a sports car.
its quasi-production reveal in Geneva earlier this year, the actual
production 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage features exposed carbon fiber hood
vents, instead of the painted ones seen earlier, that match nicely with the
carbon fiber front lip spoiler, rear diffuser and various interior bits.
Initially based on the V12 Vantage RS Concept, which itself was based on the
V8 Vantage, the 2010 V12 Vantage provides stout acceleration via a DBS-sourced
510-horsepower, 420 lb-ft of torque, 6.0-liter V12. 0-60 is reached before
you can finish reading this sentence, or 4.2 seconds, and a license-revoking
190 mph top speed is standard. Created to celebrate Aston Martin's 95-year
history, we can only wonder what mad beast they're working on for their
centennial.
 2010 Aston Martin |
 2010 Aston Martin |
