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Written by Rowan Horncastle
Got a lot of money? Want to get into racing? Aston Martin has two options for you fresh out of the oven: the new Vantage GT3 and Vantage GT4. Both are powered by a 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 engine, but which one you go for depends on two things: how much you want to spend and how quick and competent you are at pedalling a race car. First up, the big boy: the Vantage GT3. It"s still in development until it"s homologated in March next year, but knowing the regs it"s complying towards, we"ve got some hard facts. Power? 535bhp. Torque? 516lb ft. While still being based on the road car"s aluminium chassis, it gains a steel roll-cage (just in case you end upside down in a gravel trap), a quick-shifting Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox (instead of the normal eight-speed ZF), an Alcon motorsport multi-plate clutch, hlins four-way adjustable dampers and beefy Alcon brakes and Bosch"s trick ABS system. Then there"s the aero package. Swole" is how those gym types would describe the GT3"s stance. The whole car has bloated out while fancy wing mirrors, spoilers and shelf-like side skirts have been added to keep the chaps who live in the wind tunnel happy. With this monstrous downforce package and a dry weight of 1,245kg, the Vantage GT3 should hopefully be as successful as the V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin"s most successful customer car which is still winning silverware seven years after first hitting the track.
Date written: 14 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12209
Got a lot of money? Want to get into racing? Aston Martin has two options for you fresh out of the oven: the new Vantage GT3 and Vantage GT4. Both are powered by a 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 engine, but which one you go for depends on two things: how much you want to spend and how quick and competent you are at pedalling a race car. First up, the big boy: the Vantage GT3. It"s still in development until it"s homologated in March next year, but knowing the regs it"s complying towards, we"ve got some hard facts. Power? 535bhp. Torque? 516lb ft. While still being based on the road car"s aluminium chassis, it gains a steel roll-cage (just in case you end upside down in a gravel trap), a quick-shifting Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox (instead of the normal eight-speed ZF), an Alcon motorsport multi-plate clutch, hlins four-way adjustable dampers and beefy Alcon brakes and Bosch"s trick ABS system. Then there"s the aero package. Swole" is how those gym types would describe the GT3"s stance. The whole car has bloated out while fancy wing mirrors, spoilers and shelf-like side skirts have been added to keep the chaps who live in the wind tunnel happy. With this monstrous downforce package and a dry weight of 1,245kg, the Vantage GT3 should hopefully be as successful as the V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin"s most successful customer car which is still winning silverware seven years after first hitting the track.
Date written: 14 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12209