Although Greece is not officially represented, despite the effort made a few years ago, some of its models are still circulating in our country and in any case it is a brand that has its own history and gravity. British Aston Martin who manufactures very sporty and powerful cars, with her participation in Formula 1’s championship has strengthened her image and this two-way relationship between production cars and car cars is seen in the very good result. CORVERSE The last addition to the Aston Martin range is the open version of Vantage Coupe, which was presented renewed in 2024, but was designed alongside the closed version and not simply removed the hard roof and entered soft, folding. So the car has its own unique characteristics. The new Vantage Roadster, which has just been presented, continues a tradition of open models Aston Martin Vantage, dating 75 years ago, is a little heavier than the closed version and distinguished as the most powerful sports car with engine installed in front and rear traffic. CORVERSE Aston Martin 4.0lt V8 Twin-Turbo’s light engine design delivers 665 PS with 800 Nm torque, accelerating to 3.5 seconds at 0-100 km/h. At the same time, engineers improved the structure and suspension, taking into account the shift of weight distribution backwards (49:51) , placed adjustable Bilstein DTX shock absorber and Active Vehicle Dynamics, Electronic Rear Differential (E-diff), which is essentially an electronically controlled block differential in the rear axle , for difficult situations. In addition, Vantage Roadster carries the innovative Advanced Traction Control system from Vantage Coupe, allowing the driver to select one of eight settings for traction control, the adhesion system. There is also the possibility to disable the system for driving on a track, for example. For efficient braking the brake discs are 410 mm in front (carbon-eramic) which are tightened by d monoblocks of six pistons, while gravity was also given to the aluminium protection system in case of rollover. The roof of the car is soft and weighs only 60 kg and with 6.8 sec. is the fastest electrical folding roof present, which can open or close fully even at speeds up to 50 km/h. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2025.
Aston Martin: The new Vantage Roadster of 665 horses
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