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Written by Stephen Dobie
This is the new Aston Martin Vanquish S, and it"s one of the most powerful Astons yet. With 595bhp (or a nice round 600PS), it"s on par with the Vantage GT12, and just behind the legendary old Vantage V600 and new DB11. Though some way off the mighty One-77But then it doesn"t cost a million quid. Rather, at a smidge under 200,000, it"s a subtle but notable update on the regular Vanquish, which it replaces outright.The easiest change to compute concerns power, the 6-litre naturally aspirated engine up 27bhp, to 595bhp, though its 465lb ft torque figure is unchanged.The result is a 3.5sec 0-62mph time and a 201mph top speed. The former is 0.3sec better than the Vanquish, the latter number unchanged. It"s going to be a tight game of Top Trumps.There have been gearbox tweaks, too, namely a quickening of the eight-speed automatic"s responses. The suspension has been sharpened up in its sport modes, but Aston assures us the Vanquish S stays supple the rest of the time.
Date written: 15 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5796
This is the new Aston Martin Vanquish S, and it"s one of the most powerful Astons yet. With 595bhp (or a nice round 600PS), it"s on par with the Vantage GT12, and just behind the legendary old Vantage V600 and new DB11. Though some way off the mighty One-77But then it doesn"t cost a million quid. Rather, at a smidge under 200,000, it"s a subtle but notable update on the regular Vanquish, which it replaces outright.The easiest change to compute concerns power, the 6-litre naturally aspirated engine up 27bhp, to 595bhp, though its 465lb ft torque figure is unchanged.The result is a 3.5sec 0-62mph time and a 201mph top speed. The former is 0.3sec better than the Vanquish, the latter number unchanged. It"s going to be a tight game of Top Trumps.There have been gearbox tweaks, too, namely a quickening of the eight-speed automatic"s responses. The suspension has been sharpened up in its sport modes, but Aston assures us the Vanquish S stays supple the rest of the time.
Date written: 15 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5796