Photo: Mecum Auctions
The most intense creation of Aston Martin isn’t for the faint-hearted. The Vulcan is a wild animal and its natural habitat is the track. On this occasion, though, the Vulcan will get out of its comfort zone for a trip to the Del Monte golf course in California.
That’s where the peeps at Mecum will try and sell this purple-painted beast to whoever bids the most. The eleventh of 24 examples of the breed is, as you can see from the gallery on the right, a piece of art to lust after. Developed with the help of Aston Martin Racing, the Vulcan exceeds the power-to-weight ratio of the GTE cars that race in the World Endurance Championship.
The belly of the beast is a naturally aspirated 7.0-liter V12 that churns out 820 horsepower. And yes, all that fury is sent to the rear wheels. To keep things nice and lightweight, carbon fiber and other special materials were used by the bucketload. Here's a case in point: the magnesium casing torque tube driveshaft. Case in point two: the carbon fiber propeller shaft.
Whereas the styling may not be on the to everyone’s taste, that humongous rear wing makes it for me. And not just for me, if I’m honest. How does 3,002 lbs (1,361 kg) of downforce sound to you? To me, it seems that the Vulcan is able to deliver more downforce than its curb weight (2,976 lbs or 1,350 kg). As a result of that, the track-only Vulcan can be theoretically driven upside down on a ceiling if you go fast enough. Amazing stuff, alright!
When it was new, the Aston Martin Vulcan was priced at $2.3 million. The thing with such a limited-run machine is that when one heads to auction, the bidding is sure to get wildly out of control. A dealership in the United States listed one for sale earlier this year for a cool $3.4 million, which is why I’m betting a tenner that chassis 11 of 24 will go for a lot more than that.
The belly of the beast is a naturally aspirated 7.0-liter V12 that churns out 820 horsepower. And yes, all that fury is sent to the rear wheels. To keep things nice and lightweight, carbon fiber and other special materials were used by the bucketload. Here's a case in point: the magnesium casing torque tube driveshaft. Case in point two: the carbon fiber propeller shaft.
Whereas the styling may not be on the to everyone’s taste, that humongous rear wing makes it for me. And not just for me, if I’m honest. How does 3,002 lbs (1,361 kg) of downforce sound to you? To me, it seems that the Vulcan is able to deliver more downforce than its curb weight (2,976 lbs or 1,350 kg). As a result of that, the track-only Vulcan can be theoretically driven upside down on a ceiling if you go fast enough. Amazing stuff, alright!
When it was new, the Aston Martin Vulcan was priced at $2.3 million. The thing with such a limited-run machine is that when one heads to auction, the bidding is sure to get wildly out of control. A dealership in the United States listed one for sale earlier this year for a cool $3.4 million, which is why I’m betting a tenner that chassis 11 of 24 will go for a lot more than that.
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