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Remember when Aston Martin had to change the name of the Vantage GT3 to Vantage GT12 because Porsche pays its lawyers better?
Also, do you remember the one-of-a-kind Vantage GT12 Roadster from this year’s Goodwood FoS? Great! Based on this mule, it seems as if A.M. has something in store for us.
Take a good, long look at the extremely aggressive front fascia laden with air intakes, the wide side skirts, ginormous rear fenders, center lock wheels, and the thumping great rear diffuser with centrally mounted exhaust tips. Yup, this test mule is basically the same car as the one-off Vantage GT12 Roadster the brand had brought to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
More eagle-eyed Aston Martin fans will notice that the hood comes from a V12 Vantage, not a Vantage GT12. Why’s that, you ask? A quick search on the pixelated plates shows what’s what. It so happens that this mule has been previously used for testing, an assumption based on the fact that the date of first registration is December 2013.
The more pressing question is, will Aston Martin go forward with a limited production run of the Vantage GT12 Roadster? Nobody but Aston Martin knows for sure. One thing is for sure, though. If I were the dignified owner of the unique Vantage GT12 Roadster manufactured by the manufacturer’s Q division, I would be infuriated with A.M. if the British manufacturer were to sell a similar car to mine. Full stop.
If the inevitable happens, however, then expect Aston Martin to build 100 units of this beast, just like it did in the case of the coupe. Under the hood, the name of the game is a 5.9-liter V12 engine with 600 PS (592 bhp) and a whole lotta torque. In the one-off creation’s case, the savagery is kept in check by a Sportshift III seven-speed automatic transmission and a limited-slip diff. Top speed? Just a whisker under 185 mph (297 km/h).
More eagle-eyed Aston Martin fans will notice that the hood comes from a V12 Vantage, not a Vantage GT12. Why’s that, you ask? A quick search on the pixelated plates shows what’s what. It so happens that this mule has been previously used for testing, an assumption based on the fact that the date of first registration is December 2013.
The more pressing question is, will Aston Martin go forward with a limited production run of the Vantage GT12 Roadster? Nobody but Aston Martin knows for sure. One thing is for sure, though. If I were the dignified owner of the unique Vantage GT12 Roadster manufactured by the manufacturer’s Q division, I would be infuriated with A.M. if the British manufacturer were to sell a similar car to mine. Full stop.
If the inevitable happens, however, then expect Aston Martin to build 100 units of this beast, just like it did in the case of the coupe. Under the hood, the name of the game is a 5.9-liter V12 engine with 600 PS (592 bhp) and a whole lotta torque. In the one-off creation’s case, the savagery is kept in check by a Sportshift III seven-speed automatic transmission and a limited-slip diff. Top speed? Just a whisker under 185 mph (297 km/h).
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